collaborators

5 papers

cs.HC2026

How Creatives Approach GenAI Image Generation: Tensions Between Structured Guidance, Self-Experimentation, and Creative Autonomy

Haidan Liu, Isabelle Kwan, Taiga Okuma +3

As generative AI tools increasingly influence creative practice, they raise longstanding HCI questions about how creatives learn complex software and how they can be better support…

cs.MA2026

Mechanism Plausibility in Generative Agent-Based Modeling

Patrick Zhao, David Huu Pham, Nicholas Vincent

Large language models (LLMs) can generate high-level diverse phenomena without explicitly programmed rules. This capability has led to their adoption within different agent-based m…

cs.HC2026

Overreliance in Writing Tasks: Exploring Similarity-Based Measures of AI Influence on Writing and Proposing a Reflective Writing Interface Intervention

Vitor H. A. Welzel, Nicholas Vincent

As generative AI (GenAI) systems become increasingly proficient at simulating human-like and well-reasoned text, users may attribute authority to AI outputs, shaping how they engag…

cs.CY2025

Push and Pull: A Framework for Measuring Attentional Agency on Digital Platforms

Zachary Wojtowicz, Shrey Jain, Nicholas Vincent

We propose a framework for measuring attentional agency, which we define as a user's ability to allocate attention according to their own desires, goals, and intentions on digital…

cs.CY2025

Algorithmic Collective Action with Two Collectives

Aditya Karan, Nicholas Vincent, Karrie Karahalios +1

Given that data-dependent algorithmic systems have become impactful in more domains of life, the need for individuals to promote their own interests and hold algorithms accountable…