AI 챗봇과 상담원이 추천하는 제품에 대한 태도와 선택연기에 미치는 영향 = Effects of AI Chatbot and Service Agent on Attitude and Choice Deferral of Recommended Products

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examined whether there was a difference in the attitude toward the recommended product and the effect on the choice deferral according to information sources. Experiment 1 examined the relationship between trust in information and product attitude, and between uncertainty and choice deferral according to information sources (AI chatbot vs. human). Experiment 2 examined the impact of social presence, perceived personalization, and choice deferral according to whether anthropomorphism of AI chatbots or not. The research results are as follows. First, consumers were found to have a more positive attitude toward products recommended by AI chatbots (vs. human). Second, consumers were more choice deferral whether to purchase products recommended by AI chatbots (vs. human). Third, it was found that consumers' selection of products recommended by anthropomorphic AI chatbots (vs. impersonated AI chatbots) increased. Also, the implications of this study and future research directions were discussed.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 정보제공원(AI 챗봇 vs. 상담원)에 따라 추천하는 제품에 대한 태도와 선택연기에 미치는 영향에 차이가 있는지 살펴보고, 이러한 차이가 발생하게 된 심리적 프로세스에 대해 정보신뢰와 불확실성을 중심으로 살펴보았다. 또한, AI 챗봇이 추천하는 제품에 대한 선택연기를 감소하기 위한 방안으로 의인화의 역할과 사회적 실재감, 지각된 개인화의 순차적 매개효과에 대해 살펴보았다. 이를 살펴보기 위해 3회의 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 1은 256명을 대상으로 시나리오 기법을 사용하여 여행상품 구매과정에서 정보제공원(AI 챗봇 vs. 상담원)에 따른 정보신뢰와 제품태도에 미치는 영향과 불확실성과 선택연기에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 실험 2는 160명을 대상으로 AI 챗봇의 의인화 여부에 따른 사회적 실재감, 지각된 개인화, 선택연기에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 소비자는 AI 챗봇(vs. 상담원)이 추천하는 제품정보를 신뢰하여 더 긍정적인 제품태도를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 소비자는 AI 챗봇(vs. 상담원)이 추천하는 제품을 구매할지 선택하는 상황에서 오히려 불확실성을 지각하여 선택연기가 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 소비자는 의인화된 AI 챗봇(vs. 비의인화된 AI 챗봇)이 추천하는 제품에 대한 선택연기는 사회적 실재감과 지각된 개인화를 통해 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 연구결과를 기반으로 시사점과 향후 연구방향에 대해 논의하였다.

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