Humanoid robots are perceived as an evolutionary threat
Zhengde Wei, Ying Chen, Jiecheng Ren, Piao Yi, Pengyu Zhang, Rujing Zha, Bensheng Qiu, Daren Zhang, Yanchao Bi, Shihui Han, Xiaochu Zhang
The paper investigates how humans perceive humanoid robots as evolutionary threats, finding amygdala activation and monocular advantage similar to responses to snakes.
bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience