When Pinocchio becomes a real boy: Capability and felicity in AI and interactive depictions

Clark and Fischer analyze social robots as interactive depictions, presenting characters that people can interact with in social settings. Unlike other types of depictions, the props for social robot depictions depend on emerging interactive technologies. This raises questions about how such depicti...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2023-04, Vol.46, p.e25-e25, Article e25
Main Author: Carroll, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Childrens novels
Design
Humans
Male
Open Peer Commentary
Robotics
Robots
School principals
Social Interaction
Technology
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Summary:Clark and Fischer analyze social robots as interactive depictions, presenting characters that people can interact with in social settings. Unlike other types of depictions, the props for social robot depictions depend on emerging interactive technologies. This raises questions about how such depictions depict: They conflate character and prop in ways that delight, confuse, mistreat, and may become ordinary human–technology interactions.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X22001479