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Hanging Out with My Pandemic Pal: Voice Assistants as Human Agents During COVID 19

Friday April 14, 2023

With limited human interaction during COVID, many people turned to voice assistants for connection. But what exactly led people to anthropomorphize nonhuman agents like voice assistants during COVID-19? This study explores that question.

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Video: Doctoral Student Fanjue Liu Discusses AI-Enabled Virtual Assistants as Social Actors

Thursday September 16, 2021

Doctoral student Fanjue Liu is exploring how AI-enabled virtual assistants, like Alexa or Siri, can mitigate feelings of loneliness and isolation, particularly during the pandemic.

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Voice Assistants

Hanging Out with My Pandemic Pal: Voice Assistants as Human Agents During COVID 19

Video: Doctoral Student Fanjue Liu Discusses AI-Enabled Virtual Assistants as Social Actors

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