“As anticipated, when the young women in the current study were asked to select the agents who were most like them and who they most wanted to be like, they tended to pick young, female, attractive, and cool agents.”
“Up until now, the personal computer's potential to be a valuable teaching and learning tool has been stymied by its 'soulless' nature. We're using computers to simulate human beings in a controlled manner so we can investigate how they affect and persuade people.”
