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Fear of Robots and Life Satisfaction

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  • Tim Hinks

    (University of the West of England, Bristol)

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This paper examines whether fear of robots is correlated with life satisfaction. After controlling for individual effects and country effects and using both standard ordinary least squares and a linear multilevel regression model we find fear of robots correlates with lower reported life satisfaction. There are differences in the fear of robots and life satisfaction by age group, by how long countries have been members of the European Union and by whether we control for attitudes towards other things. We call for more research into attitudes towards technology and new technologies in particular, how these impact on current life satisfaction and other aspects of quality of life and to think more about how technological change and people’s attitudes towards these can be more aligned.

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  • Tim Hinks, 2019. "Fear of Robots and Life Satisfaction," Working Papers 20191902, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwe:wpaper:20191902
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    1. Kopka, Alexander & Grashof, Nils, 2022. "Artificial intelligence: Catalyst or barrier on the path to sustainability?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 175(C).

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