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Slavery Shapes Robot Perceptions
- People's reactions to robots are shaped by historical and cultural ideas of slavery and servitude.
- This legacy influences how we empathize with and treat robots, often projecting human emotions onto machines.
Robots Evoke Ethical Feelings
- People instinctively assign ethical status to simple robot torsos with camera eyes.
- This shows how easily humans anthropomorphize machines, even non-functional ones.
Robot Slavery Affects Humans
- Treating robots as slaves impacts human psyche and acceptable behavior.
- The way we engage with robotic technology will affect our social norms and ethics.