Abstract Humans in hospitality areas are being replaced by robot concierges, delivery robots, chatbots, and information assistants through a variety of devices, for example, mobile apps and self-service check-in/check-out machines. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, big data, mobile Internet and internet-of-things technologies, inventions supporting a sustainable shift to social robotics have recently been growing exponentially. Despite this unidirectional movement, there has been a lack of effort to monitor customer responses regarding specific situations in a timely manner. In this study, we examine YouTube, an online streaming video website, to uncover what factors affect attitudes towards RAISA (Robot, AI, and Service Automation) applications in the hospitality industry. The findings show that the sentiment of the content of video narration and physical interaction influence potential customer attitudes toward RAISA services in hospitality. This study provides insights about how online buzz can offer an initial reference for potential customers to deal with the uncertainty of innovative services and provide practitioners with information about proper design guidelines for promoting RAISA applications to their businesses by grasping the trend of broad opinion in real time.


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    Title :

    Robots, artificial intelligence, and service automation (RAISA) in hospitality: sentiment analysis of YouTube streaming data


    Contributors:
    Kim, Taekyung (author) / Jo, Hwirim (author) / Yhee, Yerin (author) / Koo, Chulmo (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2022




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    83.72 Verkehrswirtschaft / 85.40 Marketing





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