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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 20, 2018
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Sometimes the ‘Bots Turn Out To Be Humans

That “lifelike” effect was easier to come by than some might think
Denyse O'Leary
August 20, 2018
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Companies sometimes pretend to be using AI or machine learning when they are actually using human employees for various reasons. One reason is that they have promised potential investors more high tech than they can deliver. Sometimes, as we learned recently at The Guardian, it gets a bit sticky... Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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August 17, 2018
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Social Factors
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Do children trust robots too much?

Maybe, but more study is needed, say researchers
Denyse O'Leary
August 17, 2018
Social Factors
Children could easily give in to peer pressure from other children to give an incorrect answer in place of a correct one. How much difference it makes that the pressure is supplied by a robot would surely depend on how the child is taught to see robots. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 23, 2018
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Robot Priests: And You Thought “Robotic Religion” Was Just a Pointed Criticism…?

You know, rote prayers, mindless gestures… Is that the way of the future for some?
Denyse O'Leary
July 23, 2018
Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Religion, Social Factors
How well robot priests adapt to a religious culture may depend in part on what the culture believes about the purpose of prayer. If what matters is chiefly the number of prayers iterated, the robot priest is an adaptation of the prayer wheel. Read More ›