EPISODE · Nov 7, 2019 · 4 MIN
If You Want a Robot to Learn Better, Be a Jerk to It
from Science, Spoken · host WIRED
In what will go down as one of the greatest robotics experiments ever, a few years back researchers in Japan let a robot loose in a mall and watched how kids reacted. Far from the sense of wonder you might expect from children, the mood soured into a sense of concern for the next generation, as the kids proceeded to kick and punch the robot and call it names. Call it unconstructive criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In what will go down as one of the greatest robotics experiments ever, a few years back researchers in Japan let a robot loose in a mall and watched how kids reacted. Far from the sense of wonder you might expect from children, the mood soured into a sense of concern for the next generation, as the kids proceeded to kick and punch the robot and call it names. Call it unconstructive criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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