Children are susceptible to peer pressure from robots
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/15/17688120/social-influence-robots-ai-peer-pressure-children
“If your friends told you to jump off a bridge, would you?”
It’s a warning you probably heard in childhood, a hypothetical example of the dangers of groupthink. And it likely inspired more impulsive behavior than it prevented. But in the not-too-distant future, parents may have to update this little adage:
Children are susceptible to peer pressure from robots
Aug 15, 2018, 6:46pm UTC
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/15/17688120/social-influence-robots-ai-peer-pressure-children
> “If your friends told you to jump off a bridge, would you?”
> It’s a warning you probably heard in childhood, a hypothetical example of the dangers of groupthink. And it likely inspired more impulsive behavior than it prevented. But in the not-too-distant future, parents may have to update this little adage: