{"title":"AI-generated recommendations: Roles of language style, perceived AI human-likeness, and recommendation agent","authors":"Tae Hyun Baek , Hyoje Jay Kim , Jungkeun Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104106","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research investigated the impact of linguistic styles on the acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated recommendations, using three experiments. Specifically, we considered the use of figurative versus literal language in ChatGPT. The findings of Study 1 indicated that figurative language positively affects visit intention, with imagery vividness serving as a mediator in the underlying process. Study 2 revealed that the effect of figurative language on ChatGPT recommendations was stronger for those who perceived the AI as human-like. Conversely, Study 3 showed that while the figurative language used by ChatGPT significantly boosted visit intention compared with literal language, this enhancement was less pronounced when recommendations were made by a human agent.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 104106"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278431925000295","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This research investigated the impact of linguistic styles on the acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated recommendations, using three experiments. Specifically, we considered the use of figurative versus literal language in ChatGPT. The findings of Study 1 indicated that figurative language positively affects visit intention, with imagery vividness serving as a mediator in the underlying process. Study 2 revealed that the effect of figurative language on ChatGPT recommendations was stronger for those who perceived the AI as human-like. Conversely, Study 3 showed that while the figurative language used by ChatGPT significantly boosted visit intention compared with literal language, this enhancement was less pronounced when recommendations were made by a human agent.
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