Citations of Potential Sources
Enactive Systems and Enactive Media: Embodied Human-Machine Coupling beyond Interfaces. – by Kaipainen M, Ravaja N, Takala T, et al. – An enactive system is a computer interface that “conceives the underlying technology as continuous, ubiquitous and ‘intelligent’ accompaniment to the human actor, or a direct extension of the user’s perceptual and cognitive apparatus involved in participation in the system-living and acting with the system instead of just using it.” From their research, already machines have developed with the capability of interpreting people’s thoughts and are able to adapt/change in accordance to the user’s mind. Then it may certainly be possible then to create an android that can interpret and adapt to situations just like what humans can do – it directly relates to how machines can “become” humans. This can be like a support or an example that I can use to set up the stage for a possible future where the fine boundary between what it means to be a human and a machine is blurred. Hence, it will allow me to discuss what possible consequencies that will have on society, leading to the examples I may use (Crash of 2008 Stock Market, Hatsune Miku)
ARE WE EXTERNALIZING OURSELVES OUT OF EXISTENCE?: A SPECULATION ON THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND. – by Eugene Marlow. A dark prophecy of what the future of mankind will be as machines become more and more capable of replacing the functions of humans. They can be my counter argument because I want to take a more positive spin on this topic of what human-machines can do to/for us.
Extending the Technology Acceptance Model to assess automation. – by Ghazizadeh, Mahtab, John Lee, and Linda Boyle. A rather neutral approach identifying the user’s acceptance to Technology using AAM (Automaton Acceptance Model) – helps to understand the reasons why we accept the use of machines.
Blurring the love lines: The legal implications of intimacy with machines. – by Russell, Anna C.B. When I read the abstract for this article… my reaction was “LOL! OMG. Sex with machines? xD” In any case, I find this article extremely amusing and revelant to my topic. It basically says, forget the argument of whether machines are human or not. It will be possible for machines to acquire/be programmed with human qualities. And if we have sex with them, what should the legal consequences be? She accepts that while it is not technologically possible yet to create “humanoids” but “if a self-aware, super-intelligent, thinking, feeling humanoid is developed, the legal system will be hard pressed to distinguish this creature legally from human actors on grounds not stemming from a religious or moral prejudice.”
Hatsune Miku: The world’s fakest pop star – CBS News. – Not sure if I can use this as a source but as you can see in article, the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku is called “fake” because it (she) is not human. The commentors scorn the article for its worthlessness and almost stupidity of the writer because he did not understand a thing about Hatsune Miku, Japan or how the people thinks. I think it gives a clear sense on how much Hatsune Miku is accepted as a software icon with a “soul” that is human.
LOOKING EAST / Turquoise-haired idol rules the world – by Takamasa Sakurai. An article featuring Hatsune Miku, who is famous “as the world’s most popular virtual idol.” It gives the idea that it should be accepted and not be shunned that future vocalists will be virtual idols – a program.
Android science – by Hornyak, Tim. The future of human-like robots: androids. In 2005, Hiroshi Ishiguro introduced to the world a robot with human looks, Repliee Q1expo – a robot whose looks are based on Ayako Fujii. The uncanny human resemblance of the robot is essential to Ishiguro’s question on what it means to be human. He views rather positively about future interactions between humans and robots, believing that a proper and good appearance of a robot is essential to forming good relationships between humans and robots. It does appear so – what if robots does acquire human looks, applied with the enactive system, gesture reactions, and voice recognition? A replica of a human being that is machine is born. What then can deny it of being “human?”
