People inherently use experiences of their past while imagining their future, a capability that plays a crucial role in mental health. …
The EMPATHICSTORIES++ dataset is collected from a month-long in-the-wild deployment of 41 participants (across 269 sessions with 53 hours o…
Background: Empathy is a driving force in our connection to others, our mental well-being, and resilience to challenges. With the rise of…
Empathy serves as a cornerstone in enabling prosocial behaviors, and can be evoked through sharing of personal experiences in stories.…
Our work aims to advance the socially intelligent behavior of social embodied artificial intelligence (AI) agents in real-world social inte…
When people listen to stories, the words are colored with emotions conveyed through prosodic features beyond the text alone. Visual font d…
The most meaningful connections between people are often formed through expression of shared vulnerability and emotional experiences. Despi…