Humanoid Robots as Agents of Human Consciousness Expansion
Ben Goertzel, Julia Mossbridge, Eddie Monroe, David Hanson, Gino Yu
arXiv Preprint Archive September 22, 2017 via arXiv
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe Loving AI project develops software for humanoid robots to interact with people in loving and compassionate ways, aiming to promote self-understanding and self-transcendence. The project currently focuses on the Hanson Robotics robot Sophia, supplying it with personality, cognitive, linguistic, perceptual, and behavioral content for loving interactions. A small pilot study in September 2017 had Sophia leading human subjects through dialogues and exercises on meditation, visualization, and relaxation. The pilot was an apparent success, qualitatively demonstrating the viability of the approach and the ability of human-robot interaction to increase well-being and advance human consciousness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Pilot study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Human subjects |
| Intervention | Dialogues and exercises focused on meditation |
| Keywords | Cs.ai |
| Key finding | Qualitative results demonstrated the viability of the approach and the ability of human-robot interaction to increase well-being and advance human consciousness. |
Abstract
The "Loving AI" project involves developing software enabling humanoid robots to interact with people in loving and compassionate ways, and to promote people' self-understanding and self-transcendence. Currently the project centers on the Hanson Robotics robot "Sophia" -- specifically, on supplying Sophia with personality content and cognitive, linguistic, perceptual and behavioral content aimed at enabling loving interactions supportive of human self-transcendence. In September 2017 a small pilot study was conducted, involving the Sophia robot leading human subjects through dialogues and exercises focused on meditation, visualization and relaxation. The pilot was an apparent success, qualitatively demonstrating the viability of the approach and the ability of appropriate human-robot interaction to increase human well-being and advance human consciousness.