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Events / Published 12 Oct 2026

Related event or period: 26 March 2026 · BostonCHI

Vibing with your AI at BostonCHI

Smit Desai discussed how mental models and designed personalities shape people’s relationships with conversational AI.

At BostonCHI, Smit Desai explored the movement from metaphor-based expectations to intentionally designed AI personalities. The talk connected these design choices with trust, transparency, and the risk of emotional influence.

The conversation draws on research about how people interpret conversational systems and how personality expression affects their experience.

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