Julie Carpenter, PhD
@jgcarpenter.com
Researcher of people and technology. AI & attachment. Learning scientist. UXR. Golems. Robots. Cat pics. New book, “The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze.” jgcarpenter.com
I am so sorry for your loss. We will all miss him and remember CharlieBrown the Cat as a Bestest Boy. May his memory be a blessing.
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I am so sorry for your loss. We will all miss him and remember CharlieBrown the Cat as a Bestest Boy. May his memory be a blessing.
That polar bear sure looks pleased with itself.
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
That polar bear sure looks pleased with itself.
Goodemorning Gonzo! 😉 🐈
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Goodemorning Gonzo! 😉 🐈
I wrote about some of the ways genAI chatbots are designed to make you like them in the post "If not friend, why friend-shaped" (no paywall): jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
Julie Carpenter, PhD
jgcarpenter.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I wrote about some of the ways genAI chatbots are designed to make you like them in the post "If not friend, why friend-shaped" (no paywall): jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
Lawyercat has a special place in my heart.
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Lawyercat has a special place in my heart.
Star Employees on the wall next to the bathrooms and employee lockers at Home Depot.
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Star Employees on the wall next to the bathrooms and employee lockers at Home Depot.
Gonzo, you were the fuzziest kitten, ever. A teeny muppet baby.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Gonzo, you were the fuzziest kitten, ever. A teeny muppet baby.
Reposted by Julie Carpenter, PhD
it's less "AI drives people to kill themselves" and more that "tech companies do it, and are indifferent about it". and, bleakly, some journalists seem determined to convince you that the focal point of this story is a high point of engineering rather than a low point of humanity
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wow, thank you! That's great to hear that the work was useful to you.
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Wow, thank you! That's great to hear that the work was useful to you.
Carpenter, J., Davis, J. M., Erwin-Stewart, N., Lee, T. R., Bransford, J. D., & Vye, N. (2009). Gender representation & humanoid robots designed for domestic use. International Journal of Social Robotics, 1(3), 261-265.
Dunno if this link will work for everyone. :(
www.academia.edu/1891789/Gend...
Dunno if this link will work for everyone. :(
www.academia.edu/1891789/Gend...
Gender representation and humanoid robots designed for domestic use
Humanoid robots' appearance and behavior provide social cues about their purpose and abilities. However, little is known about how a robot's gender representation will affect users in everyday...
www.academia.edu
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Carpenter, J., Davis, J. M., Erwin-Stewart, N., Lee, T. R., Bransford, J. D., & Vye, N. (2009). Gender representation & humanoid robots designed for domestic use. International Journal of Social Robotics, 1(3), 261-265.
Dunno if this link will work for everyone. :(
www.academia.edu/1891789/Gend...
Dunno if this link will work for everyone. :(
www.academia.edu/1891789/Gend...
"...No matter how simplistic or mechanical it is, a male robot just seems more... I don’t want to say competitive, but...I’m thinking of the word...A male robot would be not competitive, but it would be a challenge in some way.” /Quote. Citation and link to article next! 4/*
November 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"...No matter how simplistic or mechanical it is, a male robot just seems more... I don’t want to say competitive, but...I’m thinking of the word...A male robot would be not competitive, but it would be a challenge in some way.” /Quote. Citation and link to article next! 4/*