Bertram Malle's guest appearances

Bertram Malle

Machine Ethics Podcast

Behavioral Grooves Podcast

Recalculating Life

Annie Duke

Whitney Johnson

Jon Levy

Nir Eyal

Elizabeth Gilbert

AJ Jacobs

Calum Chace

Kwame Christian

Rory Sutherland

John Danaher

Matt Johnson

Paul Bloom

Michele Gelfand

Liz Fosslien

Steve Martin

OwlTail

Bertram Malle, PhD teaches social cognitive science and social psychology at Brown University, he’s the author of dozens of articles and has focused his recent work on how humans feel about robots, and researches how the etiquette and facial abilities of robots impact how we perceive them. His research indicates that the more human-looking a robot is – especially in its “face” – the more humans are likely to attribute emotions or moral codes to them. Bertram’s work reminds us that the context we experience robots in influences the relationships we build. Maybe more importantly, Bertram reminded us that robots must be designed to exist in very specific contexts. The appearance and communication abilities of a robot that checks us into a doctor’s office needs to be very different from the robots we use to assist us with making an airline reservation. While that may be intuitive on one level, it highlights the remarkable complexity required in the design and manufacturing of these robots. Each one needs to be built for a specific purpose – there is no one-size-fits-all with robots. Bertram reminded us that it’s difficult to imagine that robots will ever reach the complexity and flexibility of their human counterparts. We also parsed out the differences between hope and optimism. This topic was particularly important to because we’re too often conflating the two. Hope, Bertram explained, is something we have when we lack confidence or influence in the outcome. And optimism exists where we might have some degree of influence over the outcome. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Bertram Malle.   © 2021 Behavioral Grooves  LinksBertram Malle, PhD email:  bfmalle@brown.edu Social Cognitive Science Research Lab (Brown University): http://research.clps.brown.edu/SocCogSci/index.html Bertram Malle, “Theory of Mind”: https://nobaproject.com/modules/theory-of-mind Bertram Malle &amp; Patty Bruininks “Distinguishing Hope from Optimism and Related Affective States”: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226421327_Distinguishing_Hope_from_Optimism_and_Related_Affective_States Bertram Malle Selected Publications: http://research.clps.brown.edu/SocCogSci/Publications/publications.html ABOT: http://www.abotdatabase.info/ MIT Lab on Automated Vehicles: https://www.media.mit.edu/research/?filter=everything&amp;tag=autonomous-vehicles “Her” film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(film) “Ex Machina” film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film) TAY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot) Isaac Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Jóhann Jóhannsson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hann_J%C3%B3hannsson Hildur Guðnadóttir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildur_Gu%C3%B0nad%C3%B3ttir Fritz Heider, PhD &amp; Marianne Simmel, PhD, “An experimental study of apparent behavior”: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1945-01435-001 Common Biases and Heuristics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XHpBr0VFcaT8wIUpr-9zMIb79dFMgOVFRxIZRybiftI/edit?usp=sharing Minnesota Timberwolves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves  Musical LinksRadiohead “Hail to the Thief”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdwaUtW_D4 Esbjörn Svensson Trio “Seven Days of Falling”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KXq6RJ0PA Bill Dixon “Motorcycle ‘66”: https://youtu.be/ZcO8zfp-FLg Tyshawn Sorey “Unfiltered”: https://tyshawn-sorey.bandcamp.com/album/unfiltered Sigur Ros “Brennisteinn”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc6zXSdYXm8 Hildur Gu∂nadottir “Unveiled”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzaxVFc9oIs Anders Hillborg “Violin Concerto No. 1”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJ7rhQDjsE Daniel Lanois with the Venetian Snares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9u93SDxNsk Daniel Lanois with Parachute Club: https://www.discogs.com/The-Parachute-Club-Rise-Up/release/1209691 The Bad Plus “Never Stop II”: https://thebadplus.bandcamp.com/album/never-stop-ii Iceland Symphony Orchestra, “Recurrence”: https://nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2017/02/16/playlist-9/ David Chesky, “Jazz in the new harmonic”: https://chesky.com/products/jazz-in-the-new-harmonic-david-chesky-download Kings of Leon, “Sex on Fire”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0HhrwIwp0 “Annihilation” soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9eidResq9g “Tenet” soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVMkvCTT_yg

