5 papers
Narrative Sharpens Gender Gaps: Surveying Film Characters with LLM Agents
Vivienne Bihe Chi, Reyhan Jamalova, Lyle Ungar +1
Mainstream film is one of the richest sources of cultural content that AI systems learn from. Yet we have few tools for measuring the gender values it encodes. We present a proof-o…
When Support Escalates Distress: Regulation and Escalation in LLM Responses to Venting and Advice-Seeking
Vivienne Bihe Chi, Adithya V Ganesan, Ryan L Boyd +2
Large language models are increasingly used for mental health support, yet little is known about whether their responses are psychologically safe across different help-seeking styl…
Optimized but Unowned: How AI-Authored Goals Undermine the Motivation They Are Meant to Drive
Vivienne Bihe Chi, Roman Rietsche, Andreas Göldi +2
As AI tools become embedded in productivity and self-improvement contexts, a pressing question emerges: what happens when AI does the goal-setting for us? While large language mode…
What Does a Meow Mean? In Search of Intuitively Understandable Communication by a Nonverbal Companion Robot
Vivienne Bihe Chi, Claudia B. Rébola, Bertram F. Malle
Older adults living alone have a number of challenges, and robots can help with some of them--by providing reminders, initiating activity, or offering comfort. As part of developin…
Voice-Based Chatbots for English Speaking Practice in Multilingual Low-Resource Indian Schools: A Multi-Stakeholder Study
Sneha Shashidhara, Vivienne Bihe Chi, Abhay P Singh +2
Spoken English proficiency is a powerful driver of economic mobility for low-income Indian youth, yet opportunities for spoken practice remain scarce in schools. We investigate the…