Sociable Robots: An Argumentative Analysis

find it easier to rely on digital connections to relate to other people. However, these digital connections are just an illusion of companionship, and there are no assurance that there is friendship involved in that network (Turkle 2). As a result, the increased use of technology has made it possible for people to hide from each other despite the networks created by these technologies. Sociable robots are assuming the role of traditional communication whereby they are able to gaze, speak and convey messages where they help us learn new things due to their wide reach. As human beings, it is upon us to take care of these sociable robots since it is the only way through which we ensure that they continue to function. However, the assumption made about them is that they are going to reciprocate which is false. People need to understand that at no point will these social robots be able to take care of us in return (Turkle 2). Instead, they only magnify social isolation for us especially, with the intensified use of technology.
Based on the evidence provided, it is clear that technology is taking on the new communication paradigm. People are too …show more content…
The first points to technology being a causative while the other points to loneliness being the causative effect on the use of technology. However, I strongly agree with the first statement because increased technology use has an evident negative impact on personal interactions between friends, family, both in school and at home. This distant relationship is what breeds loneliness because people lose touch with each other as technology has made it possible for people in different geographical regions to interact. It means that people avoid close contact and opt to make connections with people they are not acquainted withhoping that they can experience their life out there, as they, in turn, avoid their