{"bundle_type":"pith_open_graph_bundle","bundle_version":"1.0","pith_number":"pith:2025:VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A","short_pith_number":"pith:VZMPDWXR","canonical_record":{"source":{"id":"2508.02376","kind":"arxiv","version":2},"metadata":{"license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","primary_cat":"cs.HC","submitted_at":"2025-08-04T13:04:29Z","cross_cats_sorted":[],"title_canon_sha256":"b90d78d9b0eb5e7c72c48a41db1185df8018c6f8c95c718a6960c8ca22f4cd0b","abstract_canon_sha256":"0ff417b8094cd878b3ca772c71827dd63bc32718617734b2975693b51736a903"},"schema_version":"1.0"},"canonical_sha256":"ae58f1daf101182c1262cf831a5afcf0035b0b5299f3117be47f702c0721ffeb","source":{"kind":"arxiv","id":"2508.02376","version":2},"source_aliases":[{"alias_kind":"arxiv","alias_value":"2508.02376","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"arxiv_version","alias_value":"2508.02376v2","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"doi","alias_value":"10.48550/arxiv.2508.02376","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"pith_short_12","alias_value":"VZMPDWXRAEMC","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"pith_short_16","alias_value":"VZMPDWXRAEMCYETC","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"pith_short_8","alias_value":"VZMPDWXR","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"}],"events":[{"event_type":"record_created","subject_pith_number":"pith:2025:VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A","target":"record","payload":{"canonical_record":{"source":{"id":"2508.02376","kind":"arxiv","version":2},"metadata":{"license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","primary_cat":"cs.HC","submitted_at":"2025-08-04T13:04:29Z","cross_cats_sorted":[],"title_canon_sha256":"b90d78d9b0eb5e7c72c48a41db1185df8018c6f8c95c718a6960c8ca22f4cd0b","abstract_canon_sha256":"0ff417b8094cd878b3ca772c71827dd63bc32718617734b2975693b51736a903"},"schema_version":"1.0"},"canonical_sha256":"ae58f1daf101182c1262cf831a5afcf0035b0b5299f3117be47f702c0721ffeb","receipt":{"kind":"pith_receipt","key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","algorithm":"ed25519","signed_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40.783699Z","signature_b64":"DOpGMDZ/x0Lkq9MuAzdW83oVFr3ZtJTOZUFQqcTmZSWLVTVvJs99Lz8EW0Ic4NMwdng6Vz1ybryhzXfgYpvOBw==","signed_message":"canonical_sha256_bytes","builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1","receipt_version":"0.3","canonical_sha256":"ae58f1daf101182c1262cf831a5afcf0035b0b5299f3117be47f702c0721ffeb","last_reissued_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40.783186Z","signature_status":"signed_v1","first_computed_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40.783186Z","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54"},"source_kind":"arxiv","source_id":"2508.02376","source_version":2,"attestation_state":"computed"},"signer":{"signer_id":"pith.science","signer_type":"pith_registry","key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54"},"created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z","supersedes":[],"prev_event":null,"signature":{"signature_status":"signed_v1","algorithm":"ed25519","key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54","signature_b64":"ZAZoI9D/F1ykmgAI7pH8x44DA6/9UwPuo1ExyPlF6ulppt+zJCDqUbvcOOnHXptC/5N4YG2+1YB/8Rx2Ea6gAw==","signed_message":"open_graph_event_sha256_bytes","signed_at":"2026-08-17T03:23:50.162577Z"},"content_sha256":"76c2a6fbec85bfadf3f741e21599729376669f5250cfc67935458306937a45f7","schema_version":"1.0","event_id":"sha256:76c2a6fbec85bfadf3f741e21599729376669f5250cfc67935458306937a45f7"},{"event_type":"graph_snapshot","subject_pith_number":"pith:2025:VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A","target":"graph","payload":{"graph_snapshot":{"paper":{"title":"Talking Surveys: How Photorealistic Embodied Conversational Agents Shape Response Quality, Engagement, and Satisfaction","license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"cs.HC","authors_text":"Eduard Kuric, Matus Krajcovic, Peter Demcak","submitted_at":"2025-08-04T13:04:29Z","abstract_excerpt":"Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are increasingly more realistic and capable of dynamic conversations. In online surveys, anthropomorphic agents could help address issues like careless responding and satisficing, which originate from the lack of personal engagement and perceived accountability. However, there is a lack of understanding of how ECAs in user experience research may affect participant engagement, satisfaction, and