#human-robot interactions

[riseuptimes]

In our focus on the digital, have we lost our sense of what being human means?

In our focus on the digital, have we lost our sense of what being human means?

We have a moral obligation to start talking about our future and the role of technology in it. We are more than just intelligence and data. Genevieve Bell  The Guardian  October 23, 2017  ‘I know we can still shape that world, and make it into a place which reflects our humanity, our cultures and our cares’ Photograph: Tegan OsborneThree decades ago I left Australia to study…

View On WordPress

[grinderbot]

"Dr. Julie Carpenter is a leading expert on robot-human relationships. She made headlines in early October when she released her groundbreaking new study on the emotional ties between military personnel and military robots. As a result of the study, which revealed that soldiers often name and even fall in love with their robots, and hold funerals for robots that have been destroyed, the public came face-to-face with a reality that had previously only been considered in the realm of science fiction. As autonomous systems proliferate in both the military and civilian spheres, Carpenter’s research will become extremely important; it will help us understand not only how we will have feelings for robots, but also the ethical, social and practical consequences of developing relationships with machines. Carpenter has inaugurated a complex and perhaps uncomfortable discussion about an issue which, bizarre as it may seem to us now, will eventually touch everyone who interacts with autonomous machines."