Jessica Miller
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Jessica Miller’s research lies at the compelling intersection of psychology, artificial intelligence, and philosophy of mind. Her most influential contribution, the 2007 paper “What is a Human?” (143 citations), proposes a groundbreaking framework for evaluating humanlike robots: rather than focusing on physical resemblance or narrow task performance, Miller introduces psychological benchmarks—abstract categories of interaction that capture conceptually fundamental aspects of human life, such as empathy, moral reasoning, and self-awareness. This work has become a foundational reference for researchers developing socially intelligent AI, offering a rigorous yet flexible metric for progress in human-robot interaction. Miller’s approach resists reductive definitions of humanity, instead emphasizing relational and behavioral criteria that can be tested empirically. Her scholarship bridges theoretical psychology with practical robotics, influencing both academic discourse and engineering design. By reframing the question from “What is a human?” to “How do we measure humanness in interaction?” Miller has opened new avenues for ethical AI development, ensuring that as machines become more sophisticated, our benchmarks for their success remain deeply, thoughtfully human.
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- 1What is a Human?143 citations · 2007