Creepy or curious? Exploring accidental interactions between people and digital voice assistants
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
Published online on March 12, 2026
Abstract
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Digital voice assistants like Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa are popular technological home devices. Their human-mimicking features allow users to interact with them as if they were another person. However, users report that the assistants sometimes ...
Digital voice assistants like Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa are popular technological home devices. Their human-mimicking features allow users to interact with them as if they were another person. However, users report that the assistants sometimes ...