Happiness Finder: Exploring the Role of AI in Enhancing Well-Being During Four-Leaf Clover Searches

TL;DR

This paper introduces Happiness Finder, an AI-powered system that assists users in searching for four-leaf clovers, aiming to enhance well-being and explore emotional responses during the search process.

Contribution

The study presents a novel AI-based application for four-leaf clover searching and investigates its impact on user feelings and perceived happiness.

Findings

Participants experienced increased happiness using the app.

The system effectively identified four-leaf clovers in controlled settings.

User engagement was positively influenced by AI assistance.

Abstract

A four-leaf clover (FLC) symbolizes luck and happiness worldwide, but it is hard to distinguish it from the common three-leaf clover. While AI technology can assist in searching for FLC, it may not replicate the traditional search's sense of achievement. This study explores searcher feelings when AI aids the FLC search. In this study, we developed a system called ``Happiness Finder'' that uses object detection algorithms on smartphones or tablets to support the search. We exhibited HappinessFinder at an international workshop, allowing participants to experience four-leaf clover searching using potted artificial clovers and the HappinessFinder app. This paper reports the findings from this demonstration.