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AnthroScore: A Computational Linguistic Measure of Anthropomorphism [PDF]

open access: yes
Anthropomorphism, or the attribution of human-like characteristics to non-human entities, has shaped conversations about the impacts and possibilities of technology. We present AnthroScore, an automatic metric of implicit anthropomorphism in language. We
Jurafsky, Dan   +3 more
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Brand Anthropomorphism

open access: yes
This chapter addresses brand anthropomorphism, in particular how sports mascots can be utilized on social media to increase emotional connectivity with fans and their affiliated teams.
Tamara L. Wandel
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The Coloniality of Data: Police Databases and the Rationalization of Surveillance from Colonial Vietnam to the Modern Carceral State

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the balance between functionality and aesthetics: an analytical framework and pragmatic consideration of the anthropomorphism of service robots

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
The phenomenon of anthropomorphism in service robots has gained significant traction across multiple service industries; however, there remains a lack of a robust theoretical framework that adequately elucidates the preference for anthropomorphic design.
Xin Xin, Wenchao Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Marketing features of derived intoxicating cannabinoid product brands on Instagram: A content analysis

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Use of derived intoxicating cannabinoid products (DICPs) has grown in the United States (US), as have associated poisonings, emergency department visits and psychotic episodes. Brand marketing on social media, a largely underregulated marketing channel, may be contributing to this growth.
Kathryn La Capria   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Potential for Anthropomorphism in Communicating Science: Inspiration from Japan

open access: yesCultures of Science, 2019
Anthropomorphism—the attribution of human characteristics to non-human animals or inanimate objects—is commonplace in many cultures around the world, but is particularly prominent and pervasive in Japan.
Matthew Wood
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Some culture is hiding in plain sight in research on child development

open access: yesBritish Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Child development is cultural in nature, yet a divide persists between a (cross‐)cultural developmental science niche alongside a seemingly a‐cultural mainstream. In particular, childhood research relying on convenience sampling in often Western, post‐industrial (i.e., WEIRD) societies rarely ventures into issues of culture and context ...
Roman Stengelin
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropomorphism Revisited

open access: yes, 2014
his experimental confirmation that bats use echo location in tracking insects and avoiding obstacles in the dark (Griffin, 1958/1974), later wrote widely defending the view that other animals are consciously aware and intelligent, like humans (Griffin ...
William Timberlake
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Anchors or relational risks? Educator and psychologist narratives of attachment in child–robot relationships

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background As AI‐enabled social robots become more common in schools, children may form strong emotional bonds with them despite robots not being caregivers and lacking the capacities for “true” attachment. Given limited understanding of potential risks and safeguards, professional perspectives are needed to inform responsible design and ...
Dimitris Pnevmatikos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of facial anthropomorphism design for improving multimedia learning outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesSmart Learning Environments
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to examine the effectiveness of facial anthropomorphism of learning material design in improving learning and other relevant outcomes.
Liu Kaifeng, Su Pengbo
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