Bertram Malle, PhD teaches social cognitive science and social psychology at Brown University, he’s the author of dozens of articles and has focused his recent work on how humans feel about robots, and researches how the etiquette and facial abilities of robots impact how we perceive them. His research indicates that the more human-looking a robot is – especially in its “face” – the more humans are likely to attribute emotions or moral codes to them. Bertram’s work reminds us that the context we experience robots in influences the relationships we build. Maybe more importantly, Bertram reminded us that robots must be designed to exist in very specific contexts. The appearance and communication abilities of a robot that checks us into a doctor’s office needs to be very different from the robots we use to assist us with making an airline reservation. While that may be intuitive on one level, it highlights the remarkable complexity required in the design and manufacturing of these robots. Each one needs to be built for a specific purpose – there is no one-size-fits-all with robots. Bertram reminded us that it’s difficult to imagine that robots will ever reach the complexity and flexibility of their human counterparts. We also parsed out the differences between hope and optimism. This topic was particularly important to because we’re too often conflating the two. Hope, Bertram explained, is something we have when we lack confidence or influence in the outcome. And optimism exists where we might have some degree of influence over the outcome. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Bertram Malle. © 2021 Behavioral Grooves  Links Bertram Malle, PhD email:  <a href="mailto:bfmalle@brown.edu">bfmalle@brown.edu</a> Social Cognitive Science Research Lab (Brown University): <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__research.clps.brown.edu_SocCogSci_index.html&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=DdseIkMEIB6Y9R9nYurTN9i_ruNfodryPoceNJ7scHI&amp;m=g-hR7nUkVt7yiwWKPeh6SCABPVJZ5Kza-J6yR9w8Mkk&amp;s=Q4-jRdy4PtNdPr3pMSM1Zk2u88ay5_va6HItnrK9XuM&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://research.clps.brown.edu/SocCogSci/index.html</a> Bertram Malle, “Theory of Mind”: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nobaproject.com_modules_theory-2Dof-2Dmind&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=DdseIkMEIB6Y9R9nYurTN9i_ruNfodryPoceNJ7scHI&amp;m=g-hR7nUkVt7yiwWKPeh6SCABPVJZ5Kza-J6yR9w8Mkk&amp;s=fHbuwA7L7KlnxsgX-QlDj0kQcOzZ-CGqRUcxQHE8_nE&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nobaproject.com/modules/theory-of-mind</a> Bertram Malle &amp; Patty Bruininks “Distinguishing Hope from Optimism and Related Affective States”: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226421327_Distinguishing_Hope_from_Optimism_and_Related_Affective_States" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226421327_Distinguishing_Hope_from_Optimism_and_Related_Affective_States</a> Bertram Malle Selected Publications: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__research.clps.brown.edu_SocCogSci_Publications_publications.html&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=DdseIkMEIB6Y9R9nYurTN9i_ruNfodryPoceNJ7scHI&amp;m=g-hR7nUkVt7yiwWKPeh6SCABPVJZ5Kza-J6yR9w8Mkk&amp;s=q5r0D0VbVjc4izLrCJalarQeuPs74fuAuGtqUYTcz8Q&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://research.clps.brown.edu/SocCogSci/Publications/publications.html</a> ABOT: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.abotdatabase.info_&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=DdseIkMEIB6Y9R9nYurTN9i_ruNfodryPoceNJ7scHI&amp;m=8Fbw4X-apQS8GEVKdcBgzNOusVDeJpWj9d4dR7tZoMw&amp;s=cRpfJMwqqxuioaBqAF1WGOUTEVL8fAR6rxs9XHV-HVw&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.abotdatabase.info/</a> MIT Lab on Automated Vehicles: <a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/research/?filter=everything&amp;tag=autonomous-vehicles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.media.mit.edu/research/?filter=everything&amp;tag=autonomous-vehicles</a> “Her” film: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(film)</a> “Ex Machina” film: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film)</a> TAY: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot)</a> Isaac Asimov: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov</a> Jóhann Jóhannsson: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hann_J%C3%B3hannsson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hann_J%C3%B3hannsson</a> Hildur Guðnadóttir: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildur_Gu%C3%B0nad%C3%B3ttir" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildur_Gu%C3%B0nad%C3%B3ttir</a> Fritz Heider, PhD &amp; Marianne Simmel, PhD, “An experimental study of apparent behavior”: <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1945-01435-001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1945-01435-001</a> Common Biases and Heuristics: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XHpBr0VFcaT8wIUpr-9zMIb79dFMgOVFRxIZRybiftI/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XHpBr0VFcaT8wIUpr-9zMIb79dFMgOVFRxIZRybiftI/edit?usp=sharing</a> Minnesota Timberwolves: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves</a>  Musical Links Radiohead “Hail to the Thief”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdwaUtW_D4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdwaUtW_D4</a> Esbjörn Svensson Trio “Seven Days of Falling”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KXq6RJ0PA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KXq6RJ0PA</a> Bill Dixon “Motorcycle ‘66”: <a href="https://youtu.be/ZcO8zfp-FLg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ZcO8zfp-FLg</a> Tyshawn Sorey “Unfiltered”: <a href="https://tyshawn-sorey.bandcamp.com/album/unfiltered" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tyshawn-sorey.bandcamp.com/album/unfiltered</a> Sigur Ros “Brennisteinn”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc6zXSdYXm8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc6zXSdYXm8</a> Hildur Gu∂nadottir “Unveiled”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzaxVFc9oIs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzaxVFc9oIs</a> Anders Hillborg “Violin Concerto No. 1”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJ7rhQDjsE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJ7rhQDjsE</a> Daniel Lanois with the Venetian Snares: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9u93SDxNsk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9u93SDxNsk</a> Daniel Lanois with Parachute Club: <a href="https://www.discogs.com/The-Parachute-Club-Rise-Up/release/1209691" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.discogs.com/The-Parachute-Club-Rise-Up/release/1209691</a> The Bad Plus “Never Stop II”: <a href="https://thebadplus.bandcamp.com/album/never-stop-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thebadplus.bandcamp.com/album/never-stop-ii</a> Iceland Symphony Orchestra, “Recurrence”: <a href="https://nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2017/02/16/playlist-9/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2017/02/16/playlist-9/</a> David Chesky, “Jazz in the new harmonic”: <a href="https://chesky.com/products/jazz-in-the-new-harmonic-david-chesky-download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chesky.com/products/jazz-in-the-new-harmonic-david-chesky-download</a> Kings of Leon, “Sex on Fire”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0HhrwIwp0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0HhrwIwp0</a> “Annihilation” soundtrack: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9eidResq9g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9eidResq9g</a> “Tenet” soundtrack: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVMkvCTT_yg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVMkvCTT_yg</a>

Why We Need Robots with Kind Faces with Bertram Malle

This month we're talking to the gracious Bertram Malle about social robots, whether people react differently to robots in different context, how can we build trust and destroy it, explainable AI, what is a moral robot, possible futures, and much more...

37. Social robots with Bertram Malle