Socially impaired robots: human social disorders and robots' socio-emotional intelligence

Jonathan Vitale, Mary-Anne Williams, Benjamin Johnston

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Abstract

Social robots need intelligence in order to safely coexist and interact with humans. Robots without functional abilities in understanding others and unable to empathise might be a societal risk and they may lead to a society of socially impaired robots. In this work we provide a survey of three relevant human social disorders, namely autism, psychopathy and schizophrenia, as a means to gain a better understanding of social robots’ future capability requirements. We provide evidence supporting the idea that social robots will require a combination of emotional intelligence and social intelligence, namely socio-emotional intelligence. We argue that a robot with a simple socio-emotional process requires a simulation-driven model of intelligence. Finally, we provide some critical guidelines for designing future socio-emotional robots.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocial Robotics
Subtitle of host publication6th International Conference, ICSR 2014
EditorsMichael Beetz, Benjamin Johnston, Mary-Anne Williams
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer, Springer Nature
Pages350-359
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9783319119731
ISBN (Print)9783319119724
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Social Robotics (6th : 2014) - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 27 Oct 201429 Oct 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
PublisherSpringer
Volume8755
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

OtherInternational Conference on Social Robotics (6th : 2014)
Abbreviated titleICSR 2014
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period27/10/1429/10/14

Keywords

  • social robots
  • socio-emotional intelligence
  • empathy
  • theory of mind
  • simulation theory
  • autism
  • psychopathy
  • schizophrenia

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