ICAT Playdate — Voices of Voice Assistants
March 7, 2025
People are increasingly interacting with devices through voice assistants, who tend to use relatively homogenous forms of English, despite the large variety of dialects and accents their users have. In our work we've been exploring the impact of the regional accent (specifically Southern vs. Mainstream US English) of a voice assistant across a number of tasks, on both behavioral measures (memory tasks, driving performance, fact endorsement) and subjective evaluations of the Voice Assistant.
Speaker:
- Abby Walker
- Koeun Choi
- Philart Jeon
- Ben Katz
Date:
- March 7, 2025
Time:
- 8:30am EST
Networking & Donuts at Community Assembly, Creativity and Innovation District LLC - 9am EST
Presentation begins in the Community Assembly and live on YouTube
Virginia Tech faculty can receive Professional Development Network (PDN) credit for attending
- Register at https://profdev.tlos.vt.edu/?query=playdate
- Check in with Phyllis Newbill during the event.