AI byline, human content: Exploring how source and message framing shape news perception

IF 8.9 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2026.108949

Jino Chung, Jihye Lee

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Abstract

Drawing on Social Identity Theory, this study examines how people engage with artificial intelligence (AI)-generated news on a socially sensitive topic, such as child abuse, under different message framing conditions. We investigate how news source (human vs. AI writer) and message framing (emotional vs. factual) shape audience perceptions of identity threat and writer sincerity, as well as behavioral responses to the news and to AI more broadly. An online experiment with U.S. adults (N = 401) showed that while perceptions of identity threat did not differ across conditions, an AI writer was consistently perceived as less sincere than a human writer, particularly when emotionally framed. Lower perceived sincerity of the AI writer had downstream effects on attitudinal and behavioral responses, including reduced AI acceptance, lower willingness to pay for news, and increased AI aversion. By highlighting the interplay between source perceptions and message framing, this study offers novel insights into how concerns about the sincerity of information sources shape engagement with AI-generated content.

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人工智能署名，人类内容：探索来源和信息框架如何塑造新闻感知

利用社会认同理论，本研究考察了在不同的信息框架条件下，人们如何参与人工智能（AI）生成的关于社会敏感话题（如虐待儿童）的新闻。我们研究了新闻来源（人类vs.人工智能作者）和信息框架（情感vs.事实）如何塑造观众对身份威胁和作者诚意的看法，以及对新闻和人工智能的更广泛的行为反应。一项针对美国成年人（N = 401）的在线实验表明，尽管对身份威胁的感知在不同条件下没有差异，但人工智能作家一直被认为比人类作家更不真诚，尤其是在情感上受到诬陷时。人工智能作者感知到的诚意较低对态度和行为反应有下游影响，包括降低人工智能接受度、降低新闻付费意愿和增加对人工智能的厌恶。通过强调信息源感知和信息框架之间的相互作用，本研究提供了关于对信息源诚意的关注如何影响与人工智能生成内容的参与的新颖见解。

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Computers in Human Behavior Multiple-

CiteScore

19.10

自引率

4.00%

发文量

381

审稿时长

40 days

期刊介绍： Computers in Human Behavior is a scholarly journal that explores the psychological aspects of computer use. It covers original theoretical works, research reports, literature reviews, and software and book reviews. The journal examines both the use of computers in psychology, psychiatry, and related fields, and the psychological impact of computer use on individuals, groups, and society. Articles discuss topics such as professional practice, training, research, human development, learning, cognition, personality, and social interactions. It focuses on human interactions with computers, considering the computer as a medium through which human behaviors are shaped and expressed. Professionals interested in the psychological aspects of computer use will find this journal valuable, even with limited knowledge of computers.