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R0044/2026-03-29/Q001/SRC06

Research R0044 — Expanded Vocabulary Research
Run 2026-03-29
Query Q001
Search S05
Result S05-R03
Source SRC06

"Adjust for Trust: Mitigating Trust-Induced Inappropriate Reliance on AI Assistance" (2025)

Source

Field Value
Title Adjust for Trust: Mitigating Trust-Induced Inappropriate Reliance on AI Assistance
Publisher arXiv (preprint)
Author(s) Not fully extracted
Date February 2025
URL https://arxiv.org/html/2502.13321v2
Type Research paper (preprint)

Summary

Dimension Rating
Reliability Medium
Relevance Medium-High
Bias: Missing data Low risk
Bias: Measurement Some concerns
Bias: Selective reporting Low risk
Bias: Randomization N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding Low risk

Rationale

Dimension Rationale
Reliability Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed. However, methodology appears sound with empirical results (13-31% reduction in under-reliance, 10-23% reduction in over-reliance).
Relevance Directly proposes system-side interventions where AI adapts its output based on detected user trust levels. The most concrete system-side design proposal found in this research, though it is academic, not regulatory.
Bias flags Trust heuristics show only moderate correlation (0.51) with actual user trust, a significant limitation acknowledged by the authors.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID Summary
SRC06-E01 Proposes trust-adaptive AI that provides counter-explanations during moments of high trust, reducing over-reliance by 10-23%