Critical Transformers: Psychological perspectives on the human-technology partnership and its impacts on society
Wir freuen uns, das bevorstehende Symposium mit dem Titel „Critical Transformers: Psychologische Perspektiven auf die Mensch-Technologie-Partnerschaft und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Gesellschaft“ anzukündigen. Diese Veranstaltung wurde von Dr. Cornelia Sindermann (IRIS3D Forschungsgruppenleiterin), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maria Wirzberger (Sprecherin des SRF IRIS), und Solange Vega (IRIS3D Researcher). Das Symposium wird Beiträge der IRIS Nachwuchsforschenden Laurène Vaugrante, Solange Vega und Tabea Bereberena sowie externer Kolleginnen und Kollegen von ZEN-MRI enthalten. Diese Veranstaltung ist Teil des 53. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, der vom 16. bis 19. September 2024 in Wien stattfindet. Sie verspricht wertvolle Einblicke in die sich entwickelnde Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Technologie und ihre tiefgreifenden Auswirkungen auf die Gesellschaft.
Abstract des Symposiums:
Technological developments are ubiquitous in today’s society. They range from algorithms shaping online experiences to robots being integrated into physical spaces. As such, technological developments fundamentally transform how we receive information, interact, and in general perceive and navigate the world. The purpose of this symposium is to critically reflect on how various technological developments impact individuals and society. Further, with this symposium, we seek to present how individuals perceive different technologies in various contexts. For this, the symposium covers a range of psychological disciplines and methods. The symposium will start with a reflection on technologies that impact our daily lives in an often-unrecognizable manner. Two separate presentations will investigate and reflect on online algorithms and their impact on political opinion formation, with a focus on polarization. Further, chatbots become increasingly integrated into our online experience. Accordingly, one presentation will explore when human-chatbot interactions lead to trust and trusting behavior. Another presentation will discuss how the perceived education levels of users influence the reasoning performance of large language models and its implications for human-technology partnerships. Moving from online to offline spaces, technological developments in the form of robots are increasingly found in public spaces. One presentation will discuss the balance between annoyance and safety of robots in a virtual-reality study design, specifically regarding auditory interaction design. The final presentation of the symposium will explore the perspective of people with visual impairments on the integration of robots in public spaces, focusing among others on their individual needs, desires, and hopes.
