What to expect from opening up ‘black boxes’? Comparing perceptions of justice between human and automated agents

Advances in artificial intelligence contribute to increasing automation of decisions. In a healthcare-scheduling context, this study compares effects of decision agents and explanations for decisions on decision-recipients’ perceptions of justice. In a 2 (decision agent: automated vs. human) × 3 (explanation: no explanation vs. equality-explanation vs. equity-explanation) between-subjects online study, 209 healthcare professionals were asked to...