6 papers
Co-Designing AI For Mental Health Support With Young Adults of Color (YOC): Needs, Expectations, and Implications for AI Literacy
Elaine Dabin Jeon, John Bosco S. Bunyi, Hannah Kim +7
Young adults of color (YOC) face heightened mental health challenges and barriers to care while navigating developmental and life transitions. Situated between youth-oriented safeg…
Value-Sensitive Delegation in Everyday AI Agent Use: Evidence from OpenClaw
Renkai Ma, Ruyuan Wan, Xuan Lu +3
Users increasingly delegate work to autonomous AI agents, yet evaluations typically measure task completion rather than the values users prioritize. Using Value Sensitive Design, w…
Reconceptualizing Age Assurance as a Sociotechnical Problem: Connecting Evidence, Evaluation, Claims, and Decisions
Renkai Ma, Prakriti Dumaru, Thomas Synaepa-Addison +2
Age verification is often treated as a technical problem: can a system determine a child's age accurately? We argue this framing is too narrow. Age assurance becomes consequential…
Anthropomorphism in Children's Interactions with LLM Chatbots: A Systematic Review of Drivers and Outcomes
Hansinie Madushika Jayathilake, Renkai Ma
Researchers across domains have investigated children's use of LLM-based chatbots through various perspectives and methodologies. However, prior research remains fragmented regardi…
From "Fail Fast" to "Mature Safely:" Expert Perspectives as Secondary Stakeholders on Teen-Centered Social Media Risk Detection
Renkai Ma, Ashwaq Alsoubai, Jinkyung Katie Park +1
In addressing various risks on social media, the HCI community has advocated for teen-centered risk detection technologies over platform-based, parent-centered features. However, t…
Analyzing Social Media Claims regarding Youth Online Safety Features to Identify Problem Areas and Communication Gaps
Renkai Ma, Dominique Geissler, Stefan Feuerriegel +3
Social media platforms have faced increasing scrutiny over whether and how they protect youth online. While online risks to children have been well-documented by prior research, ho…