After the hype: what can AI really do for human-robot interaction?

About this episode

The episode discusses the realistic capabilities of AI in enhancing human-robot interaction, moving beyond the current hype.

Artificial Intelligence promise to improve many aspects of our lives. The current hype, in particular around Large Language Model, raises the questions what of these bold visions of the future is science and what is fiction. AI is not new in HRI. For many decades researchers used it to enable robots to better interact with humans. In this episode I talked with Julie Adams and David Kaber about what AI can really do for HRI. Transcript The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript . ISSN 2703-4054 Important Links: Opening RoboFab: World’s First Factory for Humanoid Robots In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud Large language models for human–robot interaction: A review

People in this episode

Host: Christoph Bartneck

Guests: Julie Adams, David Kaber

Topics covered

• Artificial Intelligence
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Large Language Models
• Technology
• Science

Keywords

• AI
• human-robot interaction
• Large Language Models
• technology
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Model, RoboFab, Tesla

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