资料：Demystifyinghowsocialandhuman-likerobotsworkisvitalsothatwecanunderstandandshapehowtheywillaffectourfuture,DrHaticeGuneswilltelltheHayFestivalnextweek.(1) Fearmongeringandmyth-makingabouthuman-likeandsocialrobotsisstoppingusfromengagingwiththetechnologybehindthemandhavinganinputintohowthey—andwe—evolve,saysHaticeGunes,AssociateProfessoratUniversityofCambridge'sComputerLaboratory.(2) DrGuneswillbespeakingaboutherresearchattheHayFestivalon1stJuneandsaysweneedtomovebeyondsensationalistportrayalsofhuman-likerobot.HerHaytalkwillcentreonhumanrobotinteraction[HRI]andhowitcanbeusedforourbenefit,forinstance,forhelpingchildrenwithautismlearnhowtoreadexpressionsandtostimulatethesensesofelderlypeopleincare.(3) DrGuneswilloutlinehowHRIworks.Shesaysithastobebelievableinordertobeeffective.Thatmeansrobots’appearanceisveryimportant.Thisiswhathasdriventhedevelopmentofhumanoidrobotswitharmsandaspectsofahumanfacewhichcanbehaveinahuman-likeway,forinstance,movingtheirarms,legsandeyes.However,moreimportantthanappearanceistheirbehaviourandemotionalexpressivity.DrGunesreferstothewaywerelatetoDisney’sanimatedcharacters.“Peoplebelieveinthembecausetheycanportrayemotion,”shesays.(4) Toachieveexpressivityrequiresanunderstandingofhowhumanemotionsareportrayedandtriggered.Scientistshavebeenworkingonartificialemotionalintelligencewhichenablesnewtechnologysuchasembodiedagentsandrobotstobothexpressanddetectemotions,understandingnon-verbalcues.DrGunescitestheworkofCharlesDarwinonthevisualnatureofemotionsandhowtheycanbemappedtovariouschangesinfacialexpressions.(5) Herresearchinvestigateshowhumanoidscanbeprogrammednotonlytoextractandrespondtofacialcluestoemotions,butalsotounderstandthecontextinwhichthoseemotionsareexpressed.Thatmeanstheywillbeabletoofferaresponsethatissensitivetospecificcontexts.(6) Willrobotseverbeabletohaveemotionsthemselvesthough?DrGunessaysthereisnoreasonwhynotandquestionswhatemotionsare.Theprocessofworkingwithrobotsonartificialemotionalintelligenceunpicksthenatureofouremotions,showingthemtobealayeringofdifferentgoals,experiencesandstimuli.(7) Anotherareawhichscientistsarelookingatintheirquesttoimprovehumanoids’believabilityispersonality.DrGuneshasdonealotofworkonpersonalityintelepresencerobotics,robotscontrolledremotelybyahuman—akindof3Davatar.Thesecanbeusedinmanyways,forinstance,bymedicalstafftoofferremotehomecare.Themedicalpersoncanbebasedanywhereandoperatetherobotthroughavirtualheadset.DrGunesisinterestedinhowpeoplereacttotheteleoperator(thehumancontrollingtherobotremotely)whoispresentinrobotform.Onceagain,boththerobot’sphysicalappearanceandbehaviourareimportantandresearchshowsthattheirpersonalityneedstobetaskdependent.(8) DrGunessaysthereremainsomebigchallengesforscientistsworkingonHRI,includinghowtoprocessandcombineallthedifferentdatatheyaregathering,howtomodifytheirappearanceandbehaviourdynamically,andhowtokeeptheirpowergoing24/7.Themajorchallenges,however,aretodowithbreakingdownsomeofthemythsandfearspeoplehaveabouthumanoids.(9) Partofthisisbecausetheydon’tunderstandthebenefitshumanoidrobotscanbringandwhy,forinstance,theyneedtotakeonahumanformandunderstandemotions.Shesayshumanoidscanbepositiveintermsofincreasingtrustandengagementamongcertaingroups,suchastheelderly;thathumanstendstoanthropomorphisetechnologyinanyevent;andthatrobotscanbeprogrammedtobelimitedtopositiveemotionsthatpromotealtruism.(10) “Peopletendtoloveorhaterobots,buttheydon’treallyknowalotabou
A.It is important for robots to learn about the context so as to understand human emotions. B.Whether humanoids will have human emotions themselves still remains unclear. C.It is a stigma for robots to have different layers of human emotions. D.The nature of human emotions will hinder the development of humanoids.正确答案A
