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Mind and Body: : dimensions of mind perception across agent types in human-agent interaction

Haresamudram, Kashyap LU (2024) 16th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR + AI 2024
Abstract
The paper details a study that investigated dimensions of mind perception in social agents across various agent types. Factor analysis on 18 mental capacities was conducted across 12 characters, which included 9 social agents - 3 chatbots, 3 voice assistant speakers, and 3 robots. Two factors were identified that roughly aligned with task-oriented and affective-reflective cognitive processes. Based on the factor structure, the factor scores were computed and the different agent types were compared using Kruskal-Wallis tests. The results showed that mind perception differed significantly between biological characters and agents, but did not differ significantly between any of the agent types or embodiments.
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Social Robotics : ICSR + AI 2024, Odense, Denmark, October 23–26, 2024, Proceedings - ICSR + AI 2024, Odense, Denmark, October 23–26, 2024, Proceedings
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16th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR + AI 2024
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Odense, Denmark
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2024-10-23 - 2024-10-26
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English
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  abstract     = {{The paper details a study that investigated dimensions of mind perception in social agents across various agent types. Factor analysis on 18 mental capacities was conducted across 12 characters, which included 9 social agents - 3 chatbots, 3 voice assistant speakers, and 3 robots. Two factors were identified that roughly aligned with task-oriented and affective-reflective cognitive processes. Based on the factor structure, the factor scores were computed and the different agent types were compared using Kruskal-Wallis tests. The results showed that mind perception differed significantly between biological characters and agents, but did not differ significantly between any of the agent types or embodiments.}},
  author       = {{Haresamudram, Kashyap}},
  booktitle    = {{Social Robotics : ICSR + AI 2024, Odense, Denmark, October 23–26, 2024, Proceedings}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{Mind and Body: : dimensions of mind perception across agent types in human-agent interaction}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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