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Clear Speaking about Machines: People are Exploring Mars, Not Robots
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@MISC{Clancey_clearspeaking,
author = {William J. Clancey},
title = {Clear Speaking about Machines: People are Exploring Mars, Not Robots},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The primary responsibility of all scientists is to ensure the integrity of their work. For cognitive and social scientists, this means first and foremost preserving clarity about what we know about people, and not allowing descriptions of technology to demean or obscure the reality of how people think, behave, and live. Without this clarity, engineering requirements analyses, tool design, and evaluations of people will be confused. A sharp, uncompromising understanding about the nature of people is essential if we are to design and fit new technologies that are appropriate and successful for NASA’s mission operations. Introduction: How scientists talk about robots Scientists, in conversing with the public, as well as each other, often use anthropomorphic terms that are not appropriate for today’s machines. For example, the initial
