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“Across eight experiments, Cutright and Mustafa Karataş of Nazarbayev University, found that “actively thinking about God” promotes acceptance of AI recommendations in a variety of contexts, including in the choice of movies, financial products, dental treatments and romantic partners.
“Thinking about God affects how we see things in our environment and our decision-making,” Cutright said. “One day it hit me that AI and technology are similar in a lot of ways to religion, in that both of them are often seen as diminishing the role of humans. We wanted to see if the salience of God affects how people rely on AI.””
““Counter to most people’s intuition, areas with more religious populations may be good places to start with AI-based recommendations,” she said.”
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“Across eight experiments, Cutright and Mustafa Karataş of Nazarbayev University, found that “actively thinking about God” promotes acceptance of AI recommendations in a variety of contexts, including in the choice of movies, financial products, dental treatments and romantic partners.
“Thinking about God affects how we see things in our environment and our decision-making,” Cutright said. “One day it hit me that AI and technology are similar in a lot of ways to religion, in that both of them are often seen as diminishing the role of humans. We wanted to see if the salience of God affects how people rely on AI.””
““Counter to most people’s intuition, areas with more religious populations may be good places to start with AI-based recommendations,” she said.”
God & AI: Believe in the former, more trust in the latter, says Duke researcher | WRAL TechWire
Research suggests thinking about God makes people more likely to trust AI recommendations. So says Duke Professor Keisha Cutright who found a link between religion and greater reliance on AI recommendations
