6 papers
"Stuck in a Spiral": Shame and Guilt as Social Regulators of AI Use in Computing Education
Kate Hamilton, Irene Hou, Dev Patel +3
While prior work has examined patterns of adoption and social norms around AI use, less is known about how emotional factors, such as shame and guilt, shape students use of AI tool…
Beyond the Desk: Barriers and Future Opportunities for AI to Assist Scientists in Embodied Physical Tasks
Irene Hou, Alexander Qin, Lauren Cheng +1
More scientists are now using AI, but prior studies have examined only how they use it 'at the desk' for computer-based work. However, given that scientific work often happens 'bey…
"Bespoke Bots": Diverse Instructor Needs for Customizing Generative AI Classroom Chatbots
Irene Hou, Zeyu Xiong, Philip J. Guo +1
Instructors are increasingly experimenting with AI chatbots for classroom support. To investigate how instructors adapt chatbots to their own contexts, we first analyzed existing r…
"All Roads Lead to ChatGPT": How Generative AI is Eroding Social Interactions and Student Learning Communities
Irene Hou, Owen Man, Kate Hamilton +4
The widespread adoption of generative AI is already impacting learning and help-seeking. While the benefits of generative AI are well-understood, recent studies have also raised co…
The Evolving Usage of GenAI by Computing Students
Irene Hou, Hannah Vy Nguyen, Owen Man +1
Help-seeking is a critical aspect of learning and problem-solving for computing students. Recent research has shown that many students are aware of generative AI (GenAI) tools; how…
Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Solving Visual Graph and Tree Based Data Structure Problems using Large Multimodal Models
Sebastian Gutierrez, Irene Hou, Jihye Lee +6
Recent advancements in generative AI systems have raised concerns about academic integrity among educators. Beyond excelling at solving programming problems and text-based multiple…