<Articles>The Hollowing Influence of Robot Popularization on Humanity

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  • <論文>ロボットの普及に伴う人間性の空洞化への影響

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Today’s social expectations of robots are remarkable, however some people are afraid of communicating with them. This is because they do not have warmth, which is often referred to as “humanity.” They can act like human beings, but they are not human beings. In Japan, “humanity” is expressed by words such as “loss,” “doubt,” and “form.” Positive attitudes are shown by the words “form” or “growth;” negative attitudes are shown by the words “lack” or “loss.” Such phrases suggest that the meaning of “humanity” is not a natural process but constructed through education or external factors. Especially, it is urgently necessary for children to be educated in “humanity”. In societies where the use of robots has spread, one external factor involves robot communication. We must consider the possible hollowing influence of robot popularization on children’s “humanity.” Children may behave as if there is “humanity,” but they do not understand the real meaning of “humanity.” I express this “hollowing of humanity” in terms of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) media. Within this concept, “media” refers to the person who communicates with another person. “2D media” refers to characters appearing in media formats such as books or movies. “3D media” refers to something that possesses knowledge, can think, and can respond. Thus, the “hollowing of humanity” occurs during communication with robots, stemming from the mixed media combination of “2D” and “3D” media. This paper proposes a solution for this problem.

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  • 国際日本研究

    国際日本研究 8 173-193, 2016-03

    Master's and Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

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