Monday, August 25, 2014

Study: Humans Are Happier When We Have Robot Overlords

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Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have discovered that humans prefer increased autonomy for robots.


And no, those researchers were not robots.



More robot control, MIT’s research shows, leads to greater efficiency and helps people understand their robot counterparts. More autonomy, however, doesn’t mean full control; humans are still delegating and scheduling robots' tasks, but through a “human-generated algorithm.”


Researchers were looking for ways to integrate robot workers into factory areas traditionally filled with humans without making them “feel devalued or resistant to the technology," according to the video below. Read more...


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