Item Type | Monograph (Working Paper) |
Abstract | Is dishonest behavior more prevalent in an interaction with a machine as opposed to a human? We analyze this question using an innovative experimental setup involving the reporting of an unobserved payout-relevant random draw either to an artificial conversational agent or a human. We find that reporting to an artificial conversational agent not able to demonstrate agency induces the lowest levels of honesty, whereas reporting to a human able to demonstrate such agency generates the highest levels of honest behavior. Our results have implications for designing efficient means of interaction between humans and machines in a variety of different contexts in the digital economy. |
Authors | Biener, Christian & Waeber, Aline |
Journal or Publication Title | Working Paper |
Language | English |
Subjects | economics |
HSG Classification | contribution to scientific community |
Date | 2020 |
Depositing User | PD Dr. Christian Biener |
Date Deposited | 10 Nov 2020 08:35 |
Last Modified | 10 Nov 2020 08:38 |
URI: | https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/261409 |
DownloadFull text not available from this repository.CitationBiener, Christian & Waeber, Aline: Man vs. Machine: Do the Means of Interaction Matter for Honesty? , 2020, Statisticshttps://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/id/eprint/261409
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