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Populism in Robots

Populism in Robots

Emma Yann Zhang
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799846796|ISBN10: 1799846792|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799881193|EISBN13: 9781799846802
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4679-6.ch008
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Zhang, Emma Yann. "Populism in Robots." Analyzing Current and Future Global Trends in Populism, edited by Adrian David Cheok, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 183-199. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4679-6.ch008

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Zhang, E. Y. (2022). Populism in Robots. In A. Cheok (Ed.), Analyzing Current and Future Global Trends in Populism (pp. 183-199). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4679-6.ch008

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Zhang, Emma Yann. "Populism in Robots." In Analyzing Current and Future Global Trends in Populism, edited by Adrian David Cheok, 183-199. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4679-6.ch008

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Abstract

Populism has rarely been discussed in the context of robotics. This chapter will explore how intimate relationships, such as love and sex, between human and robots, will bring populism to the populist masses. Intimacy between humans and robots was first raised and discussed by David Levy in his book titled Love and Sex with Robotics published in 2007. As a result, the subject of human-robot romantic and intimate relationships rapidly developed into an academic research discipline in its own right. Since then, researchers have come up with many implementations of robot companions like sex robots, emotional robots, humanoid robots, and artificial intelligent systems that can simulate human emotions. This chapter presents a summary of significant activity in this field during the recent years, predicts how the field is likely to develop, and its ethical and legal background. They also discuss their research in physical devices for human-robot love and sex communication.

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