This study compares how English-speaking adults and children from the United States adapt
their speech when talking to a real person and a smart speaker (Amazon Alexa) in a …

Abstract Purpose of Review The present overview addresses the importance of voice in
human-technology interactions within the sexual realm. It introduces empirical evidence …

With the popularity of smart speakers, companionship has emerged as an important aspect
of user experiences with these devices. While previous studies have primarily focused on …

In this study, we explored communication breakdowns and repair strategies among 71
children aged 4-8 years while co-creating stories with a generative AI agent enabled by …

This study investigated the capability of vocal-identity-cloning Artificial Intelligence (AI) to
encode human-specific confident, doubtful, and neutral-intending emotive states. Linear …

The study examines consumers' intention to use voice assistants to enhance their shopping
experience on e-commerce platforms. For achieving the purpose of the study, data was …

Digital media technologies have been extensively utilized in children's daily lives and many
researchers, educators, caregivers, and developers have been interested in finding ways to …

This paper presents the results of the human-robot interaction (HRI) study with German
native speakers addressing the robot in their L1 and in L2 English. The aim of the …

As AI becomes more common, its effects on the development of children come into question.
The goal of this study is to examine how children learn with artificial intelligence (AI) …

Abstract 20 child participants played a trivia game using Alexa as an interface. This trivia
game is known as Let Me Guess, which is an Alexa skill. As the participants spoke to Alexa …