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MINDXR 2027

Psychological Risks in the Convergence of Extended Reality and AI

Full-day workshop at ACM IUI 2027
8 February 2027 · Helsinki, Finland · In person

About the workshop

AI is moving from screens into headsets, smart glasses, embodied conversational agents and multimodal interfaces. Their convergence creates new psychological risks involving identity, attachment, reality perception, autonomy and human agency Jacucci, G., Bellucci, A., Lugrin, J.-L., et al. (2026). The Convergence of Extended Reality and AI and Its Psychological Risks. Manuscript submitted for publication..

Existing work already documents safety practices and risky behaviour in Social VR, including blocking Chen, Q., et al. (2025). Investigating the Use and Perception of Blocking Feature in Social Virtual Reality Spaces. Proc. ACM Human-Computer Interaction. and alcohol-related social activity Chen, Q., Bellucci, A., et al. (2024). “I’d rather drink in VRChat”: Understanding Drinking in Social Virtual Reality. CHI 2024.. Complementary studies show that virtual bodies affect identity and privacy Lin, J., and Latoschik, M. E. (2022). Digital body, identity and privacy in social virtual reality: A systematic review. Frontiers in Virtual Reality. and can intensify emotional responses Gall, D., et al. (2021). Embodiment in Virtual Reality Intensifies Emotional Responses to Virtual Stimuli. Frontiers in Psychology.. Research on embodiment in sensitive harassment scenarios Ventura, S., et al. (2022). Predictors of the Sense of Embodiment of a Female Victim of Sexual Harassment through 360-Degree Video-Based VR. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. and conversational AI in mental-health care Danieli, M., et al. (2021). A Conversational Artificial Intelligence Agent for a Mental Health Care App. JMIR Formative Research.Danieli, M., et al. (2022). Assessing the Impact of Conversational Artificial Intelligence in the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety in Aging Adults. JMIR Mental Health. further demonstrates why psychologically informed design, evaluation and oversight are needed as AI and XR become more closely integrated.

MINDXR brings together researchers in intelligent user interfaces, XR, psychology and responsible AI to examine these issues, compare evidence and methods, and develop priorities for research, design and governance.

Topics of interest

Call for Papers

We invite empirical, theoretical, design-oriented and position papers related to the workshop topics. Submissions will undergo double-blind peer review.

Author and publication guidelines

Accepted papers are planned for inclusion in the joint IUI 2027 workshop proceedings, subject to the conference’s final publication arrangements. Final papers will follow the applicable CEUR-WS requirements, including the CC BY 4.0 licence.

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Important dates

DateMilestone
31 August 2026First call for papers
28 September 2026Second call for papers
26 October 2026Final call for papers
9 November 2026Paper submission deadline
7 December 2026Author notifications
21 December 2026Camera-ready papers due
8 February 2027MINDXR workshop

Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE), unless stated otherwise.

Provisional program

The detailed timetable and speakers will be announced after paper acceptance.

  1. Opening keynote: clinical psychology and immersive AI technology
  2. Evidence and mechanisms: attachment, dissociation, reality-blending and multimodal manipulation
  3. Design and mitigation: methods, design patterns and governance
  4. Breakout groups: taxonomy of psychological risks and candidate guidelines
  5. Panel discussion: personalization, dependency, immersion and dissociation
  6. Closing synthesis: research priorities and design guidance

Program committee

Additional members will be announced.

Organizers