“Robots can be good for social interaction,” says Howard, who also defended robots’ comedic talent, provided they are programmed for that. “If you ever go to an amusement park, there are animatronics that tell really good jokes. They could be very helpful in elde...
Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes to boot. In two new studies, these were common biases human participants held toward robots. The studies were originally intended to test forgenderbias, that is, if people thought a robot believed to be female may be less ...