Vulnerable robots positively shape human conversational dynamics in a human-robot team.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Margaret L TraegerNicholas A Christakis

Abstract

Social robots are becoming increasingly influential in shaping the behavior of humans with whom they interact. Here, we examine how the actions of a social robot can influence human-to-human communication, and not just robot-human communication, using groups of three humans and one robot playing 30 rounds of a collaborative game (n = 51 groups). We find that people in groups with a robot making vulnerable statements converse substantially more with each other, distribute their conversation somewhat more equally, and perceive their groups more positively compared to control groups with a robot that either makes neutral statements or no statements at the end of each round. Shifts in robot speech have the power not only to affect how people interact with robots, but also how people interact with each other, offering the prospect for modifying social interactions via the introduction of artificial agents into hybrid systems of humans and machines.

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Mar 21, 2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Iyad RahwanJean-François Bonnefon
Aug 22, 2020·IScience·Hirokazu Shirado, Nicholas A Christakis
Sep 15, 2020·Technology in Society·Henrik Skaug Sætra
Mar 9, 2021·Applied Bionics and Biomechanics·Chapa SirithungeD P Chandima
Mar 31, 2021·Behavior Research Methods·Abdullah AlmaatouqMark E Whiting
Nov 2, 2020·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Jean-François Bonnefon, Iyad Rahwan
Apr 29, 2021·Human Factors·Erin K Chiou, John D Lee
May 8, 2021··Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Andrea Stevenson Won

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