2025/02/27 by Jimpei Hitsuwari, Ryota Takano · 1 voice
Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Ethics and Social Impacts of AI #Personality Traits and Psychology #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
paper · pdf · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-6007527/v1
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Abstract Since the emergence of ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly integrated into society, making it essential to understand how individuals perceive and interact with it. Given AI’s inherent ambiguity and uncertainty, this study examines the relationship between attitudes towards AI and ambiguity. A survey of 554 Japanese participants was conducted using questionnaires, including the Attitude Toward Artificial Intelligence scale (ATAI) scale, which assesses two key dimensions: acceptance and fear, along with the Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Ambiguity Scale. Findings indicate that the Japanese version of the ATAI developed for the first time in this study, demonstrated strong internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity. Psychometric properties were supported by AI usage, willingness to use AI, and expected correlations with personality traits, aligning with prior literature. Text-based predictions using natural language processing reinforced this finding, showing significant associations with ATAI scores. This study is the first to examine how attitudes towards AI relate to ambiguity, revealing that Need for complexity and Novelty, and Discomfort with Ambiguity predict AI acceptance and fear. Absolutism positively correlates with both. These results indicate that attitudes towards AI are inherently complex and multidimensional, offering insights for effective and sustainable AI engagement as an ambiguous agent.