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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

We’re Only Human: The Impact of Artificially-Intelligent Agents' Race and Ethnicity on Real-Time Negotiated Outcomes

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Nils Olsen
    The George Washington University
  • Vanessa Perry
    The George Washington University
  • Marcus Stewart
    Bentley University
  • Tiffany White
    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Linxi Zhao
    The George Washington University

Abstract

441 MTurk participants interacted with an AI agent in a real-time (LIVE) simulated negotiation for a vacation homeshare rental. The effects of race/ethnicity of the AI agent – as well as the customer’s race/ethnicity, trust, commitment, and emotions – on the customer’s starting offer, duration, and negotiated outcomes were measured.

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