AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning
This research presents the results of a study with 134 participants to explore the effects of learning from an AI-generated virtual instructor that resembles a person one likes or admires. We found that they can significantly improve students' motivation towards learning, foster more positive emotions, and boost their appraisal of the AI-generated instructor as serving as an effective instructor. Read more.
Keywords:
Generative AI, Learning, Motivation, Deepfakes, AI Generated Characters
Publication:
IEEE: Frontiers in Education.
Press:
Hackster.io
Role:
System and experimental design, building generative AI platform, experimental methods, write-up.
