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Balancing Helpfulness and Privacy in Proactive Voice Assistants: The Proactivity Dilemma
In this episode of the Coo-ee Podcast, we dive into the study “Understanding Circumstances for Desirable Proactive Behaviour of Voice Assistants: The Proactivity Dilemma” by Nima Zargham, Leon Reicherts, Michael Bonfert, Sarah Theres Voelkel, Johannes Schoening, Rainer Malaka, and Yvonne Rogers. Published in the Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, the study explores how proactive voice assistants can offer support while avoiding intrusiveness, particularly in social and domestic settings. Through storyboards and interviews with participants, the researchers highlight the importance of context-awareness, user control, and sensitivity to social dynamics when designing these technologies.
The findings emphasize a balance between usefulness and privacy, suggesting that proactive assistants should adapt to the environment, provide customizable features, and communicate in ways that align with users’ preferences. For example, sending private alerts instead of public notifications can help avoid embarrassing situations in shared spaces. These insights provide valuable guidance for creating voice assistants that enhance user experience while respecting autonomy and trust.
📝 Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1145/3543829.3543834
👥 Authors: Nima Zargham, Leon Reicherts, Michael Bonfert, Sarah Theres Voelkel, Johannes Schoening, Rainer Malaka, and Yvonne Rogers
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Hashtags: #VoiceAssistants #ProactiveAI #UserExperience #AIPrivacy #CooeePodcast
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By M. NamvarpourIn this episode of the Coo-ee Podcast, we dive into the study “Understanding Circumstances for Desirable Proactive Behaviour of Voice Assistants: The Proactivity Dilemma” by Nima Zargham, Leon Reicherts, Michael Bonfert, Sarah Theres Voelkel, Johannes Schoening, Rainer Malaka, and Yvonne Rogers. Published in the Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, the study explores how proactive voice assistants can offer support while avoiding intrusiveness, particularly in social and domestic settings. Through storyboards and interviews with participants, the researchers highlight the importance of context-awareness, user control, and sensitivity to social dynamics when designing these technologies.
The findings emphasize a balance between usefulness and privacy, suggesting that proactive assistants should adapt to the environment, provide customizable features, and communicate in ways that align with users’ preferences. For example, sending private alerts instead of public notifications can help avoid embarrassing situations in shared spaces. These insights provide valuable guidance for creating voice assistants that enhance user experience while respecting autonomy and trust.
📝 Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1145/3543829.3543834
👥 Authors: Nima Zargham, Leon Reicherts, Michael Bonfert, Sarah Theres Voelkel, Johannes Schoening, Rainer Malaka, and Yvonne Rogers
🙋♂️ Find me on: halflingwizard.me
🎁 Support the Channel: If you’d like to support my work, check out my wishlist here: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/1CD2D6CC95XGA Your contributions support my content creation. Thank you!
Hashtags: #VoiceAssistants #ProactiveAI #UserExperience #AIPrivacy #CooeePodcast