Table 1 Studies on the antecedents of trust in AI.

From: An empirical investigation of trust in AI in a Chinese petrochemical enterprise based on institutional theory

Category

Context

Key variables

Source

Performance

Human-robot interaction

Machine intelligence (i.e., its capabilities), environmental factors

10

AI chatbots in the public sector

Response quality, timeliness in responding

9

Transparency

News recommendation systems

Causability, explainability

11

Medical computer Vision

Explainability

12

Representation

AI applications in service contexts

Anthropomorphism (humanness)

6

Social robots

Static facial features, dynamic features, their combinations, and related emotional expressions

13

Speech recognition systems

Virtual agents, XAI interaction design

14

Voice

In-vehicle assistants

Voice consistent

7

Smart speakers

Perceived voice personality

15

Interaction

Voice assistant systems

Interaction quality

16

AI-enabled chatbots

Consumer-chatbot relationship type (virtual assistantship versus virtual friendship)

8

Conversational assistant

Reciprocal self-disclosure

17

Decision aid utilized in the delivery of public services

The assurance that “humans are still in the decision loop”

18

Emotion

Supposed scenario: self-driving vehicles/autopilot, medical diagnostic aids, and personal relationship aids

Attachment style (attachment anxiety, attachment security)

19

Personal trait

An online trust game

Big five personality characteristics (e.g., openness to experience, conscientiousness)

20