Artificial Intelligence implies computer systems capable of mimicking human-like intelligence
and competencies. In the nowadays society it is an exciting topic, thus, technology's gender …

Visual, behavioral and verbal cues for gender are often used in designing virtual agents to
take advantage of their stereotypical effects on the users. However, recent studies point …

In this chapter we synthesize the pedagogical agent literature published during 2005–2011.
During these years, researchers have claimed that pedagogical agents serve a variety of …

Humans draw on their stereotypic beliefs to make assumptions about others. Even though
prior research has shown that individuals respond socially to media, there is little evidence …

Advances in more ubiquitous human–computer interface technologies have resulted in the
increased use of virtual agents, thus highlighting the need to understand the impact these …

There is a long record of research on equity in schools. As machine learning researchers
begin to study fairness and bias in earnest, language technologies in education have an …

This study examined the impact of learners' attributes (gender and ethnicity) on their choice
of a pedagogical agent and the impact of the attributes and choice on their perceptions of …

The present study examined the impact of peer-like and expert-like agent stereotypes, as
operationalized by agent's image and voice, on learners' agent perceptions, task-related …

The paper presents a theoretical framework addressing three aspects of embodied
pedagogical agents: visual static appearance, pedagogical role, and communicative style …

Digital identities, also known as virtual influencers, are created by humans through the
creation of digital tools that mimic human behavior through the use of creative design. As a …