Extending Legal Protection to Social Robots: The Effects of Anthropomorphism, Empathy, and Violent Behavior Towards Robotic Objects

By K. Darling. 2012

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Anthropomorphism in AI (2020, background): “…are designed with anthropomorphic features in the hopes that this will facilitate understanding of the relevant technology, promote its acceptance, increase its effectiveness (Darling 2012, 2017; Zlotowski et al. 2015), and users’ apparent competence when interacting with them (Epley et al. 2007).”
Using Large Language Models to Simulate Multiple Humans and Replicate Human Subject Studies (2022, background): “As discussed in prior literature (Darling, 2016), creating unpleasant simulations may harm authors and readers.”
Talking to Bots: Symbiotic Agency and the Case of Tay (2016, background): “People project various intentions and emotions onto bots and other emerging technologies and ascribe agency to them to explain their behaviors (Darling, 2014).”