Future Dialogues: Personal AI Assistants and Their Interactions with Us and Each Other

Austin L. Toombs; Kyle Montague; Richmond Y. Wong; Robin N. Brewer; Suchismita Naik; Paul C. Parsons; Selma Sabanovic; Derek Whitley

doi:10.1145/3678884.3687139

Future Dialogues: Personal AI Assistants and Their Interactions with Us and Each Other

Austin L. Toombs, Kyle Montague, Richmond Y. Wong, Robin N. Brewer, Suchismita Naik, Paul C. Parsons, Selma Sabanovic, Derek Whitley

Computer and Information Sciences Department

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Abstract

We propose a Special Interest Group (SIG) session during which audience participants will discuss future possible configurations of personal artificial intelligence assistants (PAIAs) and their potential capabilities to interact with other humans and other personal AI assistants. Participants will engage in design fiction and speculative design activities to discuss the boundaries of acceptable roles that personal AI assistants may play in our relationships in the future. The goal is for discussion and activities during the SIG to help attendees think through their own research and design work as it relates to exploring the impact that PAIAs and PAIA-like systems might have on our relationships with others and our relationships with technology. In the introduction to the SIG, we will use design fictions, sci-fi analyses, and short case studies to introduce a broad conceptual playing field that will inspire discussion for the 75-minute session.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CSCW Companion '24
Subtitle of host publication	Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
Editors	Michae Bernstein, Amy Bruckman, Ujwal Gadiraju, Aaron Halfaker, Xiaojuan Ma, Fabiano Pinatti, Miriam Redi, David Ribes, Saiph Savage, Amy Zhang
Place of Publication	New York, US
Publisher	ACM
Pages	675-678
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400711145
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3678884.3687139
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2024
Event	CSCW 2024: The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing - Costa Rica Convention Center (CRCC), San José, Costa Rica Duration: 9 Nov 2024 → 13 Nov 2024 https://cscw.acm.org/2024/

Conference

Conference	CSCW 2024
Country/Territory	Costa Rica
City	San José
Period	9/11/24 → 13/11/24
Internet address	https://cscw.acm.org/2024/

Keywords

AI Assistants
Human-In-The-Loop AI
Virtual Agents

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Toombs, A. L., Montague, K., Wong, R. Y., Brewer, R. N., Naik, S., Parsons, P. C., Sabanovic, S., & Whitley, D. (2024). Future Dialogues: Personal AI Assistants and Their Interactions with Us and Each Other. In M. Bernstein, A. Bruckman, U. Gadiraju, A. Halfaker, X. Ma, F. Pinatti, M. Redi, D. Ribes, S. Savage, & A. Zhang (Eds.), CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (pp. 675-678). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3678884.3687139

Toombs, Austin L. ; Montague, Kyle ; Wong, Richmond Y. et al. / Future Dialogues: Personal AI Assistants and Their Interactions with Us and Each Other. CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. editor / Michae Bernstein ; Amy Bruckman ; Ujwal Gadiraju ; Aaron Halfaker ; Xiaojuan Ma ; Fabiano Pinatti ; Miriam Redi ; David Ribes ; Saiph Savage ; Amy Zhang. New York, US : ACM, 2024. pp. 675-678

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Toombs, AL, Montague, K, Wong, RY, Brewer, RN, Naik, S, Parsons, PC, Sabanovic, S & Whitley, D 2024, Future Dialogues: Personal AI Assistants and Their Interactions with Us and Each Other. in M Bernstein, A Bruckman, U Gadiraju, A Halfaker, X Ma, F Pinatti, M Redi, D Ribes, S Savage & A Zhang (eds), CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. ACM, New York, US, pp. 675-678, CSCW 2024, San José, Costa Rica, 9/11/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3678884.3687139

Future Dialogues: Personal AI Assistants and Their Interactions with Us and Each Other. / Toombs, Austin L.; Montague, Kyle; Wong, Richmond Y. et al.
CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. ed. / Michae Bernstein; Amy Bruckman; Ujwal Gadiraju; Aaron Halfaker; Xiaojuan Ma; Fabiano Pinatti; Miriam Redi; David Ribes; Saiph Savage; Amy Zhang. New York, US: ACM, 2024. p. 675-678.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Toombs AL, Montague K, Wong RY, Brewer RN, Naik S, Parsons PC et al. Future Dialogues: Personal AI Assistants and Their Interactions with Us and Each Other. In Bernstein M, Bruckman A, Gadiraju U, Halfaker A, Ma X, Pinatti F, Redi M, Ribes D, Savage S, Zhang A, editors, CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. New York, US: ACM. 2024. p. 675-678 doi: 10.1145/3678884.3687139