Talking to yourself has a bad reputation, but it doesnt always mean youre going mad.
They suspected that this would improve its interactions with humans.
They tested their theory by asking people to set a dinner table with therobotaccording to etiquette rules.
They found that the robot was better at solving dilemmas when it used self-dialogue.
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Pepper concluded that the user might be confused but followed their instruction:
Ehm, this situation upsets me.
I would never break the rules, but I cant upset him, so Im doing what he wants.
The researchers say this form of transparency could build our trust with robots.
They also believe it will help humans and droids collaborate and find solutions to dilemmas.
There might be one problem, however.
Pepper is gonna need a mute button.
you’ve got the option to read the research paper in the journaliScience.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
