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What is Master-Slave

Chapter 61
Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
In general, the term master/slave refers to: (a). a model that describes a hierarchical relation between an expert (master) and a machine (slave) or an user (master) and a machine (slave), or (b). a model that describes a hierarchical relation between devices or processes (e.g., in computer networking). A master/slave relation is characterized by the unidirectional control of the master over the slave. In the last years discussions arose on the political correctness of the term. The County of Los Angeles sent an e-mail to its manufacturers, contractors and suppliers, asking them not to use the term in question (Eglash, 2007). But it is doubtful whether other terms such as boss-worker, mother-daughter, are more helpful to describe a hierarchical relation between an expert and a machine or two devices.
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Human-Robot Interaction
Jutta Weber (Technical University Carolo Wilhelmina of Brunswick, Germany)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-863-5.ch061
Abstract
Some people regard the personal mobile robot as a candidate for the next digital revolution as it might become a future ubiquitous tool and everyday partner of humans. This new “socio-emotional” robot is supposed to conduct dialogue, to develop social competencies and to support users in everyday life. In this chapter, I sketch out the epistemological, ontological and techno-material groundings of personal service robotics which is based on new models of human-machine interaction like caregiver-infant or pet-owner. I discuss the conversational paradigm in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) with its problematic concepts of “pre-given” social mechanisms, uninformed users as well as its new understanding of sociality as service.
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Chapter 61
Human-Robot Interaction
In general, the term master/slave refers to: (a). a model that describes a hierarchical relation between an expert (master) and a machine (slave) or an user (master) and a machine (slave), or (b). a model that describes a hierarchical relation between devices or processes (e.g., in computer networking). A master/slave relation is characterized by the unidirectional control of the master over the slave. In the last years discussions arose on the political correctness of the term. The County of Los Angeles sent an e-mail to its manufacturers, contractors and suppliers, asking them not to use the term in question (Eglash, 2007). But it is doubtful whether other terms such as boss-worker, mother-daughter, are more helpful to describe a hierarchical relation between an expert and a machine or two devices.
Published in Chapter: Human-Robot Interaction; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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