Context (archaeology)

Algorithm

Engineering

Affordance

Neuroscience

Biology

Computer security

Petroleum engineering

Transparency (behavior)

Computer science

Visual arts

Paleontology

Lens (geology)

Psychology

Through-the-lens metering

Human interaction

Artificial intelligence

User experience design

Heuristic

Entertainment

Perception

Human–computer interaction

User satisfaction

International Journal of Information Management

Algorithms are progressively transforming human experience, especially, the interaction with businesses, governments, education, and entertainment. As a result, people are growingly seeing the outside world, in a sense, through the lens of algorithms. Despite the importance of algorithmic experience (AX), few studies had been devoted to investigating the nature and processes through which users perceive and actualize the potential for algorithm affordance. This study proposes the Algorithm Acceptance Model to conceptualize the notion of AX as part of the analytic framework for human-algorithm interaction. It then tests how AX shapes the satisfaction with and acceptance of algorithm services. The results show that AX is inherently related to human understanding of fairness, transparency, and other conventional components of user-experience, indicating the heuristic roles of transparency and fairness regarding their underlying relations of user experience and trust. AX can influence the user perception of algorithmic systems in the context of algorithm ecology, offering useful insights into the design of human-centered algorithm systems. The findings provide initial and robust support for the proposed Algorithm Acceptance Model.

Beyond user experience: What constitutes algorithmic experiences?