Robots that Talk and Listen: Technology and Social ImpactJudith Markowitz Robots That Talk and Listen provides a forward-looking examination of speech and language in robots from technical, functional, and social perspectives. Contributors address cultural foundations as well as the linguistic skills and technologies that robots need to function effectively in real-world settings. Among the most difficult and complex is the ability to understand and use language. Speech-enabled automata are already serving as interactive toys, teacher’s aides, and research assistants. These robots will soon be joined by personal companions, industrial co-workers, and military support automata. The social impact of these and other robots extends well beyond the specific tasks they perform. Contributors tackle the most knotty of those issues, notably acceptance of advanced, speech-enabled robots and developing ethical and moral controls for robots. Topics in this book include: • Language and Beyond: The True Meaning of “Speech Enabled” |
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... individuals " digital natives " because they are “ native speakers ' of the digital language of computers , video games and the Internet " ( Prensky 2001 : 1 ) . These digital natives come from the generations that will live in a world ...
... individual killers are extremely diverse . Like the androids in R.U.R. , a small band of android " replicants ... individuals . To accomplish that goal the android uses its beauty and persuasiveness to wreak havoc on the entire ...
... individual members of the Borg hive are little more than drones , they do not speak . Instead , an audio message is transmitted directly from the hive into the minds of its prey . The Borg , itself , has two kinds of voices . One sounds ...
... individuals . Bemelmans ( 2012 ) reviewed 41 publications reporting on 17 studies on the therapeutic use of PARO and robots like it in long - term healthcare . He found that " Most studies reported positive effects of companion - type ...
... individuals is the robots. Other fictional robots love humans but often this ends unhappily for the robot. Finn, an android in Clarke's (2013) novel The Mad Scientist's Daughter, loves the young woman it has helped raise but she is ...
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Robots That Talk and Listen: Technology and Social Impact Judith Markowitz No preview available - 2015 |
Robots that Talk and Listen: Technology and Social Impact Judith A. Markowitz No preview available - 2014 |