设计一个逼真的同伴式具身对话代理以支持儿童讲故事
Designing a realistic peer-like embodied conversational agent for supporting children's storytelling
AI总结：
本文提出一个集成多种AI模型的同伴式具身对话代理STARie，旨在支持4-8岁儿童协作讲故事，并讨论设计中的伦理考量。
AI中文摘要：
人工智能的进步促进了大型语言模型（LLMs）和AI生成的合成媒体在教育中的应用，这可能激励人机交互（HCI）研究者开发技术，特别是具身对话代理（ECAs），以模拟儿童可能从人类伙伴那里获得的支架式支持。在本文中，我们将提出一个名为STARie的同伴式ECA的设计原型，它集成了多种AI模型——GPT-3、语音合成（实时语音克隆）、VOCA（语音驱动的角色动画）和FLAME（具有 articulated model 和表情的学习人脸），旨在支持4-8岁儿童在协作讲故事中的叙事生成。然而，设计以儿童为中心的ECA引发了关于年龄适宜性、儿童隐私、ECA的性别选择以及恐怖谷效应的担忧。因此，本文还将讨论在设计此类ECA时必须考虑的注意事项和伦理问题。该提案提供了关于AI生成的合成媒体在以儿童为中心的AI设计中的潜在用途，以及同伴式AI具身如何支持儿童讲故事的见解。
英文摘要：
Advances in artificial intelligence have facilitated the use of large language models (LLMs) and AI-generated synthetic media in education, which may inspire HCI researchers to develop technologies, in particular, embodied conversational agents (ECAs) to simulate the kind of scaffolding children might receive from a human partner. In this paper, we will propose a design prototype of a peer-like ECA named STARie that integrates multiple AI models - GPT-3, Speech Synthesis (Real-time Voice Cloning), VOCA (Voice Operated Character Animation), and FLAME (Faces Learned with an Articulated Model and Expressions) that aims to support narrative production in collaborative storytelling, specifically for children aged 4-8. However, designing a child-centered ECA raises concerns about age appropriateness, children privacy, gender choices of ECAs, and the uncanny valley effect. Thus, this paper will also discuss considerations and ethical concerns that must be taken into account when designing such an ECA. This proposal offers insights into the potential use of AI-generated synthetic media in child-centered AI design and how peer-like AI embodiment may support children\textquotesingle s storytelling.
