{"id":19797,"date":"2025-03-11T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=19797"},"modified":"2025-03-11T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:31:49","slug":"ai-model-predicts-enjoyment-and-fluidity-of-zoom-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/ai-model-predicts-enjoyment-and-fluidity-of-zoom-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Model Predicts Enjoyment and Fluidity of Zoom Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A new study by NYU scientists reveals an AI model that can predict the fluidity and enjoyment of videoconferences by analyzing conversational turn-taking and facial actions. This breakthrough could dramatically improve virtual meetings, making them more efficient and enjoyable.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, videoconference platforms like Zoom and MS Teams have become integral parts of our work and social lives. Despite their advantages, these platforms often suffer from moments that feel awkward or unproductive. Now, a team of scientists from New York University is offering a high-tech solution to make virtual meetings more enjoyable and efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of assessing human behavior during videoconferences. This includes monitoring conversational turn-taking and facial expressions to predict if these interactions are smooth and enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur machine learning model reveals the intricate dynamics of high-level social interaction by decoding subtle patterns within basic audio and video signals from videoconferences,\u201d lead author Andrew Chang, a postdoctoral fellow at NYU\u2019s Department of Psychology, said in a new release. \u201cThis breakthrough represents an important step toward dynamically enhancing videoconference experiences by showing how to avoid conversational derailments before they occur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create this machine-learning marvel, over 100 hours of Zoom recordings were analyzed. The model took note of voice, facial expressions and body movements to identify disruptive elements that made conversations less fluid or enjoyable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, the model found that \u201cawkward silences\u201d were more detrimental to meeting quality than overlapping conversations, suggesting that energetic debates are more favorable than periods of silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To validate the model, more than 300 human judges reviewed the same videoconference footage, rating how fluid and enjoyable they found the exchanges. Their assessments closely aligned with the AI predictions, confirming the model\u2019s reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVideoconferencing is now a prominent feature in our lives, so understanding and addressing its negative moments is vital for not only fostering better interpersonal communication and connection but also for improving meeting efficiency and employee job satisfaction,&#8221; added senior author Dustin Freeman, a visiting scholar in NYU\u2019s Department of Psychology. &#8220;By predicting moments of conversational breakdown, this work can pave the way for videoconferencing systems to mitigate these breakdowns and smooth the flow of conversations by either implicitly manipulating signal delays to accommodate or explicitly providing cues to users, which we are currently experimenting with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team\u2019s research, <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/10889480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) proceedings, showcases a significant advancement in the field of virtual communication, with potential applications that could extend beyond videoconferences to various forms of remote communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper was co-authored by Viswadruth Akkaraju and Ray McFadden Cogliano, both graduate students at NYU\u2019s Tandon School of Engineering at the time, as well as David Poeppel, a professor of psychology at NYU and the Max Planck Society in Munich, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/about\/news-publications\/news\/2025\/march\/can-ai-tell-us-if-those-zoom-calls-are-flowing-smoothly--new-stu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York University<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, videoconference platforms like Zoom and MS Teams have become integral parts of our work and social lives. 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