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<span style="font-weight: var(--x1fs8m7s);">A research team is looking for papers (conferences, thesis/dissertation/journal articles, unpublished manuscripts) that compare: 1. whether being assisted (vs. not assisted) by a recommendation system/AI/algorithm
affects the effort or quality of a consumer’s decision in a purchasing process. OR 2. Being assisted by a human (friends, family, expert) vs. a recommendation system/AI/algorithm on the effort or quality of a consumer's decision in a purchasing process.</span></div>
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If you have any manuscripts that fit these criteria, please contact Sara-Maude Poirier at: poirier.sara-maude@uqam.ca.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: var(--x1fs8m7s);">Théophile Demazure</span></div>
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<b>Theophile Demazure</b>, Ph. D.</div>
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