(2/6) We ran two pre-registered studies (N=470, 604) where participants watched short videos framing LLMs as machines, tools, or companions. In both, participants rated their beliefs about LLM mental capacities. In the second, they also used LLM outputs to answer factual questions.
(1/6) People talk about AI systems (including large language models, or LLMs) in different ways. We first ask how this might shape what people believe about the technologyāprimarily, what mental capacities (e.g., the ability to have intentions) people attribute to LLMs.
How should we talk about LLMs? Does it matter if we frame them as a machines š , tools āļø, or companions š„? Our #CHI2026 paper shows that these framings can alter what people believe about LLMs and how they use them. See š§µ!
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2510.18039
Presentation: Friday 11:15am in P1-128