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Understanding Parents' Complex Views of AI for Children's Pretend Play
Sungho Oh, Mohammad Namvarpour, Maxi Heitmayer +2
AI could support children's pretend play, but it could also direct the play on behalf of children. Whether AI should have roles in children's lives is controversial because its inf…
A Responsive Present, a Shared Past, a Social Other: Teens' Overreliance on Companion AI Chatbots
Mohammad Namvarpour, Tyler Chang, Afsaneh Razi
AI companions provide socially engaging interaction through availability, personalization, memory, roleplay, and emotionally responsive language. For teens, these systems may suppo…
Technically Love: The Evolution of Human-AI Romance Discourse on Reddit
Tyler Chang, Jina Huh-Yoo, Afsaneh Razi
Human-AI romantic relationships are increasingly common, yet little is understood about how public discourse around them emerges and shifts over time. Prior research has examined u…