Anthropomorphism: What Science Fiction Can Tell Us About Yelling at Computers and Naming Roombas
Nathan Shedroff
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Posted 12.11.2012
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For less humanoid systems, people respond idiosyncratically. For example, some people name their Roomba vacuums and speak of them almost like a pet but others do not. So what aspects of a system might provide those triggers?
