“He Is Just Like Me”: A Study of the Long-Term Use of Smart Speakers by Parents and Children
summary
Eighteen families contribute about 40,000 commands logged over an average of 58 weeks, showing adults stick to music and smart‑home control while children favor knowledge questions, testing intelligence and emotional talk. Children, especially children aged 5–7, often personify the device and explore commands parents never introduced, and parental help fixes speech issues but not exploration. Findings spur concrete designs: a learning partner mode, conversation agents that track food and enforce household rules, and richer follow‑up/context support; parents worry about dependency and changing conversational habits.
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