Development and Validation of the Scale for Attitude Toward Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a self-administering scale to assess attitude toward Artificial Intelligence (AI). Inter-rater reliability, Cronbach’s Alpha reliability and Construct validity of the Scale for Attitude Toward Artificial Intelligence have been demonstrated. After a preliminary survey on 342 undergraduate students from Kolkata, a set of 30 questions pertaining to attitude toward AI were finalised with the help of experts. Inter-rater reliability (Fliess Multirater Kappa) was calculated to be 0.438. The final scale was administered to a total of 526 undergraduate students from Kolkata. The sample comprised 183 male and 343 female students, with ages ranging from 18-23. Cronbach’s alpha was found to be 0.832. Construct Validity was established as 0.679 through Exploratory Factor Analysis. Mean score for the total sample was 96.55 and S.D. was 13.66. For the male sample the mean score and S.D. were found to be 97.05 and 14.6 respectively. For the female sample, the values were 96.27 and 13.16 respectively. Higher mean values indicate more positive attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence.