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Who you gonna believe? This clearly incompetent robot, or your own lying eyes? This behavior has some frightening implications.
The 26 participants used in the experiment had no idea what it was about; they were just asked to follow a robot that had the words “Emergency Guide Robot” printed prominently on its side. The first thing the robot was supposed to do was lead them to a room where they would read an article and take part in a survey (all as a distraction from the real task).