In Japan, people are just as likely to cooperate with AI agents as they are with humans. But in the United States, the story is strikingly different—people are far more willing to take advantage of ...

At the recent Osaka-Kansai Expo preview, Kawasaki Heavy Industries unveiled something that seemed pulled straight from ...

As a psychologist who studies culture and cognition, I’m intrigued by the following observation: Robots and AI companions are much more popular in Japan and China than they are in the United ...

Imagine an automated delivery vehicle rushing to complete a grocery drop-off while you are hurrying to meet friends for a ...

People in Japan treat cooperative artificial agents with the same level of respect as they do humans, while Americans are significantly more likely to exploit AI for personal gain, according to a new ...

AI companions have the potential to alleviate loneliness ... meaning their “brains” exist beyond the physical robot. What ...

Companies and university researchers in Japan have jointly launched an organization with the aim of developing "AI robots" that can make complex movements just like humans through the application ...