[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 …

Systematic review: Trust-building factors and implications for conversational agent design

M Rheu, JY Shin, W Peng… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Off-the-shelf conversational agents are permeating people's everyday lives. In these artificial
intelligence devices, trust plays a key role in users' initial adoption and successful utilization …

Influencing human–AI interaction by priming beliefs about AI can increase perceived trustworthiness, empathy and effectiveness

P Pataranutaporn, R Liu, E Finn, P Maes - Nature Machine Intelligence, 2023 - nature.com
As conversational agents powered by large language models become more human-like,
users are starting to view them as companions rather than mere assistants. Our study …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Digital interaction literacy model–Conceptualizing competencies for literate interactions with voice-based AI systems

A Carolus, Y Augustin, A Markus, C Wienrich - Computers and Education …, 2023 - Elsevier
AI-based systems, and especially voice-based AI systems, are gaining popularity and set
novel requirements for end users. Research has provided first approaches postulating and …

Designing conversational agents: A self-determination theory approach

X Yang, M Aurisicchio - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Bringing positive experiences to users is one of the key goals when designing
conversational agents (CAs). Yet we still lack an understanding of users' underlying needs …

Metaphors in voice user interfaces: a slippery fish

S Desai, M Twidale - ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 2023 - dl.acm.org
We explore a range of different metaphors used for Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) by
designers, end-users, manufacturers, and researchers using a novel framework derived …

LLM-Powered Conversational Voice Assistants: Interaction Patterns, Opportunities, Challenges, and Design Guidelines

A Mahmood, J Wang, B Yao, D Wang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Conventional Voice Assistants (VAs) rely on traditional language models to discern user
intent and respond to their queries, leading to interactions that often lack a broader …

Discovering behavioural patterns using conversational technology for in-home health and well-being monitoring

MR Lima, T Su, M Jouaiti, M Wairagkar… - IEEE Internet of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Advancements in conversational artificial intelligence (AI) have created unparalleled
opportunities to promote the independence and well-being of older adults, including people …

The paradoxical role of humanness in aggression toward conversational agents

AB Brendel, F Hildebrandt, AR Dennis… - Journal of Management …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Conversational Agents (CAs) are becoming part of our everyday lives. About 10
percent of users display aggressive behavior toward CAs, such as swearing at them when …