With the rise of automated and autonomous agents, research examining Trust in Automation
(TiA) has attracted considerable attention over the last few decades. Trust is a rich and …

Artificial intelligence advances have led to robots endowed with increasingly sophisticated
social abilities. These machines speak to our innate desire to perceive social cues in the …

Virtual influencers, generated on the computer, are changing the advertising industry. More
and more brands utilize virtual instead of human influencers as endorsers for their marketing …

Bringing a unique perspective to the burgeoning ethical and legal issues surrounding the
presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, the book uses theory and practice on …

Background: The increasing involvement of social robots in human lives raises the question
how humans perceive social robots. Little is known about human perception of synthesized …

The uncanny valley (UV) effect is a negative affective reaction to human-looking artificial
entities. It hinders comfortable, trust-based interactions with android robots and virtual …

Abstract The Uncanny Valley (UV) theory predicts that imperfectly human-like artificial
agents elicit negative reactions in perceivers. While to date most studies investigating the …

This experiment (N= 228) examined how exposure to a talking head doppelganger created
by an artificial intelligence (AI) program influenced affect-based trust toward AIs. Using a 3 …

Two decades of social neuroscience and neuroeconomics research illustrate the brain
mechanisms that are engaged when people consider human beings, often in comparison to …

Due to recent technological advancements, social robots are becoming increasingly
prevalent in the consumer space. ChatGPT, a virtual social robot, has captured significant …