This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program grant to Lehigh University, awarded on October 1, 2023 for $159,332.00, aims to develop a conversational AI system to guide adolescents on using social media to stand up against cyberbullying in a safe and effective manner. The project will first conduct empirical studies to identify successful strategies for collaborative upstanding, where teens encourage each other to confront bullies online. The team will then create a set of AI conversational agents to implement these strategies and undergo an iterative design and evaluation process. The final conversational AI system will be deployed and tested with over 800,000 teens and educators on a social media testdrive platform. This project seeks to leverage the latest AI technologies, including ChatGPT-3 and AI chaining, to cultivate prosocial bystander behaviors and combat the growing issue of cyberbullying among youth.
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