Cat Royale

Schneiders, Eike; Benford, Steve; Tandavanitj, Nick; Adams, Matt; Farr, Ju Row

Abstract

Would you let a robot care for your pet? Blast Theory’s Cat Royale explores the impact of AI on humans and animals. For 12 days, Ghostbuster, Pumpkin, and Clover played with a robot arm that offered them games, toys, and treats every few minutes. The robot threw balls and dropped them into a ball run. It dangled feathers, offered snacks, and introduced a cardboard box. It rang bells and dragged a toy mouse. But is it good for these cats—and would it really be good for us—if AI could learn to deliver all of our desires all of the time?

Citation

Schneiders, E., Benford, S., Tandavanitj, N., Adams, M., & Farr, J. R. (2024). Cat Royale

• Other Type: Other
• Acceptance Date: Jan 10, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Jan 10, 2024
• Publication Date: Jan 10, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jan 15, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 16, 2024
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Pages: 64
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3636499
• Keywords: Human-Computer Interaction
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/29830045