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<p>Dear <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">EMCA/AI network members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Just a reminder about tomorrow�s seminar,
<b>Friday, May 24, 12.30-14.00 CET</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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(11.30-13.00 London, 13.30-15 Helsinki, 6.30-8.00 EST).</span><span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Damien and Mathias
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">have prepared <b>
<span style="color:#212121">a discussion session</span></b><span style="color:#212121">
</span>on <b><span style="color:black">divergent assumptions as to what "interaction" is in "human-machine interaction"</span>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>>> As a
<i>preparation</i> we invite you to reflect beforehand on assumptions about "human-machine interaction� that you would like to discuss: bring your favorite HRI/HCI/design paper, a commercial robot�s technical documentation that describes what a �human-robot
interaction� is or should be, design documents, quotes from industry professionals, ethnographic observations, etc.
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<p><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom Link: <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/69884330110">https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/69884330110</a></span></u></span><span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the session we will<span style="color:black"> discuss assumptions in HRI/HCI about "interactions" involving robots or artificial agents. What do we (EMCA researchers,
non-EMCA-oriented HRI researchers, engineers, designers, tech companies' employees, etc.) respectively index when we formulate phrases such as �conversing with a robot�, �interacting with a vocal agent�, etc.? Are there diverging (un)acknowledged assumptions
about these phenomena in HRI/HCI research or in the industry (e.g., regarding action/agency/recipiency)?</span></span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Appreciating that
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">many perspectives in HRI/HCI will be distinct from EM/CA starting points, we want to focus on what we can learn from understanding these divergent perspectives - can we, for example,
try to �<a href="https://constantrenewal.com/steel-man">steelman�</a> characterizations that diverge from our own (noting of course that �our own� might also not be a monolith)?</span><span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Looking forward to seeing you!</span><span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,</span><span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lynn, Hannah and Saul</span><span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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