Charting the Evolution and Future of Conversational Agents: A Research Agenda Along Five Waves and New Frontiers
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dc.contributor.author | Schoebel, Sofia | |
dc.contributor.author | Schmitt, Anuschka | |
dc.contributor.author | Benner, Dennis | |
dc.contributor.author | Saqr, Mohammed | |
dc.contributor.author | Janson, Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Leimeister, Jan Marco | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-12T06:56:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-12T06:56:58Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1387-3326 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://osnascholar.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/unios/71958 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Conversational agents (CAs) have come a long way from their first appearance in the 1960s to today's generative models. Continuous technological advancements such as statistical computing and large language models allow for an increasingly natural and effortless interaction, as well as domain-agnostic deployment opportunities. Ultimately, this evolution begs multiple questions: How have technical capabilities developed? How is the nature of work changed through humans' interaction with conversational agents? How has research framed dominant perceptions and depictions of such agents? And what is the path forward? To address these questions, we conducted a bibliometric study including over 5000 research articles on CAs. Based on a systematic analysis of keywords, topics, and author networks, we derive ``five waves of CA research'' that describe the past, present, and potential future of research on CAs. Our results highlight fundamental technical evolutions and theoretical paradigms in CA research. Therefore, we discuss the moderating role of big technologies, and novel technological advancements like OpenAI GPT or BLOOM NLU that mark the next frontier of CA research. We contribute to theory by laying out central research streams in CA research, and offer practical implications by highlighting the design and deployment opportunities of CAs. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre''; Swiss National Science Foundation [100013_192718]; Academy of Finland (Suomen Akatemia) Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering [350560]; Basic Research Fund (GFF) of the University of St. Gallen; The authors acknowledge partial funding of the following funding bodies: ``Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre'' within the project ``Universitaet Kassel digital: Universitaere Lehre neu gestalten'', Swiss National Science Foundation (project ID: 100013_192718), Academy of Finland (Suomen Akatemia) Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering for the project Towards precision education: Idiographic learning analytics (TOPEILA), Decision Number 350560, and the fifth author acknowledges personal funding from the Basic Research Fund (GFF) of the University of St. Gallen. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | SPRINGER | |
dc.relation.ispartof | INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRONTIERS | |
dc.subject | Bibliometric analysis | |
dc.subject | Chatbot | |
dc.subject | ChatGPT | |
dc.subject | Computer Science | |
dc.subject | Computer Science, Information Systems | |
dc.subject | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | |
dc.subject | Conversational agent | |
dc.subject | Generative artificial intelligence | |
dc.subject | Large language models | |
dc.subject | PERSPECTIVE | |
dc.subject | SCIENCE | |
dc.subject | SYSTEMS | |
dc.subject | Voice assistant | |
dc.title | Charting the Evolution and Future of Conversational Agents: A Research Agenda Along Five Waves and New Frontiers | |
dc.type | journal article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10796-023-10375-9 | |
dc.identifier.isi | ISI:000972807600001 | |
dc.contributor.orcid | http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-3109 | |
dc.contributor.orcid | http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-2894 | |
dc.contributor.orcid | http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3149-0340 | |
dc.contributor.researcherid | AAH-2520-2020 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1572-9419 | |
dc.publisher.place | VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS | |
dcterms.isPartOf.abbreviation | Inf. Syst. Front. | |
dcterms.oaStatus | hybrid, Green Accepted | |
local.import.remains | affiliations : University Osnabruck; University of St Gallen; Universitat Kassel; University of Eastern Finland | |
local.import.remains | earlyaccessdate : APR 2023 | |
local.import.remains | web-of-science-index : Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) | |
crisitem.author.dept | FB 09 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften | - |
crisitem.author.deptid | fb09 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0002-1887-3200 | - |
crisitem.author.parentorg | Universität Osnabrück | - |
crisitem.author.netid | ScSo816 | - |
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