Advice quality and source disclosure shape trust in AI-generated ethical advice.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC13065772 · PMID 41851357

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The MBA students also slightly preferred the AI advice (51.3%), though the effect did not reach statistical significance ( B = 0.06; 95% CI [-0.29, 0.41]; OR = 1.06; 95% CI [0.95, 1.51]; z = 0.36, p < .717).

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