Essays about: "August Bäckström"

Found 2 essays containing the words August Bäckström.

1. 1. Don’t be unfair, Mr Bot! : An empirical study exploring the perception of fairness in non-work settings for human-agent interactions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : August Bäckström; William Ekenberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Fairness; Anthropomorphism; Experiment study; Social interaction; Agents; Intelligent agents; User enactment; Wizard of Oz.; Experience prototyping; Focus group;

   Abstract : This study aimed to explore the implementation of fairness in intelligent agents to enhance their interactions in our social space. Two distinct investigations, an experiment, and a focus group, were conducted to examine the impact of unfair treatment by non-anthropomorphic and anthropomorphic agents, where we sought to answer the research question: How does experiencing unfair treatment from agents with different appearances influence individuals' perceptions, satisfaction, and trust? The experiment encompassed four experimental conditions combining fair and unfair behaviours with agents displaying human-like or non-human-like appearances. READ MORE

3. 2. Investigating the role microdosing psychedelics could have in the treatment of depression

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : August Bäckström; Aly Alamien; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The practise of microdosing certain psychedelic drugs, that is consuming doses below thethreshold of experiencing psychedelic side effects, is increasing in popularity. Microdosing ismainly practised to reach the positive side effects of psychedelic drugs, mainly for themood-enhancing and antidepressant effects without having to experience the psychedelic sideof the drug. READ MORE