Informally it seems slowing down can be helpful to increase clarity esp. where there's background noisy speech that can interfere with a human's processing.
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Optimizing Pepper Voice Parameters in Noisy Environments
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@EmileAndHisBots A quick and dirty takeaway for you is to consider increasing Pepper's pitch in loud environments. Joyful style works, although if saying something negative you can consider using a Lombard voice with didactic (to slow down speed) and increasing pitch by +130.
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Rising Stars Win Best Demo Award at HRI 2023
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Congratulations to rising stars Paige Tuttösí and Emma Hughson for their Best Demo Award at #hri2023!
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Women in CS: Problem-Solving Motivation Research by Margolis
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At least for women in CS, there is some work by Margolis et al (circa 1999) on being motivated by problem solving as a means to an end.
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ChatGPT-Connected German Navel Robot Raises Creator Identity Questions
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A ChatGPT-connected Navel robot from Germany, alongside creator Claude Toussaint
— Dr. Angelica Lim @petitegeek.bsky.social (@petitegeek) 17 mars 2023
Me: What's your name?
Robot: My name is Navel
M: How old are you?
R: I'm 2 years old
M: Where are you from?
R: I'm from America
M: 🤔🤔Who made you?
R: My creator is Ken Goldberg
M: 🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/aAnSKVkYg3A ChatGPT-connected Navel robot from Germany, alongside creator Claude Toussaint Me: What's your name? Robot: My name is Navel
M: How old are you? R: I'm 2 years old
M: Where are you from?
R: I'm from America M: Who made you? R: My creator is Ken Goldberg M: -
Honesty versus Deception: Intent and AI Ethics Discussion
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So I'm not sure if deceptive is a good word to be in opposition to honest here, because that has implications of intent to mislead. Let's discuss more! Thanks for the thought-provoking paper!
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Social Signals Authenticity and Cultural Interpretation Across Human Societies
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And now a social gesture like the polite or affiliative smile. Genuine? It is meant to facilitate interactions and bonds among humans, not necessarily reflect an internal state. Similarly, some cultures place less importance on the inner feeling of social signals.
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Robot displays sad animation when battery low
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Now we make a robot that plays a sad or tired animation when it's batter is low. Also pretty clear and grounded in an internal state. Genuine.
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Robot Transparency and Genuine Communication in AI Systems
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Thanks for sharing and for your talk! One of the most intriguing factors in your worksheet, to me, is the genuineness idea. Let's say we have a robot providing clear notifications about it's battery state (blinking orange for low). Not a problem.
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Making Pepper Robot Heard in Nightclub Simulation
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@HRI_Conference the party continues down in Magasinet on Thursday morning from 9-10:30am! 🎉 Come find out how to make Pepper heard in a simulated nightclub 🎶 Hint: It's not about volume… #hri2023 feat. @EmmaHugh4 and Paige Tuttösí pic.twitter.com/gnYsa2wdsb
— Dr. Angelica Lim @petitegeek.bsky.social (@petitegeek) 15 mars 2023@HRI_Conference the party continues down in Magasinet on Thursday morning from 9-10:30am! Come find out how to make Pepper heard in a simulated nightclub Hint: It's not about volume… #hri2023 feat. @EmmaHugh4 and Paige Tuttösí