{"id":70,"date":"2008-08-13T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2008-08-13T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/?p=70"},"modified":"2009-07-10T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T20:39:57","slug":"why-we-attribute-human-qualities-to-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/topics\/neuroscience\/why-we-attribute-human-qualities-to-machines\/70\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Why We Attribute Human Qualities to Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"captionRight\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2008\/08\/286_news_machinesthink.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68\" title=\"Can machines think?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2008\/08\/286_news_machinesthink.jpg\" alt=\"Can machines think?\" width=\"286\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>It feels natural to attribute human-like properties to machines &#8212; think of encouraging and then cursing a computer that seems determined to lose your files. Now researchers observe that the more &#8220;human&#8221; a robot seems, the more active are the brain regions that think about the intentions and desires of others &#8212; even if that other is a machine.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2008\/07\/080708200658.htm\" target=\"_blank\">full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It feels natural to attribute human-like properties to machines &#8212; think of encouraging and then cursing a computer that seems determined to lose your files. 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