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Workshop overview
This workshop explores the various opportunities and challenges associated with conversational agents, which are increasingly prevalent and capable with the advent of modern LLMs. Conversational agents can be used in many scenarios, such as facilitating communication between humans, persuasive designs, and representing humans in conversations. However, these use cases also create potential ethical and social concerns, such as cognitive disengagement and negative perception transfer. In this workshop, we explore the various uses and concerns for modern conversational agents. The workshop includes an interactive panel discussion with experts from various domains, with experience in a range of research areas surrounding conversational agents. We also invite participants to share their own work through a mini-poster sessions, and discuss it with fellow participants. This workshop serves as a valuable opportunity for interested individuals to meet and network with fellow researchers, students, and industry practitioners, and share and exchange ideas through interactive discussion sessions.
Call for participants
This workshop is open to researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and industry practitioners who are interested in the design, deployment, and societal implications of conversational agents.
If you are passionate about how conversational agents can be leveraged for positive social impact while addressing risks such as overreliance, ethical concerns, or social influence, this workshop is for you.
What you will gain
By joining this full-day workshop, you will:
Participate in an expert panel on opportunities and challenges of conversational AI in society
Present and discuss your work in an interactive mini-poster session (optional)
Engage in breakout group discussions to exchange ideas, develop new research directions, and form collaborations
Become part of a growing community network, with continued interaction supported via a dedicated Discord server
Contribute to shaping the future of conversational agent research through collective insights documented in a post-workshop report
Registration
Schedule
9.00 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. Brief Self-introductions and Research Interests
9.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. Panel Discussion
10.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Break
11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. Mini-Poster Session
12.00 p.m. – 1.00 p.m. Lunch
1.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. Break-out Discussions on Topic 1
2.30 p.m – 4.00 p.m. Break-out Discussions on Topic 2
4.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Reflections
4.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Orginazing Committee
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to tianyizhang.2023@phdcs.smu.sdu.sg
Tianyi Zhang
Singapore Management University
Yugin Tan
National University of Singapore
Jiannan Li
Singapore Management University
Tony Tang
Singapore Management University
Yi-Chieh Lee
National University of Singapore
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