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IATED2022

Key Qualities of Conversational Chatbots - the PEACE Model

Pearl Pu Faltings, Ekaterina Svikhnushina

Open-domain chatbots engage in natural conversations with the user to socialize and establish bonds. However, designing and developing an effective open-domain chatbot is challenging. It is unclear what qualities of such chatbots most correspond to users' ...

ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY2021

User Expectations of Conversational Chatbots Based on Online Reviews

Pearl Pu Faltings, Ekaterina Svikhnushina, Alexandru Placinta

Open-domain chatbots that can engage in a conversation on any topic received significant attention in the last several years, which opened opportunities for studying user interaction with them. Drawing from reviews of chatbots posted on Google Play, we exp ...

ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY2021

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Ecological momentary assessment of emotional processing: An exploratory analysis comparing daily life and a psychotherapy analogue session

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