The humanoid Sophia is a PR stunt, not a robot that will accompany you

ICT&health June 19, 2024
Artur Olesch

Recent developments in AI have allowed robots to gain new skills. But can they care for patients like humans do? At the re:publica 2024, we talked to Dr. Katharina Weitz, a psychologist and computer scientist researching Explainable and Human-Centered AI at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications in Berlin.

When people talk to ChatGPT, they do so like with humans, using “please.” Does this mean that we should start treating machines like humans?

We found in studies that humans trust explanations of an AI system more when these systems communicate in a natural, human-like way with us, for example, using text, voice, or a virtual representation. In addition, the more human-like an AI system appears, the more we assume it has...

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