Abstract
This work tested whether attributions of emotional experience vary with the perceived functionality of robots. When robots were described in terms of their social value, participants assigned greater levels of emotional experience compared to when robots merely seemed to fulfil economic needs. However, increased perceptions of experience elicited more uncomfortable feelings in observers, apparently tapping into the uncanny valley. Implications for the use of social robots and human responses to feeling machines are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Annual Convention of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB 2017) |
| Editors | Joanna Bryson, Marina De Vos, Julian Padget |
| Publisher | The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) |
| Pages | 282-283 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510855366 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2017 Annual Convention of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB 2017): "Society with AI" - University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Apr 2017 → 21 Apr 2017 http://aisb2017.cs.bath.ac.uk/ |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of AISB Annual Convention |
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Conference
| Conference | 2017 Annual Convention of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB 2017) |
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| Place | United Kingdom |
| City | Bath |
| Period | 19/04/17 → 21/04/17 |
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