cs.HC · 2026-07-21 · No. 60

Human-Computer Interaction, 2026-07-21.

2 new papers in cs.HC. Titles, authors, abstracts. Links to arXiv. Want this in your inbox every morning? Subscribe →

01 — The papers

2 entries
  1. 01

    I wanted it to feel more personal: Customization of social AI as AI individualism in practice

    Marita Skjuve, Anna Grøndal Larsen, Asbjørn Følstad, Nena van As, Petter Bae Brandtzaeg

    cs.HC · cs.AI

    Despite the growing availability of customizable social artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, Grok, and Character.ai, we know little about how users actively shape social AI to reflect their personal preferences. This study examines why and how users (N = 169) customize social AI through the lens of the newly developed concept of AI individualism. Through reflexive thematic analysis of open-ended responses, we identified several...

    arxiv.org/abs/2607.17826 · PDF

  2. 02

    Human-in-the-Loop User Feedback Affects Perceived Accuracy and Trust, but Task Subjectivity Matters

    Donald R. Honeycutt, Mahsan Nourani, Eric D. Ragan

    cs.HC · cs.AI

    While ML can produce complex models beyond those that a human could produce manually, incorporating human input can often improve performance beyond purely data-driven models. While this feedback could come from system designers or domain experts, in many cases, the end users who regularly use the system will naturally develop an understanding of its flaws and desire the ability to change the system's behavior based on their knowledge. While...

    arxiv.org/abs/2607.17548 · PDF

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