Bridging the health literacy gap through AI chatbot design: the impact of gender and doctor cues on chatbot trust and acceptance

E Jin, Y Ryoo, WJ Kim, YG Song - Internet Research, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Notwithstanding their potential benefits especially for individuals with low health
literacy, users are still somewhat skeptical about the reliability of healthcare chatbots. The …

That uncanny valley of mind: when anthropomorphic AI agents disrupt personalized advertising

WJ Kim, Y Ryoo, YK Choi - International Journal of Advertising, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This research, grounded in privacy calculus theory, examines how the
anthropomorphization of AI agents affects consumers' perceptions of privacy risks …

CSR as a buffer or backfire in brand transgressions: a motivated reasoning perspective

Y Ryoo - European Journal of Marketing, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to reconcile conflicting findings about the role of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) in counteracting the negative impacts of brands' ethical transgressions …