Resumen de Robots could help police interview children
A team at Mississippi State University is suggesting using robots to question children in investigations of child abuse. But not everyone is convinced. Cindy Bethel and Zachary Henkel at Mississippi State University say robots could reduce bias and lead to more reliable outcomes. Bethel and Henkel suggest that an interviewer could remotely control a robot that asks questions. That way, the interviewer can focus on asking the right questions, without worrying about their delivery. More advanced future robots might be able to conduct the whole conversation. Robots could also monitor a child in ways an interviewer can't, using sensors to record body movement to help see if they are upset or uncomfortable. And there is evidence that children will open up to a robot. In one study, children were as willing to share a secret with a robot as they were with a human interviewer. In another, children were more willing to share details about bullying with a robot.
