Empathy in virtual agents and robots: A survey

A Paiva, I Leite, H Boukricha, I Wachsmuth - ACM Transactions on …, 2017‏ - dl.acm.org
This article surveys the area of computational empathy, analysing different ways by which
artificial agents can simulate and trigger empathy in their interactions with humans …

Using facial expressiveness of a virtual agent to induce empathy in users

AS Milcent, A Kadri, S Richir - International Journal of Human …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Healthcare simulators are learning environments that offer many training opportunities. The
integration of expressive virtual patients in these simulators encourages the exchanges and …

Fatima toolkit: Toward an accessible tool for the development of socio-emotional agents

S Mascarenhas, M Guimarães, R Prada… - ACM Transactions on …, 2022‏ - dl.acm.org
More than a decade has passed since the development of FearNot!, an application
designed to help children deal with bullying through role-playing with virtual characters. It …

Evaluating empathy in artificial agents

ÖN Yalçın - 2019 8th International Conference on Affective …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The novel research area of computational empathy is in its infancy and moving towards
develo** methods and standards. One major problem is the lack of agreement on the …

Linking personality and trust in intelligent virtual assistants

L Schadelbauer, S Schlögl, A Groth - Multimodal Technologies and …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Throughout the last years, Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVAs), such as Alexa and Siri, have
increasingly gained in popularity. Yet, privacy advocates raise great concerns regarding the …

Empathy and prosociality in social agents

A Paiva, F Correia, R Oliveira, F Santos… - The handbook on socially …, 2021‏ - dl.acm.org
Although some scientists might disagree about the exact role and importance of emotions in
our daily lives, virtually all people (including scientists) admit to occa sionally experiencing …