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Samuele Vinanzi

@samvinanzi.bsky.social
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👨🏻‍🏫🤖 Senior Lecturer (Asst. Professor) in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Sheffield Hallam University (UK) 🔎 Research: cognitive robotics, human-robot interaction, artificial trust 📕 Author, "In Robots We Trust" (OUP, 2025): amzn.eu/d/eTCRFJm

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I chatted to Dr. Samuele Vinanzi (@samvinanzi.bsky.social) from @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social about how robots can tell whether to trust or distrust people. 🤖 www.robottalk.org/2026/02/13/e... #Robots #Robotics #HRI #Psychology
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🤖 Can we, and should we, trust robots? And can they trust us back? 📖 My first popular science book, “In Robots We Trust”, is out now with @oxfordacademic.bsky.social! ✨ Available now at your favourite bookshop! You can also read a free preview here: www.google.com/books/editio...
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is super interesting. It's a demo of a communication protocol called GibberLink, based on the ggwave data-over-sound encoding. It allows faster auditory exchange between two artificial agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNa...
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Two AI agents on a phone call realize they’re both AI and switch to a superior audio signal ggwave
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Rodney Brooks @rodneyabrooks.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
1/10 We study LLMs empirically, as we do for many natural systems, as distinct from traditional mathematics and formal computer science. That's OK, but don't be confused about how well we understand them. It is more like how we try to understand economics than, say, electrical engineering.
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A new study investigates the role of a robot’s inner speech in enhancing human phronesis, the ability to make ethically sound decisions. Some good research done by colleagues at my alma mater, the University of Palermo (Italy). go.nature.com/3E0b8tp
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The Thinking Robot inspires practical wisdom in Humans
A new study investigates the role of a robot’s inner speech in enhancing human phronesis, the ability to make ethically sound decisions, particularly when caring for individuals with special needs. This research marks a significant step toward the development of Artificial Phronesis.
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Today, I'm kicking off the semester with the first lecture of "Cognitive Systems and Robotics" for our new MSc Artificial Intelligence cohort at Sheffield Hallam University. Teaching this module is one of my favorite parts of the job! @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
A small mobile robot, vaguely cylindrical in shape with two wheels on its sides.
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
This morning, I found not one, not two, but three MDPI special issue invitations in my inbox. Time to set up a spam filter, I think.
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David Schlangen @davidschlangen.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I just randomly found this book on my bookshelf. It must have been transported there from an alternate timeline. “20 years of research on agents”? Preposterous! We all know that the very idea of software agents has only been invented last year by the LLM folks!
Photo of book: “The Handbook on Socially Interactive Agents: 20 Years of Research on Embodied Conversational Agents, IVAs, and Social Robotics”. Ed, Lugrin, Pelachaud, Traum. ACM, 2021
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Earlier this month, it was unveiled that next-gen robot vacuum cleaners will feature a retractable arm to pick and place objects. I'm curious but also a bit skeptical about its practical efficiency. We'll have to wait until June to find out how good they really are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHVQ...
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CES 2025: Roborock’s new robot vacuum has an arm that picks up dirty socks (and more)
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Tony Prescott @tonyjprescott.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Are social robots deceptive? In this new blog post, I argue that social robots are not deceptive when they are designed to respect some important principles based on a relational view of ethics tonyjprescott.com/2024/12/15/d... #robotics #socialrobots #robotethics
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Are Social Robots Deceptive? It’s Complicated…
There is increasing interest in social robots as assistive technologies to support a wide range of potential user groups.  Nevertheless, the widespread use of robots has been challenged in ter…
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
An interesting and opposite perspective on aggression against robots. The author suggests that people have the right to challenge them, even through violence, to question their role in society. I don't agree: abuse towards social agents should not be normalized. www.wired.com/story/citize...
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Of Course Citizens Should Be Allowed to Kick Robots
Seen in the wild, robots often appear cute and nonthreatening. This doesn't mean we shouldn't be hostile.
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Artificial Intelligence News @knowentry.com · 07/12/2024
wccftech.com/ai-expert-sa... #AI #artificialintelligence
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AI Expert Says That Each ChatGPT Query Is Equal To Wasting Half A Litre Of Water, Implying That There Needs To Be A Sustainability Plan In Place
An AI expert talked about how the artificial intelligence race is increasing water wastage, with one ChatGPT query using up half a litre
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 03/12/2024
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
December is here!
A composition displaying different robots decorated with Christmas headgears.
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Tony Prescott @tonyjprescott.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I recently published a review in Science Robotics on understanding the sense of self through robotics. Find out more at tonyjprescott.com/2024/12/02/u... #ai #robotics #psychology
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Understanding the sense of self through robotics
Could we create a sense of self for a robot and how would that help advance our understanding of the human self? This post summarises a Science Robotics review article I authored with Kai Vogeley a…
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Are Robots Just Objects? Join us at Sheffield Hallam University for a Human-Robot Interaction Study to explore how people perceive and interact with a humanoid robot using tangible objects. 👉 Registration link: shorturl.at/6TdfU @shefrobotics.bsky.social
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
LLM-based search enginges sound fascinating, but I'm wary. Two reasons: 1) 😵 Hallucinations: misinformation masquerading as facts harms society, an issue with current search engines but amplified by LLMs. 2) 🌍 Environmental impact: AI's carbon footprint is a growing concern. Proceed with caution.
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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🤖 Can robots computationally reason about trust? 📜 Take a look at our short paper: "Computational Trust in Robotics: Preliminary Investigations and Evidence", where we present preliminary qualitative results from a systematic review currently under peer review. 🔗 Link: ceur-ws.org/Vol-3825/ext...
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