University Of Arizona Discovers That AI Use Makes You Unlikable

Artificial Intelligence has been the hot new tech for the past few years. Programs like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Copilot have become commonplace in almost every facet of society from school and office work to home life.

A recent study from the University of Arizona has just discovered that, for all of our use of it, AI is still an outcast in a human society.

A Study on Trust

Martin Reimann and Oliver Schilke of U of A's Eller College of Management recently conducted a study on AI use in several aspects of society. Over 5,000 participants were involved in 13 experiments that concluded one thing: AI makes people trust you less.

When disclosing AI use to participants, it was found that trust dropped significantly. For example, students trusted a professor 16% less when it was disclosed they used AI for grading. In the same vein, clients trusted graphic designers 20% less when they disclosed AI use. They discovered that even those who used the technology frequently trusted less after disclosure.

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Why Is This Happening?

The answer is very simple, many see the technology as a shortcut. The entire purpose behind this technology was, of course to be used as a shortcut, taking care of tasks much faster than you may be able to, with a very low learning curve.

That has, however, worked against it. We are a work centric society in every aspect of our lives, we're meant to put effort in to everything, from work to art to our hobbies. We're still conditioned to see people who gain benefits without the work as "lazy" and that rubs off, either consciously or unconsciously.

[The University of Arizona]