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The Impacts of AI-enabled Search Services on Local Economy

AI 기반 장소 검색 서비스가 지역 경제에 미치는 영향에 대한 실증 연구

  • Heejin Joo (School of Business Administration, Korea University) ;
  • Jeongmin Kim (School of Management Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Jeemahn Shin (School of Business Administration, Hanyang University) ;
  • Keongtae Kim (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Business School) ;
  • Gunwoong Lee (School of Business Administration, Korea University)
  • Received : 2021.01.15
  • Accepted : 2021.06.22
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

This research investigates the pivotal role of AI-enabled technologies in vitalizing the local economy. Collaborating with a leading search engine company, we examine the direct and indirect of an AI-based location search service on the success of sampled 7,035 local restaurants in Gangnam area in Seoul. We find that increased use of AI-enabled search and recommendation services significantly improved the selections of previously less-discovered or less-popular restaurants by users, and it also enhanced the stores' overall conversion rates. The main research findings have contributions to extant literature in theorizing the value of AI applications in local economy and have managerial implications for search businesses and local stores by recommending strategic use of AI applications in their businesses that are effective in highly competitive markets.

최근 인터넷과 모바일 플랫폼에서 AI 기술을 도입하여 서비스 이용자 및 제공자의 효용 가치를 증가하고자 하는 관심이 증대되고 있다. 본 연구는 지역경제, 특히 외식 산업의 활성화에 있어서 AI 기술이 어떤 역할을 가져오는지에 대해 살펴보고자 한다. 국내 최대 인터넷 포털과의 협업을 통해 서비스 이용자 수가 가장 많은 서울시 강남구 지역의 7,035개의 지역 외식 업체들을 대상으로 상점 검색과 선택과 같은 이용자의 참여도에 미치는 AI 추천 서비스의 영향을 실증분석을 통해 확인하였다. 연구결과 AI 검색 및 추천 시스템의 사용은 이전에 덜 주목을 받던 상점의 노출을 증가시키며 서비스 이용자들에 의한 전반적인 상점 선택수와 전환율을 향상시키는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 본 연구의 주요 시사점은 지역 경제에 대한 AI 기반 정보시스템의 가치를 이론화하여 기존 연구를 확장하였다는 점과 지역 상점 및 검색 서비스 제공자들에게 효과적인 AI 기술의 사용이 지역경제 활성화에 이바지할 수 있다는 시사점을 제시한다.

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