Dr. Astrid Carolus

Assistant Professor, Chair of Media Psychology, Institute for Human-Computer-Media | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

astrid.carolus@uni-wuerzburg.de
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Digital society

Digital skills

Glossary

Digital skills describes the knowledge and skills required for the use of information and communication technology as well as digital media.

Digital society

MOTIV – Digital Interaction Literacy: monitor, training, and visibility

Project

The project investigates the understanding and the use of modern technologies. The focus is on language-based interactive systems that serve as dialogue partners for users.

Digital society

eLearning

Glossary

eLearning (electronic learning), meaning computer-based learning, is understood as teaching and learning with the help of various digital media.

Publications

  • Markus, André; Pfister, Jan; Carolus, Astrid; Hotho, Andreas; Wienrich, Carolin (2024)

    Effects of AI understanding-training on AI literacy, usage, self-determined interactions, and anthropomorphization with voice assistants

    Journal article
    Computers and Education Open, Volume: 6
    DOI: 10.1016/j.caeo.2024.100176
    Project: MOTIV
  • Markus, André; Pfister, Jan; Carolus, Astrid; Hotho, Andreas; Wienrich, Carolin (2024)

    Empower the user – The impact of functional understanding training on usage, social perception, and self-determined interactions with intelligent voice assistants

    Journal article
    Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, Volume: 6
    DOI: 10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100229
    Project: MOTIV
  • Koopmann, Tobias; Pfister, Jan; Markus, André; Carolus, Astrid; Wienrich, Carolin; Hotho, Andreas (2023)

    Higher-Order DeepTrails

    Unified Approach to *Trails

    Conference paper
    CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Proceedings of the LWDA 2023 Workshops: FGKDML, Marburg
    Project: MOTIV
  • Straka, Samantha; Koch, Martin Jakobus; Carolus, Astrid; Latoschik, Marc Erich; Wienrich, Carolin (2023)

    How do employees imagine AI they want to work with

    A drawing study

    Conference paper
    ACM, Proccedings on CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , P. 1-8, Hamburg
    DOI: 10.1145/3544549.3585631
    Project: MOTIV
  • Wienrich, Carolin; Carolus, Astrid; Latoschik, Marc Erich (2023)

    How to Enable Sovereign Human-AI Interactions at Work?

    Concepts of Graspable Testbeds Empowering People to Understand and Competently Use AI-Systems.

    Conference paper
    Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, Proceedings on Weizenbaum Conference" Practicing Sovereignty: Interventions for Open Digital Futures", P. 209-220, Berlin
    DOI: 10.34669/wi.cp/4.20
    Project: MOTIV
  • Carolus, Astrid; Augustin, Yannik; Markus, André; Wienrich, Carolin (2023)

    Digital interaction literacy model–Conceptualizing competencies for literate interactions with voice-based AI systems

    Journal article
    ScienceDirect, Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, Volume: 4, P. 100114
    DOI: 10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100114
    Project: MOTIV
  • Carolus, Astrid; Augustin, Yannik; Markus, André; Wienrich, Carolin (2023)

    Conceptualizing a Digital Interaction Literacy for Voice-based AI Systems

    A Qualitative Interview Study

    Journal article
    DOI: 10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100114
    Project: MOTIV
  • Peters, Robert; Dicks, Markus; Altepost, Andrea; Aschenbrenner, Doris; Burmeister, Michael; Carolus, Astrid; Diener, Kathleen; Fetic, Lajla; Gerst, Detlef; Hermann, Isabella; Kamm, Bruno; Kurz, Constanze; Peisnner, Matthias; Suchy, Oliver; Westhoven, Martin; Wienrich, Carolin; Zimmerling, Marcel (2022)

    Arbeiten mit Künstlicher Intelligenz

    Perspektiven für eine menschenzentrierte Gestaltung von KI

    Grey literature / report
    Denkfabrik Digitale Arbeitsgesellschaft im Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales
    https://www.bmas.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Publikationen/a865-arbeiten-mit-kuenstlicher-intelligenz-pdf.html
    Project: MOTIV
  • Wienrich, Carolin; Carolus, Astrid; Roth-Isigkeit, David; Hotho, Andreas (2022)

