The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Penalty: Humans Persistently Devalue AI-Generated Creative Writing

Authors: M Raj, JM Berg, R Seamans

Published: 2026

Publication: Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2026 - psycnet.apa.org

This paper sits at the intersection of experimental psychology, social cognition, and consumer judgment, examining how AI disclosure triggers persistent authenticity-based bias against creative work, revealing a robust form of algorithmic aversion in symbolic and expressive domains.

Institution: New York University, University of Michigan, Wharton

Research Area: Disclosure psychology, Biases in human–machine evaluation, AI Biases

Discipline: Experimental psychology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001889