'Our current machines are nowhere near sentient, yet the ethical quandaries around them are already starting to grow urgent.'
shows that when turning to a machine for help, people prefer to hear a female voice, but they’ll sometimes lash out at “her” if the request is denied. They prefer a male voice when it comes to authoritative statements.
Lanteigne explains why she thinks it’s likely that humans will come to prefer relationships with robots: [This will lead to] the inconsiderate and unempathetic treatment of human beings precisely because they are too human, too complex and unpredictable in comparison to the tailored-to-our-every-desire social robot.
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