How Far Do Capability Cues Travel? Anthropomorphism and Differentiated Trust in a Platform-Embedded AI Assistant
3.20T1 sourcearXiv cs.HC
Source record
Published by arXiv cs.HC (T1 source). The original is at https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.09713.
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SummaryA 2x2 randomized experiment with 270 Reddit users tested how an embedded AI assistant's displayed functions and rationale availability shape user judgments. Showing three functions raised perceived multifunctionality, but rationale did not reliably increase perceived intelligence. Trust's ability, integrity, and benevolence dimensions diverged and should be measured separately.
Why it mattersSeparates interface display effects from downstream user judgments with corrected statistics, giving designers a more precise map of which trust dimensions actually move.
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