Madeleine Steeds

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#2160

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Recent Publications

Operationalizing Perceptions of Agent Gender: Foundations and Guidelines

The “gender” of intelligent agents, virtual characters, social robots, and other agentic machines has emerged as a fundamental topic in studies of people's interactions with computers. Perceptions of agent gender can help explain user attitudes and behaviours—from preferences to toxicity to stereotyping—across a varie…

CHI '262nd AuthorCognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia) +3

Hi, how do I human this: Neurodiversity-Affirming Design for Autistic Adults' Formation of Identity

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has been critiqued for grounding technologies for disabled people in ableist paradigms, where the emphasis is placed on `fixing' autism rather than supporting autistic people. In contrast, the neurodiversity paradigm has helped many autistic people to develop an autistic identity, fost…

CHI '251st AuthorHonorable MentionSocial Platform Design & User Behavior +2

Queer Joy on Social Media: Exploring the Expression and Facilitation of Queer Joy in Online Platforms

Queer Joy is conceptualised as a form of resistance to oppression by celebrating queerness in the face of adversity. This research aimed to centre queer joy and understand how it is expressed and may be facilitated in online spaces. To do this we conducted a survey with 100 UK participants who indicated they identifie…

CHI '253rd AuthorIntelligent Voice Assistants (Alexa, Siri, etc.) +2

Inter(sectional) Alia(s): Ambiguity in Voice Agent Identity via Intersectional Japanese Self-Referents

Conversational agents that mimic people have raised questions about the ethics of anthropomorphizing machines with human social identity cues. Critics have also questioned assumptions of identity neutrality in humanlike agents. Recent work has revealed that intersectional Japanese pronouns can elicit complex and somet…

CHI '24CorrespondingHonorable MentionMultilingual & Cross-Cultural Voice Interaction +2

Silver-Tongued and Sundry: Exploring Intersectional Pronouns with ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a conversational agent built on a large language model. Trained on a significant portion of human output, ChatGPT can mimic people to a degree. As such, we need to consider what social identities ChatGPT simulates (or can be designed to simulate). In this study, we explored the case of identity simulation t…

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