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15 Is Your Virtual Assistant a Tool or a Quasi-Person?
Society is moving from viewing robots as mere instruments to recognizing them as active agents in a shared network of humans and technology. This shift challenges our traditional notions of cognition and forces us to confront the reality of automated cultural production.We explore the complexities of social robotics and the "uncanny valley" problem that arises when human-machine similarity creates a sense of unease. The conversation covers how AI voice and virtual assistants are constructed along lines of culture and gender, and why the rise of generative AI demands urgent discussion…
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