Abstract With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, artificial intelligence (AI) has been widely used in fields such as medical treatment, while the threat of artificial intelligence has also received extensive attention. However, this topic has been only limitedly explored in China. To provide a measurement tool for AI threat research in China, this study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the Threats of Artificial Intelligence Scale (TAI) in two Chinese samples of adults (N1 = 654, N2 = 1483). Results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) suggested that the one-factor model of TAI as the best fitting model. Furthermore, the Chinese TAI was significantly related to Positive and Negative Affect Scale and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, proving good criterion-related validity of the Chinese TAI. In sum, this study suggested the Chinese version of the TAI as a reliable and effective tool in assessing AI threat in the Chinese context. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

Abstract Trust in automation plays a leading role in human-automation interaction. As there lack of scales measuring trust in automation in China, the purpose of this study was to adapt the trust between People and Automation Scale (TPAS) into Chinese and to demonstrate its psychometric properties among Chinese adults. A total of 310 Chinese adults were randomly selected as sample 1, and 508 Chinese adults as sample 2. Results of the item analysis revealed that each item had a good quality, and the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) suggested that the two-factor model with 12 items was the best fitting model. In addition, the TPAS was positively correlated with Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS), proving good evidence based on relations to other variables to support the TPAS. In sum, the study suggested that the Chinese version of the TPAS could be used as an effective tool to assess trust in automation in the Chinese context.

ABSTRACT Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is a typical representative of the strongly correlated electronic system. It presents a reversible first-order metal-insulator transition once stimulated by temperature, voltage, light, or pressure. The insulation-metal phase transition (MIT) makes it a new type of functional material with excellent potential applications in many fields. In this paper, magnetron sputtering technology and the "two-step method" process are used to prepare the VO2 films with phase transition properties. The results show that after the classic V film is processed for more than 100 minutes in air, and annealed in N2 atmosphere for 150 minutes, the VO2 (M) can be obtained with a resistance change rate more than three orders of magnitude. The study of the resistance change under the action of temperature and voltage found that the temperature of the heating and cooling phase transition are 67.4ºC and 62.8ºC respectively, and the hysteresis width is 4.6ºC. The relationship between phase transition voltage and ambient temperature is presented based on the heat dissipation model. It is found that Joule heating plays a significant role in the electro-induced phase transition of VO2. Furthermore, the ambient temperature has an obvious regulation effect on the phase transition voltage of VO2 film. The research results can provide efficient guidance to the preparation of VO2 film and the application and regulation of electro-induced phase transition.