To improve user experience, Alexa now allows users to consent to data sharing via voice
rather than directing them to the companion smartphone app. While verbal consent …

Labor shortages have shaped many industries over the past several years, with hospitality
experiencing one of the largest rates of attrition. Workers are leaving their jobs for a variety …

Conversational agents are rapidly advancing in terms of their capabilities and human
likeness-both of which are intended to enhance the user experience and engagement. One …

Home assistants are becoming a widespread product, but they mostly come as a compact
device and offer very few customization and personalization features, which often leads to …

In recent years, the popularity of AI-enabled conversational agents or chatbots has risen as
an alternative to traditional online surveys to elicit information from people. However, there is …

The increasing prevalence of communicative agents raises questions about human-agent
communication and the impact of such interaction on people's behavior in society and …

Manipulative design in user interfaces (conceptualized as dark patterns) has emerged as a
significant impediment to the ethical design of technology and a threat to user agency and …

Adoption of Voice Assistants (VA) has been a hot topic of research currently. However, the
existing studies are based on traditional models like the Technology Acceptance Model that …

Abstract Conversational Agents (CAs) have made their way to providing interactive
assistance to users. However, the current dialogue modelling techniques for CAs are …

Verbal communication is a central component in collaborative multiplayer gaming and
creates a feeling of companionship among the players. In single-player games, this aspect is …