cs.HC · 2026-09-02 · No. 103

Human-Computer Interaction, 2026-09-02.

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

    Designing Proactive Thought Partners for Writing

    Chao Zhang, Abe Davis, Chih-Wei Chen, Chin-Chia Hsu

    cs.HC · cs.AI · cs.CL

    Writing involves diverse cognitive activities, from ideation to revision, and writers' needs vary across individuals and moments. Proactive AI promises to provide the right support at the right time, yet existing proactive tools largely focus on generic textual assistance, such as autocomplete. This paper studies the design space of proactive thought partners: AI agents that proactively offer customizable, higher-level cognitive support...

    arxiv.org/abs/2609.01588 · PDF

  2. 02

    Ctrl-F-Resist. Practices, Challenges, and Technical Needs of Civil Society Organizations Monitoring the Far-Right Online

    Elisabeth Steffen, Helena Mihaljević

    cs.HC · cs.AI · cs.CL · cs.IR

    As far-right actors increasingly exploit online platforms to disseminate ideology and mobilize supporters, civil society organizations (CSOs) play a vital yet underrecognized role in monitoring antidemocratic dynamics online. Unlike fact-checkers or content moderators, CSOs engage in long-term, contextualized analysis, often in resource-constrained settings and under precarious conditions. Despite their critical societal role, CSOs face...

    arxiv.org/abs/2609.00808 · PDF

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