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The Horstmann Experiment: It’s OK to Care about Robots

The Horstmann Experiment: It’s OK to Care about Robots

Earlier this year, Aike Horstmann and his team  had subjects interact with a robot and then turn it off. In some of the cases, the robot pleaded not to be shut off, and Horstmann observed that subjects had a much harder time deactivating a robot that was begging for...
What Happens when Machines Have Gentile Eyes

What Happens when Machines Have Gentile Eyes

Jaguar Land Rover is doing some important research on how to improve the way we work with autonomous vehicles. In factories, vehicles usually use flashing lights and beep to alert workers to their presence. It works to an extent, but we learn to ignore those cues very...