Anand P. A. van Zelderen

Human-Like and Male? How AI Assistant Design Relates to Trust and Monetary Reward at Work in VR

AI assistants are increasingly framed as digital coworkers rather than tools. In immersive settings such as VR, AI embodiment design choices can become salient social signals that shape human–AI interaction. We investigate how such choices influence users’ perceptions of and behavior toward AI coworkers by employing th...