Authors:
Steve North
Chaucer's "horse of brass" perfectly illustrates how humans tend to see a property in nature that we admire and immediately want to control it. In this case, the horse's "free will" is seen as an obstacle between the animal's fast-paced athleticism and our desire to master it. The implied goal: the robot horse. Insights Such is our joint history with horses. We have usually required horses to interact with us (through our technology) without regard for their opinions on the matter. After all, a brass horse has no opinions. So how does this relate to horse-computer interaction? I…
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