AI · Multiple behavioral experiments.
Algorithm appreciation
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2019
Summary
People often preferred algorithmic advice, especially when algorithms were described as superior.
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Possible founder application
Use benchmarks and measure actual reliance, not stated preference.
Reported result
What the study found
People often preferred algorithmic advice, especially when algorithms were described as superior.
Research question
What the authors investigated
Do people prefer algorithmic to human judgment?
Design
Multiple behavioral experiments.
Sample and setting
Participants evaluating human versus algorithmic advice.
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
Controlled advice tasks; preference is not calibrated accuracy.
Research sources
Publisher abstract/full text supports the reported design, sample, and findings.