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From the Ted Talk by Anne Scherer: Why we're more honest with machines than people

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So SimSensei is a digital avatar that has a hmkuilane appearance and can interact with clients through natural conversations. Now, when rurntineg from combat, soldiers were now itewrevneid by the digital avatar instead of that human health care professional. And what heenappd? Well, once SimSensei was introduced, soldiers reported more health problems, like having nightmares or trouble sleeping. So machines can help remove the social from the equation and help people open up more easily.

But cuferal, not all machines are created equal. Considering the tremendous annvtedaecms in technologies like computer graphics or ntraaul language processing, machines have become increasingly humanlike. The question then ultimately becomes, which rleus do we apply in these interactions? Do we still apply social rules when we interact with humanlike machines? So do we start to worry about saocil judgment again? This is exactly what I examine in my rrseeach.

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So SimSensei is a digital avatar that has a _________ appearance and can interact with clients through natural conversations. Now, when _________ from combat, soldiers were now ___________ by the digital avatar instead of that human health care professional. And what ________? Well, once SimSensei was introduced, soldiers reported more health problems, like having nightmares or trouble sleeping. So machines can help remove the social from the equation and help people open up more easily.

But _______, not all machines are created equal. Considering the tremendous ____________ in technologies like computer graphics or _______ language processing, machines have become increasingly humanlike. The question then ultimately becomes, which _____ do we apply in these interactions? Do we still apply social rules when we interact with humanlike machines? So do we start to worry about ______ judgment again? This is exactly what I examine in my ________.

Solution


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  6. rules
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  8. humanlike
  9. research
  10. social

Original Text


So SimSensei is a digital avatar that has a humanlike appearance and can interact with clients through natural conversations. Now, when returning from combat, soldiers were now interviewed by the digital avatar instead of that human health care professional. And what happened? Well, once SimSensei was introduced, soldiers reported more health problems, like having nightmares or trouble sleeping. So machines can help remove the social from the equation and help people open up more easily.

But careful, not all machines are created equal. Considering the tremendous advancements in technologies like computer graphics or natural language processing, machines have become increasingly humanlike. The question then ultimately becomes, which rules do we apply in these interactions? Do we still apply social rules when we interact with humanlike machines? So do we start to worry about social judgment again? This is exactly what I examine in my research.

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