6 papers
Fast-Food Intimacy: How Chinese Women Navigate Soul's AI Boyfriend
Huiqian Lai, EunJeong Cheon
On the Chinese social app Soul, millions of users - predominantly young women - are forming romantic connections with an AI boyfriend called "With-you." We conducted a qualitative…
"Hello, I'm Delivering. Let Me Pass By": Navigating Public Pathways with Walk-along with Robots in Crowded City Streets
EunJeong Cheon, Do Yeon Shin
As the presence of autonomous robots in public spaces increases-whether navigating campus walkways or neighborhood sidewalks-understanding how to carefully study these robots becom…
Labor, Capital, and Machine: Toward a Labor Process Theory for HCI
Yigang Qin, EunJeong Cheon
The HCI community has called for renewed attention to labor issues and the political economy of computing. Yet much work remains in engaging with labor theory to better understand…
Centralized Trust in Decentralized Systems: Unveiling Hidden Contradictions in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Faisal Haque Bappy, EunJeong Cheon, Tariqul Islam
Blockchain technology promises to democratize finance and promote social equity through decentralization, but questions remain about whether current implementations advance or hind…
Human-centered explanation does not fit all: The interplay of sociotechnical, cognitive, and individual factors in the effect AI explanations in algorithmic decision-making
Yongsu Ahn, Yu-Ru Lin, Malihe Alikhani +1
Recent XAI studies have investigated what constitutes a \textit{good} explanation in AI-assisted decision-making. Despite the widely accepted human-friendly properties of explanati…
Encountering Robotic Art: The Social, Material, and Temporal Processes of Creation with Machines
Yigang Qin, Yanheng Li, EunJeong Cheon
Robots extend beyond the tools of productivity; they also contribute to creativity. While typically defined as utility-driven technologies designed for productive or social setting…