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- Title
Understanding and Perception of Automated Text Generation among the Public: Two Surveys with Representative Samples in Germany.
- Authors
Lermann Henestrosa, Angelica; Kimmerle, Joachim
- Abstract
Automated text generation (ATG) technology has evolved rapidly in the last several years, enabling the spread of content produced by artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, with the release of ChatGPT, virtually everyone can now create naturally sounding text on any topic. To optimize future use and understand how humans interact with these technologies, it is essential to capture people's attitudes and beliefs. However, research on ATG perception is lacking. Based on two representative surveys (March 2022: n1 = 1028; July 2023: n2 = 1013), we aimed to examine the German population's concepts of and attitudes toward AI authorship. The results revealed a preference for human authorship across a wide range of topics and a lack of knowledge concerning the function, data sources, and responsibilities of ATG. Using multiple regression analysis with k-fold cross-validation, we identified people's attitude toward using ATG, performance expectancy, general attitudes toward AI, and lay attitude toward ChatGPT and ATG as significant predictors of the intention to read AI-written texts in the future. Despite the release of ChatGPT, we observed stability across most variables and minor differences between the two survey points regarding concepts about ATG. We discuss the findings against the backdrop of the ever-increasing availability of automated content and the need for an intensive societal debate about its chances and limitations.
- Subjects
GERMANY; ATTITUDES toward technology; CHATGPT; MULTIPLE regression analysis; PUBLIC opinion; ARTIFICIAL intelligence
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 5, p353
- ISSN
2076-328X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bs14050353