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Anthropomorphism
When and why we treat machines as if they have minds. The psychology of seeing human qualities in artificial agents.
3 research papers
The Mind in the Machine: Anthropomorphism Increases Trust in an Autonomous Vehicle
Demonstrates that anthropomorphizing autonomous vehicles โ giving them names, voices, and described intentions โ increases trust and willingness to rely on them. This suggests that...
Machines and Mindlessness: Social Responses to Computers
A foundational paper demonstrating that humans apply social rules and expectations to computers, even when they know the machines are not human. People are polite to computers, app...
On Seeing Human: A Three-Factor Theory of Anthropomorphism
Proposes a comprehensive theory explaining when and why people anthropomorphize. Three factors drive the tendency: elicited agent knowledge (using human schemas as defaults), effec...