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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Voice assistant"”.
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Unfairness Assessment, Explanation and Mitigation in Machine Learning Models for Personalization
… of Artificial Intelligence is represented by voice assistants, like Alexa. They enable people to use their voice to perform simple tasks, such as setting an alarm or saving an appointment in an online calendar. Due to their worldwide usage, voice assistants are required to aid a diverse range …
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Designing User Interfaces for Fully Autonomous Vehicles: to Speak, Tap or Press?
… more performant, an interface that included a voice assistant was found to be both more satisfying and more useful. The results of this research have led to the development of a list of design recommendations about how the user experience of fully autonomous vehicles can be improved and which …
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LUI : a scalable, multimodal gesture- and voice-interface for large displays
… user interfaces that leverage gesture and voice recognition in addition to existing controller inputs. However, the state-of-the-art interfaces are quite rudimentary and not widely accessible for the user. Such interfaces require significant amount of sensors, extensive calibration, and/or …
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When Less Can Be More: Evaluating the Impact of Animated and Interactive Demonstrations in Voice-Assisted Counting Games for Young Children
… development. Despite the increasing use of voice assistants in young children's math learning, the effectiveness of different levels of demonstration—animated and interactive—accompanied by these assistants remains unclear. This study examines how different demonstrations in touchscreen …
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Aqueduct: Task-based entry points in Android apps
Modern smartphones offer voice assistants to ease a variety of tasks. However, the actions that can be performed by current voice assistants are limited – a predefined set of built in actions like checking the weather, and a few hooks that can be built into third-party applications. To extend …
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Creative AI Literacies for Families
… (AI) applications, from conversations with a voice assistant to mobile navigation searches. Unfortunately, existing intelligent technologies in the home are prone to algorithmic bias and cyber-security attacks. To ensure the new generations of children growing up with AI can develop a critical …
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Quantification of Various Types of Biases in Large Language Models
… translations to more advanced systems like voice assistant and customer service. Since humans are always on the receiving end of NLP technologies, it is very important to analyze whether or not the Large Language Models (LLMs) in use have bias and are therefore unfair. The majority of the …
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Characterizing and Detecting Online Deception via Data-Driven Methods
… on new platforms such as Alexa and Google Assistant. In the first part of this thesis (Chapter 3), we focus on measuring how email providers detect and handle forged emails. We also try to understand how forged emails can reach user inboxes by deliberately composing emails. Finally, we …
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Testing Privacy and Security of Voice Interface Applications in the Internet of Things Era
Voice User Interfaces (VUI) are rapidly gaining popularity, revolutionizing user interaction with technology through the widespread adoption in devices such as desktop computers, smartphones, and smart home assistants, thanks to significant advancements in voice recognition and processing …
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Beyond the Echo: Exploring Usage, Anthropomorphism and User-Smart Object Relationships in the Age of Amazon Alexa
… their unique capabilities and autonomous nature, Voice-Controlled Smart Assistants (VCSAs) have rapidly gained popularity as one of the most prominent AI-based consumer technologies of this decade. However, while poised to revolutionise the customer journey, insight into the successful adoption …
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Actively exploiting propagation delay for acoustic systems
… human speaker. By aligning the arrivals of the voice signal at different times, we compute user location within an optimization framework, serving as a valuable context for smart voice assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home. (3) We design 3D directional sound by actively synthesizing …