Perception of Experience Influences Altruism and Perception of Agency Influences Trust in Human-Machine Interactions (Extended Abstract)

It has been argued that human social and economic interactions depend on the perception of mind of the interacting partner. Minds are perceived along two dimensions: experience, i.e., the ability to feel, and agency, i.e., the ability to act and take responsibility for one’s actions. Here, we pair participants with bots in a dictator game (to measure altruism) and a trust game (to measure trust) while varying the bots’ perceived experience and agency. Here, we pair participants with bots in a dictator game (to measure altruism) and a trust game (to measure trust) while varying the bots' perceived experience and agency. Results demonstrate that the perception of experience influences altruism, while the perception of agency influences trust.