The AI ghostwriter effect: When users do not perceive ownership of AI-generated text but self-declare as authors

F Draxler, A Werner, F Lehmann, M Hoppe… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Human-AI interaction in text production increases complexity in authorship. In two empirical
studies (n1= 30 & n2= 96), we investigate authorship and ownership in human-AI
collaboration for personalized language generation. We show an AI Ghostwriter Effect:
Users do not consider themselves the owners and authors of AI-generated text but refrain
from publicly declaring AI authorship. Personalization of AI-generated texts did not impact
the AI Ghostwriter Effect, and higher levels of participants' influence on texts increased their …

The AI ghostwriter effect: When users do not perceive ownership of AI-generated text but self-declare as authors.

YW Sanchez - Technical Communication, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
… We show an AI Ghostwriter Effect: Users do not consider themselves the owners and
authors of AI-generated text but refrain from publicly declaring AI authorship. Personalization
of AI-generated texts did not impact the AI Ghostwriter Effect, and higher levels of participants’
influence on texts increased their sense of ownership. Participants were more likely to attribute
ownership to supposedly human ghostwriters than AI ghostwriters, resulting in a higher
ownership-authorship discrepancy for human ghostwriters. Rationalizations for authorship in …
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