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Robots with Quantum Minds: From the Psychology of Fiction to the Physical Roots of Biology

Version 1 : Received: 2 December 2022 / Approved: 7 December 2022 / Online: 7 December 2022 (03:01:34 CET)

How to cite: Hoorn, J.F. Robots with Quantum Minds: From the Psychology of Fiction to the Physical Roots of Biology. Preprints 2022, 2022120114. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0114.v1 Hoorn, J.F. Robots with Quantum Minds: From the Psychology of Fiction to the Physical Roots of Biology. Preprints 2022, 2022120114. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0114.v1

Abstract

In this discussion paper, I give an account for non-experts of, arguably, quantum dynamics in the brain, underlying the modeling of affective behavior of humanoid robots in the making. Outreach to the larger audience inevitably leads to abbreviations and simplifications; nonetheless, I try to offer the backgrounds of why it is important to study the virtual aspects of ‘people’ we meet online, what dimensions play a role in assessing such creatures, what humanities, psychology, communication, and computer science provide to help us understand how we become attached to non-existent others. As its capstone for the time being, an approach derived from physics is discussed for a robot to handle emotional ambiguity and vagueness of its user. Two computational models, Silicon and Quantum Coppélia, are discussed for their potential and limitations in explaining human affective behavior while dealing with mediated characters.

Keywords

fictional characters; quantum computing; human affective behavior

Subject

Computer Science and Mathematics, Robotics

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