CMU Research Shows Audio Can Make AI More Engaging and Human – News

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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are exploring how humans respond to AI agents that sound as if they are physically present in the same room.
The interdisciplinary team from the School of Computer Science and the Department of Psychology worked together to create an audio-only interface for AI assistants through spatialization and Foley effects.
Spatialization places AI agents in the room by making sounds associated with movement and actions, while Foley effects mimic real-world sounds like typing or shuffling papers.
Participants interacting with the AI agents found the audio cues to make the assistant seem more humanlike but also expected it to follow social norms of attentiveness.
Engaging results indicated that spatial and Foley effects increased user engagement but occasionally created a sense of distraction when the interface behavior conflicted with the user’s perception of attentiveness.

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