Worlds first Arabic speaking robot named after the famous polymath Avicenna Created at the Interactive Robots and Media Lab of the United Arab Emirates University Like several other robots ID: 616599
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The IBN SINA Robot World's first Arabic speaking robot, named after the famous polymath Avicenna. Created at the Interactive Robots and Media Lab of the United Arab Emirates University.
Like several other robots,
Ibn
Sina
seeks to interact with people, perhaps even at an “emotional” level. (Affective computing)Slide2
Kismet MITBut what if these emotions are not universal? What if emotions are not “discrete”? What if emotion is heavily influenced by culture?Slide3
THE UNIVERSAL FACIAL EXPRESSION VIEW HAS BEEN DOMINANT FOR FIFTY YEARSSAD, ANGER, FEAR, DISGUST, HAPPY, CONTEMPT AND OTHERS ARE EVOLUTIONARILY DICTATED ADAPTIVE SURVIVAL MECHANISMSDarwin
TompkinsEkmanIzardSlide4
BUT THERE ARE DISSIDENTSJames Russell
Marieke DeMoii
Rachel Jack
THERE ARE NO DISCRETE EMOTIONS, THERE ARE EMOTIONAL PATTERNS AND THE PATTERNING IS DIFFERENT AMONG CULTURES. E.G. Slide5
BOTH CAMPS AGREE THERE ARE AT LEAST SOME DIFFERENCES; ALMOST 100 YEARS OF CROSS –CULTURAL RESEARCH ON FACIAL EXPRESSIONS HAS TURNED UP SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES. WHICH ARE MORE IMPORTANT?? Slide6
PAUL EKMAN THINKS UNIVERSAL Experiment: Screening Passengers By Observation Technique (SPOT) at U.S. airports. Based on Universal Theory. Not one terrorist caught, lots of congressional criticism. Universal Theory looks to be premature for influencing technology. Slide7
SOME COMPANIES THINK IT IS THE DIFFERENCES THAT ARE MORE IMPORTANTThis company tells us how to get along in China.
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Walmart Had To Leave Germany Because of Smiling Clerks! Should they have paid more attention to differences rather than universals?Slide9
EMOTION IN VARIOUS CULTURESWe Need To Explore The Number and Patterns of Emotional Displays in Various Cultures Even If There are Universals. It is important for Marketing, Cross-Cultural Communication, Catching Terrorists, and Programming Robots!Slide10
Affective neuroscience and other emotion research should soon settle the issue of which is more important: universals or differences, and then we will all understand each other!