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20 papers

cs.HC2026

Informal Learning Emerges in Everyday Human-LLM Interaction

Zixin Chen, Haotian Li, Ziang Xiao +2

As LLMs become increasingly capable of completing tasks for users, a central concern is that everyday AI use may become primarily cognitive offloading, eroding the opportunities th…

cs.CL2026

Multi-agent AI systems outperform human teams in creativity

Tiancheng Hu, Yixuan Jiang, Haotian Li +5

Although artificial intelligence (AI) now matches or exceeds human performance across numerous cognitive tasks, creativity remains a highly contested frontier. As AI systems based…

cs.AI2026

Does Theory of Mind Improvement Really Benefit Human-AI Interactions? Empirical Findings from Interactive Evaluations

Nanxu Gong, Zixin Chen, Haotian Li +5

Improving the Theory of Mind (ToM) capability of Large Language Models (LLMs) is crucial for effective social interactions between these AI models and humans. However, the existing…

cs.AI2026

Social-R1: Towards Human-like Social Reasoning in LLMs

Jincenzi Wu, Yuxuan Lei, Jianxun Lian +5

While large language models demonstrate remarkable capabilities across numerous domains, social intelligence - the capacity to perceive social cues, infer mental states, and genera…

cs.HC2026

From Passive Consumption to Active Interaction: Exploring Interactive LLM Scaffolding to Support Learning Engagement

Zixin Chen, Haotian Li, Zhe Liu +2

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used as learning companions, providing scaffolded explanations, hints, or step-by-step guidance. However, in current LLM-based learnin…

cs.AI2026

To Think or Not To Think, That is The Question for Large Reasoning Models in Theory of Mind Tasks

Nanxu Gong, Haotian Li, Sixun Dong +3

Theory of Mind (ToM) assesses whether models can infer hidden mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions, which is essential for natural social interaction. Although re…