Respectful Things: Adding Social Intelligence to 'Smart' Devices
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| author | Van Kleek, Max Seymour, William Binns, Reuben Shadbolt, Nigel |
| author_facet | Van Kleek, Max Seymour, William Binns, Reuben Shadbolt, Nigel |
| contents | In this paper, we propose that the idea of devices respecting their end-users may serve as a strong design goal for highly personal and intimate smart devices. We ask what respect is, how it shapes interaction, and how good-faith simulation of respect might inform user-friendly smart device design. Respect is a natural and integral part of natural human relationships that is seen to shape work and personal relations. In a basic sense, this is the core purpose of smart things: we expect them to be ready and willing to help us. In this vein, we distil the characteristics of more complex respectful behaviours into 4 main types relevant to smart devices, drawing from philosophical analyses of the conceptual dimensions of respect: directive respect, obstacle respect, recognition respect, and care respect. We discuss the implications of each of these kinds of respect for the future of smart personal devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Respectful Things: Adding Social Intelligence to 'Smart' Devices Van Kleek, Max Seymour, William Binns, Reuben Shadbolt, Nigel Human-Computer Interaction In this paper, we propose that the idea of devices respecting their end-users may serve as a strong design goal for highly personal and intimate smart devices. We ask what respect is, how it shapes interaction, and how good-faith simulation of respect might inform user-friendly smart device design. Respect is a natural and integral part of natural human relationships that is seen to shape work and personal relations. In a basic sense, this is the core purpose of smart things: we expect them to be ready and willing to help us. In this vein, we distil the characteristics of more complex respectful behaviours into 4 main types relevant to smart devices, drawing from philosophical analyses of the conceptual dimensions of respect: directive respect, obstacle respect, recognition respect, and care respect. We discuss the implications of each of these kinds of respect for the future of smart personal devices. |
| title | Respectful Things: Adding Social Intelligence to 'Smart' Devices |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.02037 |