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GroupEnvoy: A Conversational Agent Speaking for the Outgroup to Foster Intergroup Relations
Koken Hata, Rintaro Chujo, Reina Takamatsu +2
Conversational agents have the potential to support intergroup relations when psychological or linguistic barriers prevent direct interaction. Based on intergroup contact theory, w…
Intersubjective Model of AI-mediated Communication: Augmenting Human-Human Text Chat through LLM-based Adaptive Agent Pair
Shutaro Aoyama, Rintaro Chujo, Ari Hautasaari +1
The growing prevalence of Large Language Models (LLMs) is reshaping online text-based communication; a transformation that is extensively studied as AI-mediated communication. Howe…
PaperWave: Listening to Research Papers as Conversational Podcasts Scripted by LLM
Yuchi Yahagi, Rintaro Chujo, Yuga Harada +3
Listening to audio content, such as podcasts and audiobooks, is one way for people to engage with knowledge. Listening affords people more mobility than reading by seeing, thereby…
Exploring the Effects of Japanese Font Designs on Impression Formation and Decision-Making in Text-Based Communication
Rintaro Chujo, Atsunobu Suzuki, Ari Hautasaari
Text-based communication, such as text chat, is commonly employed in various contexts, both professional and personal. However, it lacks the rich emotional cues present in verbal a…