5 papers
Teachy Mini: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Knowledge-Based Generative Social Robot for Higher Education
Stephan Vonschallen, Karim Kaufmann, Dominique Oberle +2
Generative social robots (GSRs) powered by large language models offer new possibilities for personalized tutoring in higher education, but also introduce risks related to misinfor…
Understanding Persuasive Interactions between Generative Social Agents and Humans: The Knowledge-based Persuasion Model (KPM)
Stephan Vonschallen, Friederike Eyssel, Theresa Schmiedel
Generative social agents (GSAs) use artificial intelligence to autonomously communicate with human users in a natural and adaptive manner. Currently, there is a lack of theorizing…
Knowledge-Based Design Requirements for Generative Social Robots in Higher Education
Stephan Vonschallen, Dominique Oberle, Theresa Schmiedel +1
Generative social robots (GSRs) powered by large language models enable adaptive, conversational tutoring but also introduce risks such as misinformation, overreliance, and privacy…
Never say never: Exploring the effects of available knowledge on agent persuasiveness in controlled physiotherapy motivation dialogues
Stephan Vonschallen, Rahel Häusler, Theresa Schmiedel +1
Generative Social Agents (GSAs) are increasingly impacting human users through persuasive means. On the one hand, they might motivate users to pursue personal goals, such as health…
Exploring persuasive interactions with generative social robots: An experimental framework
Stephan Vonschallen, Larissa Julia Corina Finsler, Theresa Schmiedel +1
Integrating generative AI such as Large Language Models into social robots has improved their ability to engage in natural, human-like communication. This study presents a method t…