Overcoming Anchoring Bias: The Potential of AI and XAI-based Decision Support

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Main Authors: Haag, Felix, Stingl, Carlo, Zerfass, Katrin, Hopf, Konstantin, Staake, Thorsten
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author Haag, Felix
Stingl, Carlo
Zerfass, Katrin
Hopf, Konstantin
Staake, Thorsten
author_facet Haag, Felix
Stingl, Carlo
Zerfass, Katrin
Hopf, Konstantin
Staake, Thorsten
contents Information systems (IS) are frequently designed to leverage the negative effect of anchoring bias to influence individuals' decision-making (e.g., by manipulating purchase decisions). Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the explanations of its decisions through explainable AI (XAI) have opened new opportunities for mitigating biased decisions. So far, the potential of these technological advances to overcome anchoring bias remains widely unclear. To this end, we conducted two online experiments with a total of N=390 participants in the context of purchase decisions to examine the impact of AI and XAI-based decision support on anchoring bias. Our results show that AI alone and its combination with XAI help to mitigate the negative effect of anchoring bias. Ultimately, our findings have implications for the design of AI and XAI-based decision support and IS to overcome cognitive biases.
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spellingShingle Overcoming Anchoring Bias: The Potential of AI and XAI-based Decision Support
Haag, Felix
Stingl, Carlo
Zerfass, Katrin
Hopf, Konstantin
Staake, Thorsten
Computers and Society
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning
General Economics
Economics
Information systems (IS) are frequently designed to leverage the negative effect of anchoring bias to influence individuals' decision-making (e.g., by manipulating purchase decisions). Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the explanations of its decisions through explainable AI (XAI) have opened new opportunities for mitigating biased decisions. So far, the potential of these technological advances to overcome anchoring bias remains widely unclear. To this end, we conducted two online experiments with a total of N=390 participants in the context of purchase decisions to examine the impact of AI and XAI-based decision support on anchoring bias. Our results show that AI alone and its combination with XAI help to mitigate the negative effect of anchoring bias. Ultimately, our findings have implications for the design of AI and XAI-based decision support and IS to overcome cognitive biases.
title Overcoming Anchoring Bias: The Potential of AI and XAI-based Decision Support
topic Computers and Society
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning
General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04972