TY - JOUR AU - AB - ORIGINAL RESEARCH published: 02 August 2021 doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2021.685277 Development of an Instrument to Measure Conceptualizations and Competencies About Conversational Agents on the Example of Smart Speakers 1 2 Carolin Wienrich * and Astrid Carolus 1 2 Institute Human-Computer-Media, Human-Technique-Systems, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany, Institute Human-Computer-Media, Media Psychology, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany The concept of digital literacy has been introduced as a new cultural technique, which is regarded as essential for successful participation in a (future) digitized world. Regarding the Edited by: increasing importance of AI, literacy concepts need to be extended to account for AI- Stefan Hillmann, Technical University Berlin, Germany related specifics. The easy handling of the systems results in increased usage, contrasting Reviewed by: limited conceptualizations (e.g., imagination of future importance) and competencies (e.g., Patricia Martin-Rodilla, knowledge about functional principles). In reference to voice-based conversational agents University of A Coruña, Spain as a concrete application of AI, the present paper aims for the development of a Ronald Böck, Otto von Guericke University measurement to assess the conceptualizations and competencies about Magdeburg, Germany conversational agents. In a first step, a theoretical framework of “AI literacy” is Bernd Ludwig, University of Regensburg, Germany transferred to the context of conversational agent literacy. TI - Development of an Instrument to Measure Conceptualizations and Competencies About Conversational Agents on the Example of Smart Speakers JF - Frontiers in Computer Science DO - 10.3389/fcomp.2021.685277 DA - 2021-08-02 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/development-of-an-instrument-to-measure-conceptualizations-and-1zf6oRttDz DP - DeepDyve ER -