Christian Corrò is a researcher at the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics, University of Udine, Italy, and is a member of the HCI Lab led by Prof. Chittaro. His main research interests include human–computer interaction, virtual reality, generative AI applied to virtual agents, and intelligent agents in mixed reality.
Christian Corrò
Speaker and Workshop leader
Beyond the Hype: What AI Chatbots Really Are and What They Can/Cannot Do Well
Lecture
This lecture aims to help participants build an accurate mental model of modern AI chatbots through a practical, non-technical approach. The goal is to understand what a chatbot actually is, but more importantly what it is not, and therefore what it can and cannot do, to promote informed usage. We will explore how a chatbot processes user’s sentences, generates responses, and what its limitations are. The lecture will help answer some common questions: do chatbots truly understand what we say? Can they understand emotions? Do they learn from what we tell them? Why do they sometimes make mistakes?
Beyond the Hype: What AI Chatbots Really Are and What They Can/Cannot Do Well
Workshop
This workshop aims to help participants build an accurate mental model of modern AI chatbots through a practical, non-technical approach. The goal is to understand what a chatbot actually is, but more importantly what it is not, and therefore what it can and cannot do, to promote informed usage. Through guided hands-on activities, we will explore how a chatbot processes user’s sentences, generates responses, and what its limitations are. The workshop will help answer some common questions: do chatbots truly understand what we say? Can they understand emotions? Do they learn from what we tell them? Why do they sometimes make mistakes? The workshop will also include a session where participants can interact with an advanced chatbot visualized through an augmented reality headset, to experience how the presence of a human body, even if virtual, can influence the way we perceive and interact with these systems.