AI as an Employee: How AI Affects Managers’ Evaluation of Creative Works

Last registered on July 29, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
AI as an Employee: How AI Affects Managers’ Evaluation of Creative Works
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014071
Initial registration date
July 25, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
July 29, 2024, 5:22 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
China
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Juanjuan Meng
Affiliation
Peking University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-07-29
End date
2024-08-08
Keywords
Behavior, Labor
Additional Keywords
Artificial Intelligence, Creativity
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Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study aims to explore how the introduction of AI as an employee within an organization will affect managers' evaluation of other employees and their ultimate decision-making. More specifically, our research scenario involves scoring creative works. We plan to have two experimental groups. In Group1, only the initial evaluation scores, i.e., the average score given during the preliminary evaluation by subordinate employees are provided to managers. In Group2, both AI scores and the initial evaluation scores are provided. We will observe the final score given by managers and their decision time. The scoring involves three dimensions: target and difficulty; creativity and execution; and outcome. We will analyze the heterogeneity impacts of providing AI score by the above dimensions. This study will provide implications on how managers (experts) react to AI, with a focus on creativity industry.

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Registration Citation

Citation
Meng, Juanjuan. 2024. "AI as an Employee: How AI Affects Managers’ Evaluation of Creative Works." AEA RCT Registry. July 29. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14071-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Experimental Group 1: Only the initial evaluation scores are provided (i.e., the average score given during the preliminary evaluation by subordinate employees).
Experimental Group 2: Both AI scores and the initial evaluation scores are provided.
Intervention Start Date
2024-07-29
Intervention End Date
2024-08-08

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
the score given to the creative works by managers; the decision time.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

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Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
1. Scenario:
Judges log in to the scoring system to rate creative works, with each judge scoring between 20 to 50 pieces.

2. Groups:
Experimental Group 1: Only the initial evaluation scores are provided (i.e., the average score given during the preliminary evaluation by subordinate employees).
Experimental Group 2: Both AI scores and the initial evaluation scores are provided.

3. Participants:
The judges are approximately 90 senior executives from the marketing industry.

4. Experimental Procedure
Develop the scoring system to display reference scores according to the experimental design.
Once the judges begin scoring, record the scores and the time taken to score.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
95 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
95 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
about 45 individuals per treatment arm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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Is the intervention completed?
No
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