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We review academic studies by researchers in Türkiye and around the world. Each article explains the paper in plain English, examines what it may mean for organisations and clearly labels DijitalPi's own examples.

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Each review includes the source, method, findings, limitations and a practical interpretation.

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01 / HIRING AN AI EMPLOYEE

Is an AI employee really ready for work?

preprint review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: READY or Not: Reliable Enterprise Agent Deployment
arXiv · September 2, 2026 · v1 · Preprint

An AI system can complete the task, but how much review will your team still need? Consider accuracy, review effort and total cost together when choosing an AI solution.

English review draft · Peer-reviewed publication not verified
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02 / AI DISCLOSURE IN ADVERTISING

How do customers respond when an ad discloses AI use?

peer-reviewed article review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: “Made with AI” but why? How consumers interpret beneficiary-framed AI disclosures in advertising
Journal of Marketing Analytics · 27 August 2026 · Peer-reviewed article

What difference does it make to write “Created with AI” in the ad and explain why? We explain the methodology of the three experiments, their different results, and their meaning for the brand team.

English review draft · No own campaign testing done
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03 / AI AGREEMENT AND DECISION QUALITY

When AI agrees with you, does that mean you are right?

preprint review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: Individual-level interventions against sycophantic AI reduce its appeal but not its persuasiveness
arXiv · First release: July 28, 2026 · Reviewed v3: August 2, 2026 · Preprint

Is the assistant's support for your idea an independent assessment? We describe the findings of two experiments, the impact of warnings, and what they mean when making decisions.

English review draft · Peer-reviewed publication not verified
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04 / PERSONALIZED AI PERSUASION

Is personalized AI more persuasive than humans?

peer-reviewed article review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: On the conversational persuasiveness of GPT-4
Nature Human Behavior · 19 May 2025 · 9:1645–1653 · Peer-reviewed article

How convincing was GPT-4 when it accessed basic personal information in brief online discussions? We describe the robust finding of the 900-participant experiment and its limitations that cannot be directly generalized to marketing.

Published English review · Not a marketing campaign test
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05 / THE PERSUASIVE POWER OF AI MESSAGES

Are AI messages as persuasive as human messages?

peer-reviewed article review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: LLM-generated messages can persuade humans on policy issues
Nature Communications · 1 July 2025 · 16:6037 · Peer-reviewed article

In three preregistered experiments, 4,829 people read policy messages written by AI and ordinary people. We explain the small shifts in attitude, why the messages were perceived differently and what remains unknown for marketing.

Published English review · Political attitude experiment is not sales research
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06 / AI, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Does AI think differently depending on the language you use?

peer-reviewed article review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: Cultural tendencies in generative AI
Nature Human Behavior · 20 June 2025 · 9:2360–2369 · Peer-reviewed article

GPT and ERNIE showed different cultural tendencies when responding to the same measures in English and Chinese. We examine the meaning of language choice for localization, advertising ideation and international brand communication.

Published English review · English and Chinese model outputs reviewed
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07 / AI AND SALES IN E-COMMERCE

Does generative AI really increase e-commerce sales?

preprint review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: Generative AI and Sales Productivity: Field Experiments in Online Retail
arXiv · First release: October 14, 2025 · Revised v6: June 29, 2026 · Preprint; the authors state that it has been accepted by Management Science

In seven field experiments spanning millions of users and products, AI's sales impact varied by workflow. We explain where we're seeing the biggest growth, what's missing from ad headlines, and how businesses can set up a pilot.

Published English review · Field experiments on a single e-commerce platform
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08 / TRUST IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION

Why do we trust health content in the age of AI?

Academic paper review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: Multilayered Epistemic Disruption in AI-Driven Health Misinformation: Conceptual Framework and Viewpoint
JMIR Infodemiology · 20 August 2026 · 6:e96664 · Viewpoint and conceptual framework

The MEDF research question, its four-layer framework and its proposed approach to trust in health communication.

English review draft · Conceptual framework not yet empirically validated
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09 / VISIBILITY IN AI

Does greater visibility in AI bring more customers?

Academic paper review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: GEO: Generative Engine Optimization
KDD 2024 · conference paper

A "40% increase" in a study does not mean that sales rose by 40%. We explain which results to examine when deciding whether investment in your website is paying off.

English review draft · Our own application test has not yet been conducted
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10 / GIVING CUSTOMERS ACCURATE ANSWERS

Can AI give your customers incorrect information?

Academic paper review · Source language: Turkish

Paper reviewed: Türkçe soru cevaplama için büyük dil modelleri üzerinde geniş ölçekli etki analizi
Journal of Gazi University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture · 2025

An assistant may quote the correct price but misrepresent the return policy. We explain with examples which questions you should try before introducing the assistant to your customers.

30 mock answers available · Answers have not yet been human-rated
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11 / CHECKING ANSWER ACCURACY

Can we trust AI when it provides citations?

Academic paper review · Source language: English

Paper reviewed: Enabling Large Language Models to Generate Text with Citations
EMNLP 2023 · conference paper

How did ALCE researchers evaluate the sourced answers and what did they find? We explain the meaning of the findings and compare the claim with its basis in four examples.

English review draft · Includes four teaching examples
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