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Preschoolers prefer to learn from a competent robot than an incompetent human

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Researchers found that preschoolers prefer learning from what they perceive as a competent robot over an incompetent human. This study is the first to use both a human speaker and a robot to see if children deem social affiliation and similarity more important than competency when choosing which source to trust and learn from.

Source: ScienceDaily.com