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Android embodiment with facial mimicry may enhance emotional responses during conversations with AI agents
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The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) agents to engage in emotional conversations with humans is attracting increasing attention. Previous studies suggested that conversational agents powered by large language models such as ChatGPT can engage in emotionally competent conversations with humans. However, whether verbal communication alone is sufficient or whether nonverbal communication might exert additive effects on emotional conversations remains unknown. We conducted an experiment to examine whether a…
The gain
In an experiment on positive conversations with ChatGPT, participants who talked to it through an android robot with facial mimicry rated their feelings as more positive and showed more smiling-muscle activity than those using a blank display.
What this doesn’t fix
The authors describe the findings as initial evidence, and arousal, corrugator EMG activity and skin conductance level showed no significant effects.
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1 on file- Telematics and Informatics Reportsdoi:10.1016/j.teler.2026.100379
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v1Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2656, v1: “Android embodiment with facial mimicry may enhance emotional responses during conversations with AI agents.” Truvace, 2026-11-12. /record/TRV-2026-2656 (accessed on the day you copy it). sha256 4b61142c0aac0f20…
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