| Title | Humans Show Racial Bias Towards Robots of Different Colors: Study | |
| Date | Saturday July 21 2018, @10:46AM | |
| Author | mrpg | |
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| from the obviously dept. | ||
Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd
The majority of robots are white. Do a Google image search for "robot" and see for yourself: The whiteness is overwhelming. There are some understandable reasons for this; for example, when we asked several different companies why their social home robots were white, the answer was simply because white most conveniently fits in with other home decor.
But a new study suggests that the color white can also be a social cue that results in a perception of race, especially if it's presented in an anthropomorphic context, such as being the color of the outer shell of a humanoid robot. In addition, the same issue applies to robots that are black in color, according to the study. The findings suggest that people perceive robots with anthropomorphic features to have race, and as a result, the same race-related prejudices that humans experience extend to robots.
Source: Humans Show Racial Bias Towards Robots of Different Colors: Study
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