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The aim of this study is to adapt the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale developed by Wang and Wang (2019) into Turkish. It is emphasized that the anxiety of managers and business have increased due to the rapid progress of the studies in the field of artificial intelligence and the development of different applications in various sectors. Todays, Industry 4.0 period, where technology is developing very rapidly, it is important to determine the artificial intelligence anxiety of the employees and to ensure their harmony. The adaptation of the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale to Turkish is considered important to better manage this adaptation process and to be used in future research. This research was conducted with three different samples of 490 participants studying at different higher education institutions. The scale adaptation process was followed by Brislin back translation procedure. Since the study was a scale adaptation study, language validation was first performed by academicians who have command of English and Turkish. After the language validity was provided, the construct validity and reliability analysis of the scale were examined. Exploratory Factor Analysis (KFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were performed to determine the construct validity of the scale. KMO was found as 0.892 and Barlett test χ² value was found as 2847.749 (p =. 000). Model fit was tested with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of item-factor structure obtained from KFA. Accordingly, it was seen that the four-factor structure of the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale was confirmed. Goodness of fit values (Δχ² = 260.120. sd = 99 χ² / sd = 2.627, NFI = .923, CFI = .950. RFI = .906, IFI = .951, TLI = .940. RMSEA = .078, p = .000) have been found within acceptable ranges. The total internal consistency coefficient to determine the reliability of the scale is α = .937, the learning dimension is α = .948, the job replacement dimension is α = .895, the sociotechnical blindness dimension is α = .875 and the artificial intelligence (AI) configuration dimension is α = .950. and the scale was found to have internal consistency. It was determined that the Turkish version of the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale consists of 16 items and 4 dimensions. With all these findings, it can be said that the Turkish Form of the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool at acceptable values.

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