    Inhibitors and Enablers to Explainable AI Success: A Systematic Examination of Explanation Complexity and Individual Characteristics

    Journal article
    MDPI, Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, Volume: 12, Nr. 6
    DOI: 10.3390/mti6120106
    Project: MOTIV
  • Wienrich, Carolin; Ebner, Felix; Carolus, Astrid (2022)

    Giving Alexa a Face – Implementing a New Research Prototype and Examining the Influences of Different Human-Like Visualizations on the Perception of Voice Assistants

    Conference paper
    Springer, Proceedings on International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, P. 605-625, Götheborg
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05412-9_41
    Project: MOTIV
  • Carolus, Astrid; Wienrich, Carolin (2022)

    “Imagine this smart speaker to have a body”: An analysis of the external appearances and the characteristics that people associate with voice assistants

    Journal article
    Frontiers, Frontiers in Computer Science, Volume: 4, P. 981435
    DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2022.981435
    Project: MOTIV
  • Wienrich, Carolin; Carolus, Astrid; Augustin, Yannik; Markus, André (2022)

    AI Literacy: Kompetenzdimensionen und Einflussfaktoren im Kontext von Arbeit

    Grey literature / report
    KI-Observatorium des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales
    Project: MOTIV
  • Carolus, Astrid; Wienrich, Carolin (2022)

    Adopting Just Another Digital Assistant or Establishing Social Interactions with a New Friend?

    Conceptual Research Model of a Long-Term Analysis of First-Time Users’ Adoption and Social Interactions with Smart Speakers

    Conference paper
    Mühlhäuser, Reuter et al., Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2022, P. 498-502
    DOI: 10.1145/3543758.3547564
    Project: MOTIV
  • Augustin, Yannik; Carolus, Astrid; Wienrich, Carolin (2022)

    Privacy of AI-Based Voice Assistants: Understanding the Users’ Perspective

    Contribution / chapter
    Salvendy, Wei, Design, Operation and Evaluation, Volume: 13337, P. 309-321
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05014-5_26
    Project: MOTIV
  • Wienrich, Carolin; Reitelbach, Clemens; Carolus, Astrid (2021)

    The Trustworthiness of Voice Assistants in the Context of Healthcare Investigating the Effect of Perceived Expertise on the Trustworthiness of Voice Assistants, Providers, Data Receivers, and Automatic Speech Recognition

    Journal article
    Front. Comput. Sci. (Frontiers in Computer Science), Volume: 3
    DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2021.685250
    Project: MOTIV
  • Wienrich, Carolin; Carolus, Astrid (2021)

    Development of an Instrument to Measure Conceptualizations and Competencies About Conversational Agents on the Example of Smart Speakers

    Journal article
    Front. Comput. Sci. (Frontiers in Computer Science), Volume: 3
    DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2021.685277
    Project: MOTIV
  • Carolus, Astrid; Wienrich, Carolin (2021)

    Towards a holistic approach and measurement of humans interacting with speech-based technology

    Conference paper
    Carolus, Astrid; Siegert, Ingo, Proceedings of the 1st AI-DEbate Workshop, P. 39-41
    Project: MOTIV
  • Carolus, Astrid; Siegert, Ingo (2021)

    1st AI-DEbate Workshop : workshop establishing An InterDisciplinary pErspective on speech-BAsed TEchnology

    Conference paper
    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
    DOI: 10.25673/38471
    Project: MOTIV
  • Augustin, Yannik; Carolus, Astrid; Baumann, Maximilian; Wienrich, Carolin

    Alexas großer Lauschangriff? – Entwicklung eines Fragebogens zur Messung der wahrgenommenen Privacy intelligenter Sprachassistenten

    Conference paper
    Proceedings of the 52. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie
    Project: MOTIV