13 papers
Design Principles for Human-Agent Interaction
Haiyi Zhu, Canwen Wang, Qing Xiao +1
AI agents are rapidly evolving into autonomous systems capable of sustained interaction, tool use, and long-term collaboration. Yet their real-world adoption remains limited, sugge…
The Digital Landscape of God: Narrative, Visuals and Viewer Engagement of Religious Videos on YouTube
Rongyi Chen, Ziyan Xin, Qing Xiao +5
The digital transformation of religious practice has reshaped how billions of people engage with spiritual content, with video-sharing platforms becoming central to contemporary re…
The Siren Song of LLMs: How Users Perceive and Respond to Dark Patterns in Large Language Models
Yike Shi, Qing Xiao, Qing Hu +2
Large language models can influence users through conversation, creating new forms of dark patterns that differ from traditional UX dark patterns. We define LLM dark patterns as ma…
Do Teachers Dream of GenAI Widening Educational (In)equality? Envisioning the Future of K-12 GenAI Education from Global Teachers' Perspectives
Ruiwei Xiao, Qing Xiao, Xinying Hou +4
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly entering K-12 classrooms worldwide, initiating urgent debates about its potential to either reduce or exacerbate educational i…
When Your Boss Is an AI Bot: Exploring Opportunities and Risks of Manager Clone Agents in the Future Workplace
Qing Hu, Qing Xiao, Hancheng Cao +1
As Generative AI (GenAI) becomes increasingly embedded in the workplace, managers are beginning to create Manager Clone Agents -- AI-powered digital surrogates trained on their wor…
Constructing Algorithmic Authority: How Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs) Govern Live-Streaming Labor in China
Qing Xiao, Rongyi Chen, Jingjia Xiao +6
This study examines the discursive construction of algorithms and its role in labor management in Chinese live-streaming industry by focusing on how intermediary organizations (Mul…