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CompanionHarm: A Multi-Turn Benchmark for Detecting Harms in Real-World AI Companion Conversations
Renwen Zhang, Han Meng, Jian Chai +2
As AI companions become increasingly embedded in everyday life, there is an urgent need to detect harms that emerge in social and emotional human-AI interactions. Yet research in t…
From Standard English to Singlish: A Retrieval-Augmented Approach for Code-Switched Creole Generation in Large Language Models
Foong Ming Lai, Yujin Tan, Han Meng +1
Code-switching in contact varieties like Singaporean English (Singlish) challenges natural language generation due to limited parallel data and rapid lexical evolution. We propose…
Alleviating Linguistic and Interactional Anxiety of Non-Native Speakers in Multilingual Communication
Peinuan Qin, Justin Peng, Zhengtao Xu +4
Non-native speakers (NNSs) frequently encounter speaking difficulties in multilingual communication, where existing approaches have shown promise in facilitating NNSs' comprehensio…
Leveraging AI for Direct Bystander Intervention Against Cyberbullying
Peinuan Qin, Jiting Cheng, Jungup Lee +3
Cyberbullying is a pervasive problem in online environments, causing substantial psychological harm to victims. Although bystander intervention has proven effective in mitigating i…
Navigating Marginalization: Toward Justice-Oriented Socio-Technical Design for Parent-Child Learning among Southeast Asian Immigrant Mothers in Taiwan
Ying-Yu Chen, Yang Hong, Yan-Rong Chen +1
This study investigates how Southeast Asian (SEA) immigrant mothers in Taiwan participate in their children's home-based learning. Drawing on semi-structured interviews and diary s…
Understanding Older Adults' Experiences of Support, Concerns, and Risks from Kinship-Role AI-Generated Influencers
Tianqi Song, Black Sun, Jingshu Li +4
AI-generated influencers are rapidly gaining popularity on Chinese short-video platforms, often adopting kinship-based roles such as AI grandchildren to attract older adults. Altho…
Designing Computational Tools for Exploring Causal Relationships in Qualitative Data
Han Meng, Qiuyuan Lyu, Peinuan Qin +4
Exploring causal relationships for qualitative data analysis in HCI and social science research enables the understanding of user needs and theory building. However, current comput…
What is Stigma Attributed to? A Theory-Grounded, Expert-Annotated Interview Corpus for Demystifying Mental-Health Stigma
Han Meng, Yancan Chen, Yunan Li +4
Mental-health stigma remains a pervasive social problem that hampers treatment-seeking and recovery. Existing resources for training neural models to finely classify such stigma ar…
Empowering Social Service with AI: Insights from a Participatory Design Study with Practitioners
Yugin Tan, Kai Xin Soh, Renwen Zhang +4
In social service, administrative burdens and decision-making challenges often hinder practitioners from performing effective casework. Generative AI (GenAI) offers significant pot…
The Dark Side of AI Companionship: A Taxonomy of Harmful Algorithmic Behaviors in Human-AI Relationships
Renwen Zhang, Han Li, Han Meng +3
As conversational AI systems increasingly permeate the socio-emotional realms of human life, they bring both benefits and risks to individuals and society. Despite extensive resear…
Mitigating Ageism through Virtual Reality: Intergenerational Collaborative Escape Room Design
Ruotong Zou, Shuyu Yin, Tianqi Song +2
As virtual reality (VR) becomes more popular for intergenerational collaboration, there is still a significant gap in research regarding understanding the potential for reducing ag…
Understanding Public Perceptions of AI Conversational Agents: A Cross-Cultural Analysis
Zihan Liu, Han Li, Anfan Chen +2
Conversational Agents (CAs) have increasingly been integrated into everyday life, sparking significant discussions on social media. While previous research has examined public perc…