3 papers
cs.HC2026
Deco: Extending Cherished Physical Objects into AI Companion Agents through Dual Embodiment
Zhihan Jiang, Mengyuan Millie Wu, Ruishi Zou +14
Physical objects (e.g., plush toys) can transcend materiality to become emotional anchors and provide companionship. However, these bonds remain one-sided because most physical obj…
cs.CL2026
IntPro: A Proxy Agent for Context-Aware Intent Understanding via Retrieval-conditioned Inference
Guanming Liu, Meng Wu, Peng Zhang +8
Large language models (LLMs) have become integral to modern Human-AI collaboration workflows, where accurately understanding user intent serves as a crucial step for generating sat…
cs.HC2026
SoulSeek: Exploring the Use of Social Cues in LLM-based Information Seeking
Yubo Shu, Peng Zhang, Meng Wu +8
Social cues, which convey others' presence, behaviors, or identities, play a crucial role in human information seeking by helping individuals judge relevance and trustworthiness. H…