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Advances in artificial intelligence have transformed the paradigm of human-computer interaction, with the development of conversational AI systems playing a pivotal role. These systems employ technologies such as natural language processing…

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This paper explores interaction designs for generative AI interfaces that necessitate human involvement throughout the generation process. We argue that such interfaces can promote cognitive engagement, agency, and thoughtful…

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In this paper, we extended the method proposed in [21] to enable humans to interact naturally with autonomous agents through vocal and textual conversations. Our extended method exploits the inherent capabilities of pre-trained large…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Linus Nwankwo , Elmar Rueckert

During human-robot interaction (HRI), we want the robot to understand us, and we want to intuitively understand the robot. In order to communicate with and understand the robot, we can leverage interactions, where the human and robot…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-02-05 Dylan P. Losey , Marcia K. O'Malley

The reasoning capabilities of embodied agents introduce a critical, under-explored inferential privacy challenge, where the risk of an agent generate sensitive conclusions from ambient data. This capability creates a fundamental tension…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Shuning Zhang , Hong Jia , Simin Li , Ting Dang , Yongquan `Owen' Hu , Xin Yi , Hewu Li

Teachers intentionally pick the most informative examples to show their students. However, if the teacher and student are neural networks, the examples that the teacher network learns to give, although effective at teaching the student, are…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-02-15 Smitha Milli , Pieter Abbeel , Igor Mordatch

The rise of AI conversational agents has broadened opportunities to enhance human capabilities across various domains. As these agents become more prevalent, it is crucial to investigate the impact of different affective abilities on their…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-10-20 Javier Hernandez , Jina Suh , Judith Amores , Kael Rowan , Gonzalo Ramos , Mary Czerwinski

Conversational agents, such as chatbots and virtual assistants, have become essential in software development, boosting productivity, collaboration, and automating various tasks. This paper examines the role of adaptive AI-powered…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-16 Omar Elsisi , Glaucia Melo

The AIED community envisions AI evolving "from tools to teammates," yet most research still examines AI agents primarily through one-on-one human-AI interactions. We provide an alternative perspective: a rapidly growing ecosystem of AI…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-27 Eason Chen , Ce Guan , Zhonghao Zhao , Joshua Zekeri , Afeez Edeifo Shaibu , Emmanuel Osadebe Prince , Cyuan-Jhen Wu , A Elshafiey

From social networks to traffic routing, artificial learning agents are playing a central role in modern institutions. We must therefore understand how to leverage these systems to foster outcomes and behaviors that align with our own…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-02-22 Jan Balaguer , Raphael Koster , Christopher Summerfield , Andrea Tacchetti

Human education transcends mere knowledge transfer, it relies on co-adaptation dynamics -- the mutual adjustment of teaching and learning strategies between agents. Despite its centrality, computational models of co-adaptive teacher-student…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Francesco Balzan , Pedro P. Santos , Maurizio Gabbrielli , Mahault Albarracin , Manuel Lopes

Although interactive learning puts the user into the loop, the learner remains mostly a black box for the user. Understanding the reasons behind queries and predictions is important when assessing how the learner works and, in turn, trust.…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-05-23 Stefano Teso , Kristian Kersting

Conversational AI (CAI) systems offer opportunities to scale service provision to unprecedented levels and governments and corporations are already beginning to deploy them across services. The economic argument is similar across domains:…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-13 Rafael A. Calvo , Dorian Peters

Collaboration is a cornerstone of 21st-century learning, yet teachers continue to face challenges in supporting productive peer interaction. Emerging generative AI tools offer new possibilities for scaffolding collaboration, but their role…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Prerna Ravi , Carúmey Stevens , Beatriz Flamia Azevedo , Jasmine David , Brandon Hanks , Hal Abelson , Grace Lin , Emma Anderson

The use of natural language interfaces in the field of human-computer interaction is undergoing intense study through dedicated scientific and industrial research. The latest contributions in the field, including deep learning approaches…

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Experiential learning has been known to be an engaging and effective modality for personal and professional development. The Metaverse provides ample opportunities for the creation of environments in which such experiential learning can…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-05-09 Arjun Nagendran , Scott Compton , William Follette , Artem Golenchenko , Anna Compton , Jonathan Grizou

When demonstrating a task, human tutors pedagogically modify their behavior by either "showing" the task rather than just "doing" it (exaggerating on relevant parts of the demonstration) or by giving demonstrations that best disambiguate…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-28 Hugo Caselles-Dupré , Mohamed Chetouani , Olivier Sigaud

In human pedagogy, teachers and students can interact adaptively to maximize communication efficiency. The teacher adjusts her teaching method for different students, and the student, after getting familiar with the teacher's instruction…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-28 Luyao Yuan , Dongruo Zhou , Junhong Shen , Jingdong Gao , Jeffrey L. Chen , Quanquan Gu , Ying Nian Wu , Song-Chun Zhu

This paper focuses on AI tutors in foreign language learning, a field of application of AI tutors with great development, especially during the last years, when great advances in natural language understanding and processing in real time,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Nikolaos Avouris

This workshop addresses this gap by bringing together researchers and practitioners from AI, HCI, and the learning sciences to explore how interactive systems can better support learning. We focus on the design and evaluation of human-AI…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Meng Xia , Yan Chen , Qiao Jin , Yang Shi , Paul Denny , Tiffany Barnes , Qingsong Wen , Vincent Aleven