Past Research

Publications

• Hong, JW., Fischer, K., Kim, D., Cho, J. H., & Sun, Y. (2024). I Am Not Your Typical Chatbot: Hedonic and Utilitarian Evaluation of Open-Domain Chatbots. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction. [Link]

• Hong, JW., Cruz, I., & Kim, D. (2024). Justice Behind the Virtual Mask: The Influence of Race of the Virtual Influencer and the Creator on Promoting the Black Lives Matter Movement. New Media & Society. [Link]

• Hong, JW., Chang, H. H., & Tewksbury, D. (2024). Can AI Become Walter Cronkite? Testing the Machine Heuristic, the Hostile Media Effect, and Political News Written by Artificial Intelligence. Digital Journalism. [Link]

• Hong, JW., Fischer, K., Ha, Y., & Zeng., Y. (2022). Human, I wrote a song for you: An experiment testing the influence of machines’ attributes on the AI-composed music evaluation. Computers in Human Behavior. [Link]

• Hong, JW., Cruz, I. & Williams, D. (2021). AI, You Can Drive My Car: How We Evaluate Human Drivers vs. Self-Driving Cars. Computers in Human Behavior. [Link]

Conference Presentations

• Cruz, I. & Orr, W. (2024). Evaluating Metrics of Fairness: A Critical Analysis of AI in Hiring Practices. NCA 110th Annual Conference, Communication and the Future. New Orleans, Louisiana. Top Paper Award

• Sun, Y., Cruz, I., & Kim, D. (2024). Tools or Teammates? Examining Agency Negotiation in Human-GenAI Collaboration. NCA 110th Annual Conference, Human Communication and Technology. New Orleans, Louisiana. Top Paper Award

• Kim, D. (2024). AI vs. Humans: The Role of Self-Group Similarity in Shaping Organizational Justice. ICA 74th Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Gold Coast, Australia.

• Hong, JW., Cruz, I., Osborne, M., Kim, D., & Zhen, L. (2024). Justice Behind the Virtual Mask: The Influence of Race of the Virtual Influencer and the Creator on Promoting the Black Lives Matter Movement. ICA 74th Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Gold Coast, Australia.

• Lee, J. J. (2024). Transnational Content Creators: Influencing With Differences on Transnational Digital Platforms. ICA 74th Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Gold Coast, Australia.

• Lee, J. J. (2024). Visibility Labor in Algorithmic Cultures: How Transnational Korea Women Creators Manage Visibility Dilemmas and Build Algorithmic Communities. ICA 74th Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Gold Coast, Australia.

• Katrin, F., Kim, D., & Hong, JW. (2023). What Makes People Use Social Robots? Integrating Trustworthiness Into the UTAUT Model. ICA 73rd Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Toronto, Canada.

• Hong, JW. & Fast, N. (2023). Machines-in-Society (MIS): Proposing a New Model Explaining Trust in Interactive Machines as Social Actors. ICA 73rd Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Toronto, Canada.

• Hong, JW., Fischer, K., Ha, Y., & Zeng., Y. (2022). Human, I Wrote a Song for You: An Experiment Testing the Influence of Machines’ Attributes on the AI-Composed Music Evaluation. ICA 72nd Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Paris, France.

• Hong, JW., Cruz, I. & Williams, D. (2020). AI, You Can Drive My Car: How We Blame and Praise Human Drivers vs. Self-Driving Cars. ICA 70th Annual Conference, Human-Machine Communication. Virtual Conference.