The widespread use of Voice-Based Assistants (VBAs) in various applications has introduced a new dimension to human-machine communication. This study explores how users assess VBAs exhibiting either excessive or insufficient communication …
Social robots have the potential to significantly impact human behavior in social settings, presenting both opportunities and challenges. This chapter explores the multifaceted influences of social robots’ cues, behavioral capacities, and affordances …
This paper delves into what the application of authenticity to Human-Machine Communication (HMC) can teach us about authenticity and us as HMC researchers and as a community. Inspired by the 2023 pre-conference “HMC — Authenticity in communicating …
With an experimental design, this study examined the effect of source cues (Human vs. AI) on hostile media bias through heuristic machine evaluation of machine and human social media profiles. This study also explored the effects of affective and …
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This study examines how players describe their rationale behind decisions made during gameplay of Detroit Become Human and how responses may coincide with character attachment (CA). Semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the presence of …
This experiment was conducted to determine interpersonal impressions of two types of compliance-gaining strategies (warning and obligation) used to ask for the consideration of robot rights. Findings demonstrated that the strategy of obligation …
Techonlogies in HMC can interrupt a lot of our pedagogical techniques and has the opportunity to change what education looks like for many. Using robots in the classroom is not a new endeavor. From social robots as stand-ins for math tutoring, …