Social modification using implementation of partial agency toward objects |
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Authors: | Hirotaka Osawa Seiji Yamada |
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Affiliation: | (1) Robotic Life Group, MIT Media Laboratory, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, USA;(2) Mobile Robot Laboratory and GVU Center, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA |
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Abstract: | This article considers what kind of partial agency can be implemented for objects to bring about better agencies for interacting
with humans. We humans have the ability to inform our fellows about our intentions, internal states, and requirements through
verbal means, gestures, attitudes, timings, and other representations. These representations help us to maintain our belief
that we are sufficient agents. Robots and virtual agents also mimic these representations; they act as if they have such an
agency. However, their agencies are sometimes too excessive compared to their task. This mismatch leads to a high cognitive
load being placed on users and consequently leads to breakdowns in interaction; it prevents human-agent interaction from being
a modality in certain applications. We have devised an agency with multiple selectable features. We believe that selectable
features promote good designs of virtual agents, robots, machinery, and home appliances according to their intended traits.
We categorized these agencies into several groups and discuss what elements lead to these features. The article also describes
a method of identifying these features in human behavior. |
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