Alexa, what do we know about conversational commerce? Insights from a systematic literature review

WM Lim, S Kumar, S Verma… - Psychology & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Conversational agents are systems with human‐like features that can be deployed in
service settings and are fast emerging as the future of online commerce. Considering the …

[HTML][HTML] Social companionship with artificial intelligence: Recent trends and future avenues

R Chaturvedi, S Verma, R Das, YK Dwivedi - … Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
The social companionship (SC) feature in conversational agents (CAs) enables the
emotional bond and consumer relationships. The heightened interest in SC with CAs led to …

Understanding the benefits and challenges of deploying conversational AI leveraging large language models for public health intervention

E Jo, DA Epstein, H Jung, YH Kim - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Recent large language models (LLMs) have advanced the quality of open-ended
conversations with chatbots. Although LLM-driven chatbots have the potential to support …

Exploring older adults' perception and use of smart speaker-based voice assistants: A longitudinal study

S Kim, A Choudhury - Computers in Human Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Thanks to their conversational capabilities, smart speaker-based voice assistants are
gaining attention for their potential to support the aging population, though the empirical …

Accountability in an algorithmic society: relationality, responsibility, and robustness in machine learning

AF Cooper, E Moss, B Laufer… - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
In 1996, Accountability in a Computerized Society [95] issued a clarion call concerning the
erosion of accountability in society due to the ubiquitous delegation of consequential …

“It's kind of like code-switching”: Black older adults' experiences with a voice assistant for health information seeking

CN Harrington, R Garg, A Woodward… - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Black older adults from lower socioeconomic environments are often neglected in health
technology interventions. Voice assistants have a potential to make healthcare more …

Why do people use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled voice assistants?

S Malodia, N Islam, P Kaur… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Artificial-Intelligence-enabled voice assistants, such as Alexa and Siri, are increasingly
replacing search engines as consumers actively employ the former to accomplish a variety …

An empirical study of older adult's voice assistant use for health information seeking

R Brewer, C Pierce, P Upadhyay, L Park - ACM Transactions on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Although voice assistants are increasingly being adopted by older adults, we lack empirical
research on how they interact with these devices for health information seeking. Also, prior …

Empowering dyads of older adults with mild cognitive impairment and their care partners using conversational agents

T Zubatiy, KL Vickers, N Mathur, ED Mynatt - Proceedings of the 2021 …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Conversational agents (CAs) such as Google Home or Alexa offer empowering
opportunities for dyads composed of older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and …

Exploring interactions between trust, anthropomorphism, and relationship development in voice assistants

W Seymour, M Van Kleek - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Modern conversational agents such as Alexa and Google Assistant represent significant
progress in speech recognition, natural language processing, and speech synthesis. But as …