the quality of responses. As a proof of concept, we propose an instrument that enables the incorporation of conversations with a virtual avatar into surveys, using "},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"2508.02376","kind":"arxiv","version":2},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"integrity":{"clean":true,"summary":{"advisory":0,"critical":0,"by_detector":{},"informational":0},"endpoint":"/pith/2508.02376/integrity.json","findings":[],"available":true,"detectors_run":[],"snapshot_sha256":"c28c3603d3b5d939e8dc4c7e95fa8dfce3d595e45f758748cecf8e644a296938"},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"},"verdict_id":null},"signer":{"signer_id":"pith.science","signer_type":"pith_registry","key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54"},"created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z","supersedes":[],"prev_event":null,"signature":{"signature_status":"signed_v1","algorithm":"ed25519","key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54","signature_b64":"hTva7r21cGKnvw/F3Z9pwHVZ4vBHRsQiHruc0KRh5+emL9f+LXlkjHabUzTrng6I3GDXbTMmCVR/8Spdc61hDw==","signed_message":"open_graph_event_sha256_bytes","signed_at":"2026-08-17T03:23:50.163110Z"},"content_sha256":"f846f1bffc1f0f2eeacaca92f3a70ee1890432c2817fd3a28442d779ed6d6ffb","schema_version":"1.0","event_id":"sha256:f846f1bffc1f0f2eeacaca92f3a70ee1890432c2817fd3a28442d779ed6d6ffb"}],"timestamp_proofs":[],"mirror_hints":[{"mirror_type":"https","name":"Pith Resolver","base_url":"https://pith.science","bundle_url":"https://pith.science/pith/VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A/bundle.json","state_url":"https://pith.science/pith/VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A/state.json","well_known_bundle_url":"https://pith.science/.well-known/pith/VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A/bundle.json","status":"primary"}],"public_keys":[{"key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","algorithm":"ed25519","format":"raw","public_key_b64":"stVStoiQhXFxp4s2pdzPNoqVNBMojDU/fJ2db5S3CbM=","public_key_hex":"b2d552b68890857171a78b36a5dccf368a953413288c353f7c9d9d6f94b709b3","fingerprint_sha256_b32_first128bits":"RVFV5Z2OI2J3ZUO7ERDEBCYNKS","fingerprint_sha256_hex":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54","rotates_at":null,"url":"https://pith.science/pith-signing-key.json","notes":"Pith uses this Ed25519 key to sign canonical record SHA-256 digests. Verify with: ed25519_verify(public_key, message=canonical_sha256_bytes, signature=base64decode(signature_b64))."}],"merge_version":"pith-open-graph-merge-v1","built_at":"2026-08-17T03:23:50Z","links":{"resolver":"https://pith.science/pith/VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A","bundle":"https://pith.science/pith/VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A/bundle.json","state":"https://pith.science/pith/VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A/state.json","well_known_bundle":"https://pith.science/.well-known/pith/VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A/bundle.json"},"state":{"state_type":"pith_open_graph_state","state_version":"1.0","pith_number":"pith:2025:VZMPDWXRAEMCYETCZ6BRUWX46A","merge_version":"pith-open-graph-merge-v1","event_count":2,"valid_event_count":2,"invalid_event_count":0,"equivocation_count":0,"current":{"canonical_record":{"metadata":{"abstract_canon_sha256":"0ff417b8094cd878b3ca772c71827dd63bc32718617734b2975693b51736a903","cross_cats_sorted":[],"license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","primary_cat":"cs.HC","submitted_at":"2025-08-04T13:04:29Z","title_canon_sha256":"b90d78d9b0eb5e7c72c48a41db1185df8018c6f8c95c718a6960c8ca22f4cd0b"},"schema_version":"1.0","source":{"id":"2508.02376","kind":"arxiv","version":2}},"source_aliases":[{"alias_kind":"arxiv","alias_value":"2508.02376","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"arxiv_version","alias_value":"2508.02376v2","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"doi","alias_value":"10.48550/arxiv.2508.02376","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"pith_short_12","alias_value":"VZMPDWXRAEMC","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"pith_short_16","alias_value":"VZMPDWXRAEMCYETC","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"},{"alias_kind":"pith_short_8","alias_value":"VZMPDWXR","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z"}],"graph_snapshots":[{"event_id":"sha256:f846f1bffc1f0f2eeacaca92f3a70ee1890432c2817fd3a28442d779ed6d6ffb","target":"graph","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