Quantifying the Contributions of Prosodic Behaviors to Trust
Abstract
Objectives- Effective human-agent teaming requires trust, and trust can be fostered by continuous, rapid, non-intrusive communication of system state and intentions. In human-human interaction, that this is done in large part using prosody, that is, the aspects of the speech signal that convey more than just the sequence of words. However, unfortunately, agents and robots today do very little with prosody. We propose to investigate four research questions 1) How much can appropriate agent prosody contribute to trust in teaming. 2) Which properties of agent prosody are most important for trust in teaming. 3) For what communicative functions is appropriate agent prosody most critical for trust in teaming. 4) How can we build agents with effective real-time prosody control.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 06, 2025
- Source ID
- FA95502410281
Entities
People
- Nigel Ward
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Texas at El Paso