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most citedThe Dark Side of AI Companionship: A Taxonomy of Harmful Algorithmic Behaviors in Human-AI Relationships

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…