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Algorithmic machines: From binary communication designs to human-robot interactions
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Algorithms and Communication
Abstract This article discusses aspects of future research in communication sciences related to a popular and omnipresent artefact of algorithmic machines, social robots. Social robots are defined in this article as physical entities or machines, which may resemble a human being or animal and are able to rep... view more
This article discusses aspects of future research in communication sciences related to a popular and omnipresent artefact of algorithmic machines, social robots. Social robots are defined in this article as physical entities or machines, which may resemble a human being or animal and are able to replicate certain human or life-like movements and functions. Experts predict that robots, just like AI, will replace a significant number of jobs in the near future, including non-industrial jobs such as robots working in offices or the service industry alongside human ‘co-workers’ (Brookfield Institute, 2016; Ford, 2015; Gunkel, 2018). Likewise, we may find more robots in our private lives, for example, replacing human care workers (Ishiguro, 2018; McGinn et al., 2020). Overall, the field of robotics, and particularly social robots, offers a broad range of research opportunities and exigencies for communication scientists. The aim of this conceptual paper is to provide a framework for the discussion of algorithms, social robots and communication sciences.... view less
Keywords
algorithm; communication sciences; robot; artificial intelligence; industrial worker; caregiving
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of the Science of Communication
Technology Assessment
Free Keywords
Human-robot interactions; Social robots; Algorithmic machines; Industrial Labor; Care workers
Collection Title
Algorithms and Communication
Editor
Taddicken, Monika; Schumann, Christina
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
p. 95-133
Series
Digital Communication Research, 9
ISSN
2198-7610
ISBN
978-3-945681-09-1
Status
Primary Publication; reviewed