I imagine it would depend on sensory perception. If there is a text written by an obvious robot, it would have little emotional impact. But seeing a human face and hearing a human voice—even if I know it is a robot—would feel differently. Or possibly a “magical talking animal” like in anime, that might nicely address my objection that it is not an actual human.
I imagine it would depend on sensory perception. If there is a text written by an obvious robot, it would have little emotional impact. But seeing a human face and hearing a human voice—even if I know it is a robot—would feel differently. Or possibly a “magical talking animal” like in anime, that might nicely address my objection that it is not an actual human.