Research Proves Your Roomba Has a Personality - Psychology Today

Not so much that these little vacuum robots have a personality but that humans can project a personality upon them. Then again, perhaps one does a disservice to these helpful bots by denying their true selves. Alison Escalante goes into a recent study concerning robot psychology and the breadth of human empathy. And just a little flashback, In Japan, A Buddhist Funeral Service for Robot Dogs is not unheard of according to James Burch. Funerals are only the tip of the iceberg, as James digs deeper into Japan's contemporary animism. While they may fondly remember their machines, Jared Cooney Horvath examines the question: Is Modern Media Destroying Our Memories? Perhaps what we have remains the same, but it's changing and possibly contributing to the phenomenon of the Mandela Effect and cryptomnesia? (CS)

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