Young Children’s Anthropomorphism of an AI-Powered Conversational Agent: Brain Activation and the Role of Parent Co-Presence
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- 5 June 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction
- p. 1-21
Abstract
1. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has improved rapidly in its ability to hold natural, multi-turn conversations. Conversational agents powered by generative AI models, such as ChatGPT and ...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Science Foundation (2115008)
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-RS-2024-00340675)
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