Design

Mid-Semester Progress

So, where am i right now?

First thing, my working title is still Conversational Symbiosis Amongst Humans and AI in the Context of Plateaus in Romantic Relationships. That may change in the foreseeable future. I am not entirely sure if I will be able to adequately…

Some More Artifact Reviews

adding on to the ones I already have

How do I define conversational symbiosis? (First Go)

Note: This is going to change over time. This is an exercise for the purposes of informing work in my first rotation.

Clarification

Some Notes From Mostly CHI Papers

Notes From CHI papers

Voice Interfaces in Everyday Life, Martin Porcheron , Joel E. Fischer , Stuart Reeves , and Sarah Sharples

Week 2 Updates

Two weeks into the fall semester

I now find myself two weeks into the fall semester, this week I was able to:

• Continue building out my Medium publication. I was able to add artifact reviews that I had already completed and add a…

Replika

Replika “is an AI friend that is always there for you” that you grow through conversation. It sells itself as “a safe space to share thoughts and feelings without fear of being judged” and “save the moments from your daily life that matter most.”

Facebook M

Facebook​ ​M was ​a​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​functionality​ ​within​ ​a​ ​messaging​ ​platform (Messenger),​ ​but​ ​unlike​ ​Google Allo’s Smart Reply​ ​it​ ​goes​ ​beyond​ ​an​ ​algorithm.​ ​Facebook​ ​M​ ​utilizesd ​“Human​ ​trainers​ ​[who]​ ​gamely​ ​do​ ​their best​ ​when​ ​they​ ​receive​ ​tough​ ​queries​…

Google Allo

Google​ ​Allo​ is ​​​“a​ ​smart messaging​ ​app​ ​that​ ​helps​ ​you​ ​say​ ​more​ ​and​ ​do​ ​more.”​ ​(Google,​ ​2017)​ ​One​ ​way​ ​Allo​ ​addresses the​ ​complexity​ ​of​ ​conversation​ ​is​ ​with​ ​its​ ​“Smart​ ​Reply”​ ​functionality​ ​“[that]​ ​lets​ ​you​ ​keep​ ​the conversation​ ​moving​ ​with​…

Conversation Theory Literature Review

What is conversation? How can we design for effective conversation?, Hugh Dubberly and Paul Pangaro

The Coordinator

The​ ​Coordinator​ ​was​ ​a​ ​system​ ​designed​ ​by​ ​Terry​ ​Winograd​ ​to​ ​“provide​ ​facilities​ ​for​ ​generating, transmitting,​ ​storing,​ ​retrieving,​ ​and​ ​displaying​ ​messages​ ​that​ ​are​ ​records​ ​of​ ​moves​ ​in conversations.”​ ​(Winograd,​ ​1987)​ ​Unlike​ ​Musicolor,​ ​which​…