Challenges and Opportunities for Participatory Design of Conversational Agents for Young People's Wellbeing

TL;DR

This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities in designing conversational agents aimed at improving the well-being of children and young people across different social and cultural contexts.

Contribution

It provides a cross-cultural analysis of participatory design challenges and opportunities for conversational agents supporting youth well-being.

Findings

Identifies key challenges in participatory design with children.

Highlights cultural considerations in AI-supported well-being tools.

Suggests future research directions for inclusive conversational agents.

Abstract

This paper outlines the challenges and opportunities of research on conversational agents with children and young people across four countries, exploring the ways AI technologies can support children's well-being across social and cultural contexts.