Human-Android Interaction in the Near and Distant Future

Authors: Roese, Neal J.¹; Amir, Eyal²

Source: Perspectives on Psychological Science, Volume 4, Number 4, July 2009 , pp. 429-434(6)

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Abstract:

In this article, a psychologist and an artificial-intelligence (AI) researcher speculate on the future of social interaction between humans and androids (robots designed to look and act exactly like people). We review the trajectory of currently developing robotics technologies and assess the level of android sophistication likely to be achieved in 50 years time. On the basis of psychological research, we consider obstacles to creating an android indistinguishable from humans. Finally, we discuss the implications of human-android social interaction from the standpoint of current psychological and AI research and speculate on the novel psychological issues likely to arise from such interaction. The science of psychology will face a remarkable new set of challenges in grappling with human-android interaction.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01150.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2: Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Publication date: 2009-07-01