Mindless Attractor: A False-Positive Resistant Intervention for Drawing Attention Using Auditory Perturbation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2101.08621v1
• Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:10:54 GMT
• Title: Mindless Attractor: A False-Positive Resistant Intervention for Drawing Attention Using Auditory Perturbation
• Authors: Riku Arakawa and Hiromu Yakura
• Abstract summary: In video-based learning, learners who are distracted from the video would not follow an alert asking them to pay attention. Inspired by the concept of Mindless Computing, we propose a novel intervention approach, Mindless Attractor. Specifically, it perturbs the voice in the video to direct their attention without consuming their conscious awareness.
• Score: 21.244813783249015
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Explicitly alerting users is not always an optimal intervention, especially when they are not motivated to obey. For example, in video-based learning, learners who are distracted from the video would not follow an alert asking them to pay attention. Inspired by the concept of Mindless Computing, we propose a novel intervention approach, Mindless Attractor, that leverages the nature of human speech communication to help learners refocus their attention without relying on their motivation. Specifically, it perturbs the voice in the video to direct their attention without consuming their conscious awareness. Our experiments not only confirmed the validity of the proposed approach but also emphasized its advantages in combination with a machine learning-based sensing module. Namely, it would not frustrate users even though the intervention is activated by false-positive detection of their attentive state. Our intervention approach can be a reliable way to induce behavioral change in human-AI symbiosis.

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