Why female robots are seen as more human than their male counterparts
- Women are perceived as more human than men, overall and compared to non-human entities (animals and machines). - Female bots are endowed with more positive human qualities than male bots, and they are perceived as more human than male bots, compared to both animals and machines. - The inferred humanness of female bots increases perceived uniqueness of treatment from them in a health context, leading to more favorable attitudes toward AI solutions. We used several different measures of perceived humanness, compared to both animals and machines. For example, to measure blatant humanness of fe...
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