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“It Feels Wrong”: Understanding Reactions to Artificial Intelligence as a Decision‐Maker in Selection Through the Lens of Moral Foundations Theory

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  • Agata Mirowska

    (NEOMA - Neoma Business School)

  • Jbid Arsenyan

    (Rennes SB - Rennes School of Business)

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The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making in the workplace poses a moral issue beyond mere technology acceptance, considering the potential consequences of algorithmic management to individuals' professional well-being. In view of its pluralistic approach to human morality, we adopt Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) as our theoretical lens through which to study reactions to AI-led decision-making in selection. Using a qualitative approach, we explore individuals' reactions to the idea of AI-evaluated interviews, mapping these reactions onto moral foundations, identifying novel sub-themes specific to the context of AI in selection. Using 33 interviews with working adults, we find that all six moral foundations -care, fairness, authority, loyalty, sanctity, and liberty -are evoked when discussing the implementation of AI in selection. We discuss how these moral foundations manifest themselves in this AI decision making context, and articulate theoretical and practical implications.

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  • Agata Mirowska & Jbid Arsenyan, 2025. "“It Feels Wrong”: Understanding Reactions to Artificial Intelligence as a Decision‐Maker in Selection Through the Lens of Moral Foundations Theory," Post-Print hal-05444056, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05444056
    DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.70039
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