Human-Machine Communication

@HMCjournal

Human-Machine Communication is OA and a peer-reviewed journal. @autumnedwards is the Editor-in-Chief. Leopoldina Fortunati is the Founding Feature Editor.

hmcjournal.com Joined October 2019

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Human-Machine Communication @HMCjournal Oct 29

New in Human-Machine Communication: Nikolajczyk, Maier, Prawitz, and Dogruel interviewed Replika users and found that bonds with AI companions develop much like human relationships through self-disclosure, but stay asymmetrical and hybrid. doi.org/10.30658/hmc.1…

Human-Machine Communication @HMCjournal Oct 20

New submissions for #HMC are due January 2. stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/

Human-Machine Communication @HMCjournal Oct 16

New in #HMC: Can a social robot comfort us, regardless of how humanlike it looks? Across two field studies, van Minkelen & Konijn found that perceived stress dropped after interacting with the robot in every design condition. doi.org/10.30658/hmc.1…

Human-Machine Communication @HMCjournal Sep 15

New in #HMC: Klein & Utz ask whether people relate to AI chatbots as tools or as social actors, and whether text vs. voice changes the picture. Their 4-wave longitudinal study tracks how that shapes trust in AI over time. 🧵

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stars.library.ucf.edu Tool or Social Actor? How AI Perception and Interaction Modality Influence Perceived Credibility of... People increasingly interact with conversational agents based on artificial intelligence (AI) for a variety of tasks. While these communicative AI (comAI) systems often produce responses that are...

Human-Machine Communication @HMCjournal Sep 10

Does an AI's perceived gender shape how much we trust it? New HMC study: yes, but in an asymmetric way. Feminine AI credibility swings with task type; masculine AI credibility doesn't. No blanket preference for "female" AI assistants either. stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/vol13/iss1… #hmc #AI

stars.library.ucf.edu Gender and Task Alignment Influences the Credibility of Feminine but Not Masculine AI Conversatio... The present study investigated how the perceived gender of AI conversational assistants and the tasks they perform combine to influence perceptions of AI competence, trustworthiness, and goodwill...