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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 informatikAbstract : 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
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2. Gamers and non-gamers preferences ofcrossmodal AI assistants : A remote explorative study on the uncanny
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)Abstract : Technological advancements have allowed the design of more realistic virtual characters, for example, in-game development; meanwhile, researchers argue that more realism is not always suitable. As an explorative pilot study, this thesis investigates the uncanny among human-like agents and intelligent systems with human-like attributes. READ MORE
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3. COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS OF A SOCIALLY AWARE BDI-AGENT
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : This BDI-model (beliefs, desires and intents) is a very commonly used method for modeling intelligent agents. The model is very commonly extended with new features and attributes. This thesis presents a new such extension of the BDI-model with added social awareness. READ MORE
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4. Virtual(ly) Human: How Anthropomorphic Presentations of Virtual Humans in Advertisements Affect Consumer Attitudes and Intentions
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : The phenomenon of virtual influencers - artificially intelligent virtual humans - can today be observed on social media platforms. Little is yet known about the effects of using such non-human entities in an advertising context. READ MORE
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5. A Critical Reading of the Scholarly and ICT Industry’s Construction of Ambient Intelligence for Societal Transformation of Europe
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Ambient Intelligence (AmI) refers to a vision of the information society where everyday human environments will be permeated by intelligent technology: people will be surrounded and accompanied by intelligent interfaces supported by computing and wireless networking technology that is ubiquitous, embedded in virtually all kinds of everyday objects. These computationally augmented, smart environments - composed of a myriad of invisible, distributed, networked, connected, interactive, and always-on computing devices - are aware of human context; sensitive to people's needs; adaptive to, and anticipatory of, their behavior; personalized to their requirements; and responsive to their emotion and presence, thereby intelligently supporting their daily and social lives by providing limitless services in a seamless and unobtrusive way. READ MORE
