Building Trust Through Voice: How Vocal Tone Impacts User Perception of Attractiveness of Voice Assistants

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Hauptverfasser: Pias, Sabid Bin Habib, Freel, Alicia, Huang, Ran, Williamson, Donald, Kim, Minjeong, Kapadia, Apu
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author Pias, Sabid Bin Habib
Freel, Alicia
Huang, Ran
Williamson, Donald
Kim, Minjeong
Kapadia, Apu
author_facet Pias, Sabid Bin Habib
Freel, Alicia
Huang, Ran
Williamson, Donald
Kim, Minjeong
Kapadia, Apu
contents Voice Assistants (VAs) are popular for simple tasks, but users are often hesitant to use them for complex activities like online shopping. We explored whether the vocal characteristics like the VA's vocal tone, can make VAs perceived as more attractive and trustworthy to users for complex tasks. Our findings show that the tone of the VA voice significantly impacts its perceived attractiveness and trustworthiness. Participants in our experiment were more likely to be attracted to VAs with positive or neutral tones and ultimately trusted the VAs they found more attractive. We conclude that VA's perceived trustworthiness can be enhanced through thoughtful voice design, incorporating a variety of vocal tones.
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spellingShingle Building Trust Through Voice: How Vocal Tone Impacts User Perception of Attractiveness of Voice Assistants
Pias, Sabid Bin Habib
Freel, Alicia
Huang, Ran
Williamson, Donald
Kim, Minjeong
Kapadia, Apu
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Voice Assistants (VAs) are popular for simple tasks, but users are often hesitant to use them for complex activities like online shopping. We explored whether the vocal characteristics like the VA's vocal tone, can make VAs perceived as more attractive and trustworthy to users for complex tasks. Our findings show that the tone of the VA voice significantly impacts its perceived attractiveness and trustworthiness. Participants in our experiment were more likely to be attracted to VAs with positive or neutral tones and ultimately trusted the VAs they found more attractive. We conclude that VA's perceived trustworthiness can be enhanced through thoughtful voice design, incorporating a variety of vocal tones.
title Building Trust Through Voice: How Vocal Tone Impacts User Perception of Attractiveness of Voice Assistants
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.18941