Perception of Experience Influences Altruism and Perception of Agency Influences Trust in Human-Machine Interactions (Extended Abstract)

Abstract

It has been argued that human social and economic interactions depend on the perception of mind of the interacting partner. Minds are perceived along two dimensions: experience, i.e., the ability to feel, and agency, i.e., the ability to act and take responsibility for one’s actions. Here, we pair participants with bots in a dictator game (to measure altruism) and a trust game (to measure trust) while varying the bots’ perceived experience and agency. Here, we pair participants with bots in a dictator game (to measure altruism) and a trust game (to measure trust) while varying the bots' perceived experience and agency. Results demonstrate that the perception of experience influences altruism, while the perception of agency influences trust.