Artificial Intelligence as a Leader: A Systematic Literature Review of the Status Quo and Future Challenges

Abstract

The digital transformation is fundamentally changing traditional leadership processes. In particular, the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in leadership roles presents organizations with new psychological and organizational challenges. This paper conducts a systematic literature review to examine the current state of research concerning AI as a leader, identifies existing research gaps, and discusses future fields of action. The findings reveal that empirical evidence regarding the perception and acceptance of AI-supported leadership is scarce, especially from a psychological perspective. This underscores a significant need for research on how to effectively design human-AI interaction within leadership contexts.