KTLA Covers ICT Research Suggesting People Reveal More to Virtual Humans

Published: July 19, 2014
Category: News

CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV featured research by the USC Institute for Creative Technologies about the use of virtual humans used in diagnosing post-traumatic stress. The study found that people are more comfortable divulging sensitive personal history to a computer than to a person due to a fear of judgment. The story noted that the research was funded in part by the U.S. Army.