Communicative AI In (Inter-)Action : Investigating Human-Machine Encounters Outside the Laboratory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muhle, Florian, author.

Contributor:

Bock, Indra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This anthology investigates the development and challenges of communicative artificial intelligence (AI) as it transitions from laboratory settings to real-world applications. Edited by Florian Muhle and Indra Bock, the work explores the use of social robots, embodied agents, and smart speakers in various domains such as households, museums, and care facilities. The book examines the historical evolution of communicative AI, its theoretical foundations, and the social and technical impacts of human-machine interactions. It highlights the role of AI in fostering natural and intuitive communication, emphasizing its potential to serve as human-like interaction partners. Contributions from multiple disciplines address topics like elderly care, virtual user interfaces, and the sociological implications of AI. Targeting researchers, scholars, and professionals in the fields of communication studies, sociology, and AI, this book provides critical insights into the integration of AI within contemporary society. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Communicative AI in (Inter‑)Action: An Introduction

1. From Information Processing to Communicative AI

2. The Historical Development of Communicative AI

3. From the Laboratory and into “the Wild”

4. Approach and Structure of the Book

Bibliography

Part I: Social Robots in (Inter‐)Action

Programming Engagement: Shaping Human‐Robot‐Public Interaction in a Smart City Robot Competition

1. Introduction

2. Research Design and Methodology: A Situational Analysis of Human‐Robot‐Public Engagement

3. Smart Cities and Robot Competitions

4. Institutionalizing European Robot Competitions

5. Three Modes of Human‐Robot‐Public Engagement

5.1 Embracing Engagement

5.2 Bypassing Engagement

5.3 Pre‐figuring Engagement

6. Discussion: Shaping Social Orders in the Smart City

6.1 Conviviality

6.2 Control

6.3 Care

7. Conclusion

Towards Placing Service Robots in Elderly Care Facilities

2. Ethnography and Field Trials in HRI

3. Case Studies

3.1 Study 1

3.2 Study 2 Generated by AI.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

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ISBN:

9783839475010

3839475015

OCLC:

1490382881