2 papers
cs.HC2026
The AI Side of the Human-AI Companion Relationship: Contributions to Users' Mental Models
Richard A. Fabes, Carol Lynn Martin, Gautam Dasarathy +1
For many users, the relationship they have with an AI companion (AIC) feels genuinely mutual. The AIC appears to be attentive, empathic, and responsive, and the exchange can feel l…
cs.HC2026
The User-In-Context Framework: Understanding Variation in How Users Respond to AI Chatbots
Richard A. Fabes, Carol Lynn Martin, Philip Costanzo
People respond to artificial intelligence chatbots (AICs) in highly variable ways. In this paper, we adapt Bronfenbrenner's theory into a heuristic framework for understanding this…