The personality of ai systems in education: Experiences with the watson tutor, a one-on-one virtual tutoring system

Shazia Afzal; Bryan Dempsey; Cassius D’Helon; Nirmal Mukhi; Milena Pribic; Aaron Sickler; Peggy Strong; Mira Vanchiswar; Lorin Wilde

doi:10.1080/00094056.2019.1565809

The personality of ai systems in education: Experiences with the watson tutor, a one-on-one virtual tutoring system

Shazia Afzal, Bryan Dempsey, Cassius D’Helon, Nirmal Mukhi, Milena Pribic, Aaron Sickler, Peggy Strong, Mira Vanchiswar, Lorin Wilde

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As artificially intelligent systems make their foray into the day-to-day educational experiences of students, we need to pay careful attention to the relationship between the system and the student. In this article, the authors discuss designing the personality of a virtual tutoring system called IBM Watson Tutor. The AI personality is key to the students’ level of engagement and satisfaction with their experience. The designers have examined the qualities of effective human tutors, and used that insight as inspiration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-52
Number of pages	9
Journal	Childhood Education
Volume	95
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2019.1565809
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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