A Mentalistic Interface for Probing Folk-Psychological Attribution to Non-Humanoid Robots

This paper presents an experimental platform for studying intentional-state attribution toward a non-humanoid robot. The system combines a simulated robot, realistic task environments, and large language model-based explanatory layers that can express the same behavior in mentalistic, teleological, or mechanistic terms. By holding behavior constant while varying the explanatory frame, the platform provides a controlled way to investigate how language and framing shape the adoption of the intentional stance in robotics.

Source: arXiv:2603.25646v1 - http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.25646v1 PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.25646v1 Original Link: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.25646v1