z","signer":{"key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54","signer_id":"pith.science","signer_type":"pith_registry"},"payload":{"graph_snapshot":{"author_claims":{"count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","strong_count":0},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1","claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"integrity":{"available":true,"clean":true,"detectors_run":[],"endpoint":"/pith/2508.02376/integrity.json","findings":[],"snapshot_sha256":"c28c3603d3b5d939e8dc4c7e95fa8dfce3d595e45f758748cecf8e644a296938","summary":{"advisory":0,"by_detector":{},"critical":0,"informational":0}},"paper":{"abstract_excerpt":"Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are increasingly more realistic and capable of dynamic conversations. In online surveys, anthropomorphic agents could help address issues like careless responding and satisficing, which originate from the lack of personal engagement and perceived accountability. However, there is a lack of understanding of how ECAs in user experience research may affect participant engagement, satisfaction, and the quality of responses. As a proof of concept, we propose an instrument that enables the incorporation of conversations with a virtual avatar into surveys, using ","authors_text":"Eduard Kuric, Matus Krajcovic, Peter Demcak","cross_cats":[],"headline":"","license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","primary_cat":"cs.HC","submitted_at":"2025-08-04T13:04:29Z","title":"Talking Surveys: How Photorealistic Embodied Conversational Agents Shape Response Quality, Engagement, and Satisfaction"},"references":{"count":0,"internal_anchors":0,"resolved_work":0,"sample":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"2508.02376","kind":"arxiv","version":2},"verdict":{"created_at":null,"id":null,"model_set":{},"one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"pith_extraction_headline":"","strongest_claim":"","weakest_assumption":""}},"verdict_id":null}}],"author_attestations":[],"timestamp_anchors":[],"storage_attestations":[],"citation_signatures":[],"replication_records":[],"corrections":[],"mirror_hints":[],"record_created":{"event_id":"sha256:76c2a6fbec85bfadf3f741e21599729376669f5250cfc67935458306937a45f7","target":"record","created_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40Z","signer":{"key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54","signer_id":"pith.science","signer_type":"pith_registry"},"payload":{"attestation_state":"computed","canonical_record":{"metadata":{"abstract_canon_sha256":"0ff417b8094cd878b3ca772c71827dd63bc32718617734b2975693b51736a903","cross_cats_sorted":[],"license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","primary_cat":"cs.HC","submitted_at":"2025-08-04T13:04:29Z","title_canon_sha256":"b90d78d9b0eb5e7c72c48a41db1185df8018c6f8c95c718a6960c8ca22f4cd0b"},"schema_version":"1.0","source":{"id":"2508.02376","kind":"arxiv","version":2}},"canonical_sha256":"ae58f1daf101182c1262cf831a5afcf0035b0b5299f3117be47f702c0721ffeb","receipt":{"algorithm":"ed25519","builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1","canonical_sha256":"ae58f1daf101182c1262cf831a5afcf0035b0b5299f3117be47f702c0721ffeb","first_computed_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40.783186Z","key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","kind":"pith_receipt","last_reissued_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40.783186Z","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54","receipt_version":"0.3","signature_b64":"DOpGMDZ/x0Lkq9MuAzdW83oVFr3ZtJTOZUFQqcTmZSWLVTVvJs99Lz8EW0Ic4NMwdng6Vz1ybryhzXfgYpvOBw==","signature_status":"signed_v1","signed_at":"2026-07-01T01:17:40.783699Z","signed_message":"canonical_sha256_bytes"},"source_id":"2508.02376","source_kind":"arxiv","source_version":2}}},"equivocations":[],"invalid_events":[],"applied_event_ids":["sha256:76c2a6fbec85bfadf3f741e21599729376669f5250cfc67935458306937a45f7","sha256:f846f1bffc1f0f2eeacaca92f3a70ee1890432c2817fd3a28442d779ed6d6ffb"],"state_sha256":"d26ce360837145b96c72c81ee5af534cf48215f482bd6f791cd9b9f419feb91b"},"bundle_signature":{"signature_status":"signed_v1","algorithm":"ed25519","key_id":"pith-v1-2026-05","public_key_fingerprint":"8d4b5ee74e4693bcd1df2446408b0d54","signature_b64":"HnTsYBvnJSScEpLhNAt5MvzjKoOfyNQVTtmRGlyOhXqnfwabsszA72L8fPI5VoWr+k2/6EC2EpYYC/toin0DBQ==","signed_message":"bundle_sha256_bytes","signed_at":"2026-08-17T03:23:50.168127Z","bundle_sha256":"891d556cfa30d12d52551d25cda3e0baac1a63998ee1b1f5426ab3a58d0fb8d6"}}