The Purr-suit of Happiness: A Tale of Three Kittens, Robots, Humans, Cats, and AI

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

Abstract

This paper showcases Cat Royale, an exploration of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on animal happiness situated at the intersection of Art, Computer Science, and Animal Welfare. We argue for the inclusion of non-human actors when designing autonomous systems, as animals increasingly interact with them. In this endeavour, we emphasise multidisciplinarity when designing trustworthy autonomous systems. To design, implement, and deploy such systems, diverse voices must be heard. Finally, by highlighting parallels between Cat Royale's animal-robot interactions and human-AI interactions, this project invites reflections on the trustworthiness, risks, and the price we might pay for AI.

Citation

Schneiders, E., Benford, S., Row Farr, J., Tandavanitj, N., & Adams, M. (2024). The Purr-suit of Happiness: A Tale of Three Kittens, Robots, Humans, Cats, and AI. In HRI ’24 Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640791

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: HRI '24: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
• Start Date: Mar 11, 2024
• End Date: Mar 14, 2024
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Mar 11, 2024
• Publication Date: Mar 11, 2024
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 19, 2024
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Book Title: HRI ’24 Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
• ISBN: 9798400703232
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640791
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/32468158
• Publisher URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3610978