Maria Wang

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“They Make Us Old Before We’re Old”: Designing Ethical Health Technology with and for Older Adults

Voice-first ambient interfaces (VFAIs), such as Alexa, can uniquely meet the health needs of older adults. However, inequitable technology may worsen health disparities and decrease independence, calling for participatory methods to increase the agency of older adults in the design processes of these technologies. We…

CHI '242nd AuthorHonorable MentionAgent Personality & Anthropomorphism +2

The Illusion of Empathy? Notes on Displays of Emotion in Human-Computer Interaction

From ELIZA to Alexa, Conversational Agents (CAs) have been deliberately designed to elicit or project empathy. Although empathy can help technology better serve human needs, it can also be deceptive and potentially exploitative. In this work, we characterize empathy in interactions with CAs, highlighting the importanc…

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