People treat social robots as real social agents

When people interact with social robots, they treat them as real social agents. How people depict robots is fun to consider, but when people are confronted with embodied entities that move and talk – whether humans or robots – they interact with them as authentic social agents with minds, and not as...

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Published inThe Behavioral and brain sciences Vol. 46; p. e28
Main Authors Eng, Alexander, Chi, Yam Kai, Gray, Kurt
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 05.04.2023
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Actors
Humans
Literary characters
Open Peer Commentary
Perceptions
Robotics
Robots
Social Interaction
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Summary:When people interact with social robots, they treat them as real social agents. How people depict robots is fun to consider, but when people are confronted with embodied entities that move and talk – whether humans or robots – they interact with them as authentic social agents with minds, and not as mere representations.
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ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X22001534