  In the age of Artificial Intelligence and automation, machines have taken
over many key managerial tasks. Replacing managers with AI systems may have a
negative impact on workers outcomes. It is unclear if workers receive the same
benefits from their relationships with AI systems, raising the question: What
degree does the relationship between AI systems and workers impact worker
outcomes? We draw on IT identity to understand the influence of identification
with AI systems on job performance. From this theoretical perspective, we
propose a research model and conduct a survey of 97 MTurk workers to test the
model. The findings reveal that work role identity and organizational identity
are key determinants of identification with AI systems. Furthermore, the
findings show that identification with AI systems does increase job
performance.
