“[m]ost people’s conception of what a robot is appears to be largely based on the way robots are depicted in fiction” + “robots in fiction are largely presented as independent, autonomous actors that have a ‘mind of their own’, with a humanoid or anthropomorphic appearance” (Harbers, Peeters, and Neerincx 2017, 20).
black box
“The conceptual metaphor ‘black box’ was originally…
Sociotechnical ensembles
“An AI system consists of a computational…
autonomy
Autonomy is an “intrinsically human term”: it is…
social loafing
“Contrary to conventional wisdom, having a human…
electronic brain metaphor
“The ‘electronic brain’ has proven to…
information processing
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