6 papers
"I Use ChatGPT to Humanize My Words": Affordances and Risks of ChatGPT to Autistic Users
Renkai Ma, Ben Zefeng Zhang, Chen Chen +4
Large Language Model (LLM) chatbots like ChatGPT have emerged as cognitive scaffolding for autistic users, yet the tension between their utility and risk remains under-articulated.…
Politicized Attention Shifts Amplify Polarization in the Information Ecosystem during California Wildfires
Yiheng Chen, Alina Hagen, Fan Yang +4
Wildfires require governments to communicate under conditions of urgency, uncertainty, and intense public scrutiny, yet such communication now unfolds within a digitally mediated e…
Whether We Care, How We Reason: The Dual Role of Anthropomorphism and Moral Foundations in Robot Abuse
Fan Yang, Renkai Ma, Yaxin Hu +1
As robots become increasingly integrated into daily life, understanding responses to robot mistreatment carries important ethical and design implications. This mixed-methods study…
LLM Use for Mental Health: Crowdsourcing Users' Sentiment-based Perspectives and Values from Social Discussions
Lingyao Li, Xiaoshan Huang, Renkai Ma +4
Large language models (LLMs) chatbots like ChatGPT are increasingly used for mental health support. They offer accessible, therapeutic support but also raise concerns about misinfo…
Beyond the Uncanny Valley: A Mixed-Method Investigation of Anthropomorphism in Protective Responses to Robot Abuse
Fan Yang, Lingyao Li, Yaxin Hu +2
Robots with anthropomorphic features are increasingly shaping how humans perceive and morally engage with them. Our research investigates how different levels of anthropomorphism i…
I don't Want You to Die: A Shared Responsibility Framework for Safeguarding Child-Robot Companionship
Fan Yang, Renkai Ma, Yaxin Hu +2
Social robots like Moxie are designed to form strong emotional bonds with children, but their abrupt discontinuation can cause significant struggles and distress to children. When…