MWITA-CCO-2026-012 · Evidence A · P1
Automated agents were perceived somewhat less favorably than humans, yet behavioral outcomes such as choosing and buying were statistically equivalent overall.
What this does not establish
Evidence searched through June 2023 and pools heterogeneous robots, chatbots and algorithms; it does not measure 2025-2026 frontier LLM systems directly.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Stated skepticism and lower warmth did not reliably translate into lower observed behavior, so attitude-only studies can exaggerate commercial disadvantage.
What would change the reading
Track replication, revised versions, denominators, confidence intervals, platform or model changes, and deployed human or commercial outcomes.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.