People Trust Emergency Guide Robots Too Much
Have you ever wondered what you would do in case of a natural disaster or emergency? As Georgia Tech suggests, people are more likely to follow a robot when in trouble. A new study suggests that “in a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an “Emergency Guide Robot” even after the machine had proven itself unreliable.”
In Emergencies, Should You Trust a Robot?
I guess the best approach here is to build robots that don’t break down easily.
