Who's there?: Depicting identity in interaction

Social robots have limited social competences. This leads us to view them as depictions of social agents rather than actual social agents. However, people also have limited social competences. We argue that all social interaction involves the depiction of social roles and that they originate in, and are defined by, their function in accounting for failures of social competence.

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Social robots are seen as depictions of social agents rather than real ones due to their limited social competences. However, humans also have limited social competences. The authors argue that social interaction involves the depiction of social roles, which originate from and are defined by their function in accounting for social competence failures.