Ice-breaking technology: Robots and computers can foster meaningful connections between strangers through in-person conversations
Despite the clear benefits that social connection offers to well-being, strangers in close
physical proximity regularly ignore each other due to their tendency to underestimate the …
physical proximity regularly ignore each other due to their tendency to underestimate the …
IntroBot: Exploring the use of chatbot-assisted familiarization in online collaborative groups
Many people gather online and form teams with strangers to collaborate on tasks. However,
while intrateam trust and cohesion are critical for team performance, such characteristics …
while intrateam trust and cohesion are critical for team performance, such characteristics …
In Whose Voice?: Examining AI Agent Representation of People in Social Interaction through Generative Speech
As generative artificial intelligence (genAI) applications gain popularity, there is a dearth of
research examining how applications may transform social interactions. One possible …
research examining how applications may transform social interactions. One possible …
Who2chat: A Social Networking System for Academic Researchers in Virtual Social Hours Enabling Coordinating, Overcoming Barriers and Social Signaling
Virtual academic networking is socio-technically challenging, however, fruitful for
researchers' success. We introduce a system called Who2chat to tackle the challenge and …
researchers' success. We introduce a system called Who2chat to tackle the challenge and …
Groupnamics: Designing an interface for overviewing and managing parallel group discussions in an online classroom
Instructors facilitating online classes have a limited ability to see and hear interactions of
student groups working in parallel, which prevents them from interacting with students …
student groups working in parallel, which prevents them from interacting with students …
On the potential of mediation chatbots for mitigating multiparty privacy conflicts-a wizard-of-Oz study
Sharing multimedia content, without obtaining consent from the people involved causes
multiparty privacy conflicts (MPCs). However, social-media platforms do not proactively …
multiparty privacy conflicts (MPCs). However, social-media platforms do not proactively …
Exploring the effects of AI-assisted emotional support processes in online mental health community
Social support in online mental health communities (OMHCs) is an effective and accessible
way of managing mental wellbeing. In this process, sharing emotional supports is …
way of managing mental wellbeing. In this process, sharing emotional supports is …
What could a social mediator robot do? Lessons from real-world mediation scenarios
TH Weisswange, H Javed, M Dietrich, TV Pham… - ar** Community Storytelling Social Chatbots through LLMs
Y Sun, H Wang, PM Chan, M Tabibi, Y Zhang… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
We address the integration of storytelling and Large Language Models (LLMs) to develop
engaging and believable Social Chatbots (SCs) in community settings. Motivated by the …
engaging and believable Social Chatbots (SCs) in community settings. Motivated by the …