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Recommendation agents: an analysis of consumers’ risk perceptions toward artificial intelligence

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  • Simoni F. Rohden

    (IPAM Lisboa – Portuguese Marketing Management Institute)

  • Diully Garcia Zeferino

    (Unisinos Business School – Unisinos University)

Abstract

Tools that use artificial intelligence to improve consumer experiences and automate processes, such as recommendation agents have been widely adopted by companies. However, the use of this type of technology can increase a user’s perception of a risk to data privacy. This article aims to go more in-depth into what is known about the variables that impact this perception of risk related to recommendation agents. By way of an exploratory study with in-depth interviews followed by a survey, it was possible to identify how aspects such as a concern with data and the perceived risk in online shopping increase the sense of a risk to privacy. Consumers are generally unaware of how recommendation agents work, which makes them unsure about their usability and purpose. Consumer trust, however, mediates this relationship by mitigating the negative effects of risk perception.

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  • Simoni F. Rohden & Diully Garcia Zeferino, 2023. "Recommendation agents: an analysis of consumers’ risk perceptions toward artificial intelligence," Electronic Commerce Research, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 2035-2050, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:elcore:v:23:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s10660-022-09626-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s10660-022-09626-9
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