3 papers
cs.HC2026
Beyond the Hype: Mapping Uncertainty and Gratification in AI Assistant Use
Karen Joy, Tawfiq Ammari, Alyssa Sheehan
A new generation of AI personal assistants reached consumers in 2023-2024 amid sweeping claims about anticipatory, agentic intelligence. Wearables such as the Rabbit R1 and Humane…
cs.HC2026
"Because we are no longer ashamed of our disabilities, we are proud": Advocating and Reclaiming Next-Gen Accessibility Symbols
Karen Joy, Chris Dodge, Harsh Chavda +1
Our study investigates the relationship between accessibility symbols and emerging technologies in supporting disability disclosure. We conducted twenty three remote design creatio…
cs.HC2024
"If it has an exclamation point, I step away from it, I need facts, not excited feelings": Technologically Mediated Parental COVID Uncertainty
Karen Joy, Michelle Liang, Tawfiq Ammari
As a novel virus, COVID introduced considerable uncertainty into the daily lives of people all over the globe since late 2019. Relying on twenty-three semi-structured interviews wi…