Needy Robots - Designing Requests for Help Using Insights from Social Psychology

Budde, Vanessa; Backhaus, Nils; Rosen, Patricia H.; Wischniewski, Sascha

doi:10.1109/arso.2018.8625724

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“…with the device. For this specific purpose, robots are programmed so as to: appear in need of support -encouraging teamwork (Budde et al 2018); seem fallible and clumsy -eliciting empathy and protective instincts (Lammer et al 2011); utter reassuring phrases that reveal emotional participation -conveying trust and familiarity (Natale 2020); emulate the human need to reflect before acting -giving the idea of having a personality and an intentionality, thus covering technical inefficiencies. Moreover, in rescue or care contexts, deception is considered crucial for the robot to be able to deal with anxious or not fully conscious individuals, and to appear better able to cope with contingencies (Shim and Arkin 2015).…”

Section: The Centrality Of Deception In Hrimentioning

confidence: 99%

Reconsidering Deception in Social Robotics: The Role of Human Vulnerability (Student Abstract)

Carli

Najjar

2023

AAAI

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The literature on deception in human-robot interaction (henceforth HRI) could be divided between: (i) those who consider it essential to maximise users' end utility and robotic performance; (ii) those who consider it unethical, because it is potentially dangerous for individuals' psychological integrity. However, it has now been proven that humans are naturally prone to anthropomorphism and emotional attachment to inanimate objects. Consequently, despite ethical concerns, the argument for the total elimination of deception could reveal to be a pointless exercise. Rather, it is suggested here to conceive deception in HRI as a dynamic to be modulated and graded, in order to both promote innovation and protect fundamental human rights. To this end, the concept of vulnerability could serve as an objective balancing criterion.

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Section: The Centrality Of Deception In Hrimentioning

confidence: 99%