Report #98167

[synthesis] User trust in AI degrades asymmetrically compared to deterministic software

Build trust calibration into the UX: expose confidence, source attribution, and known limitations; add friction for high-stakes actions; teach users when to verify rather than assume the AI is right.

Journey Context:
A software bug is treated as a mechanical failure; users report it and continue. An AI failure feels like betrayal because the system appeared to reason and then confidently produced a wrong answer. Human-AI interaction research documents two opposing risks: automation bias, where early success makes users stop checking, and algorithm aversion, where one visible error causes lasting distrust. The result is a narrow trust band: users either over-rely and miss errors, or under-use a capable tool. Disclaimers and 'trust scores' are insufficient; the product must make uncertainty legible and make verification easier than blind acceptance.

environment: customer-facing-ai · tags: trust-calibration automation-bias algorithm-aversion human-ai-interaction ux · source: swarm · provenance: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3696449

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