Publications

We study how AI systems shape communication, judgment, and trust, using controlled experiments and audits. Our research has appeared in venues such as PNAS, Science Advances, CHI, CSCW and FAccT, and related journals. Below is an overview of recent publications; see also our profile on Google Scholar.

• Through the Looking-Glass: AI-Mediated Video Communication Reduces Trust and Confidence in Judgement Navajas, N., Hancock, J., & Jakesch, M. · ACM CHI (2026) PDFPreregistration
• Reactive Writers: How Co-Writing with AI Changes How We Engage with Ideas Bhat, A., Aubin Le Quéré, M., Naaman, M., & Jakesch, M. · ACM CHI (2026) PDF
• Effects of Personality- and Opinion-Alignment in Human-AI Interaction Eder, M., Lechner, C., & Jakesch, M. · ACM FAccT (2026) PDFPreregistration
• Biased AI writing assistants shift users’ attitudes on societal issues Williams-Ceci, S., Jakesch, M., Bhat, A., Kadoma, K., Zalmanson, L., & Naaman, M. · Science Advances (2026) PDFMaterials
• Writing with AI boosts trust-building efficiency Purcell, Z. A., Jakesch, M., Dong, M., Nussberger, A. M., & Köbis, N. · iScience, 28(12) (2025) PDFMaterialsPreregistration
• People have different expectations for their own versus others' use of AI-mediated communication tools Purcell, Z. A., Dong, M., Nussberger, A. M., Köbis, N., & Jakesch, M. · British Journal of Psychology (2024) MaterialsPreregistration
• AHA!: Facilitating AI Impact Assessment by Generating Examples of Harms Buçinca, Z., Pham, C. M., Jakesch, M., Ribeiro, M. T., Olteanu, A., & Amershi, S. · arXiv (2024) PDF
• Human Heuristics for AI-Generated Language Are Flawed Jakesch, M., Hancock, J. T., & Naaman, M. · PNAS 120.11 (2023) PDFMaterialsPreregistration