Honest machines? A cross-disciplinary perspective on trustworthy technology for children

Autor(en)

Stefanie Hoehl, Brigitte Krenn, Markus Vincze

Abstrakt

Humans increasingly interact with social robots and artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital assistants in their daily lives. These machines are usually designed to evoke attributions of social agency and trustworthiness in the human user. Growing research on human-machine-interactions (HMI) shows that young children are highly susceptible to design features suggesting human-like social agency and experience. Older children and adults, in contrast, are less likely to over attribute agency and experience to machines. At the same time, they tend to over-trust machines as informants more than younger children. Based on these findings, we argue that research directly comparing the effects of HMI design features on different age groups, including infants and young children is urgently needed. We call for evidence-based evaluation of HMI design and for consideration of the specific needs and susceptibilities of children when interacting with social robots and AI-based technology.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Psychologie der Entwicklung und Bildung, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft

Externe Organisation(en)

Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Artificial Intelligence (OFAI) , Technische Universität Wien

Journal

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

Band

2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3389/fdpys.2024.1308881

Publikationsdatum

2024

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501005 Entwicklungspsychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Psychiatry and Mental health, Psychology (miscellaneous), Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/210eb7e2-968a-49b4-9cf6-8899a733c41b