Ilkay Ari

PhD Student @S4HRI_iit, interested in embodied & social cognition, human-robot interaction, sense of agency + indie game simper & digital painter

[Christopher Satoor​​ @aufgehenderRest]

Nature and Logos in Merleau-Ponty, with an excellent lineup of speakers. All are welcome to join! Registration:

https://t.co/E5YLDTrakf

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

“Translation dictionaries, for example, suggest that the English word love can be equated with the Turkish word sevgi and the Hungarian word szerelem. But does this mean that the concept of “love” is the same in English, Turkish, and Hungarian?”

[CLaE @leafs_s]

Science

Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure
https://t.co/wZJFfz3HuK

[Agnieszka Wykowska @A_Wykowska]

It was so nice to end the year with a little celebration of our book together with other authors (former members of my team) who came to Genova for a little symposium and get-together. And this allowed former members to meet with present members of the @S4HRI_iit team 😊

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

@TugceNPekcetin @IITalk I enjoyed it a lot and already looking forward to the next time(s) 🩷 Arrivederci!

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

We finally met in person w/ @TugceNPekcetin 🤍 Two #HRI researchers inevitably crossing paths at the Italian Institute of Technology—where else? 🤖

[S4HRI @S4HRI_iit]

#Humanoids2024 begins tomorrow, and we’re excited to be part of it! Drop by our booth where we will showcase our ongoing clinical activities, including RONIN project, which focuses on robot-assisted training for adolescents with developmental disabilities
https://t.co/AGnIEnLACZ

[Mateusz Wozniak @mmwozniak]

My paper proposing that we develop self-representation in a series of discontinuous developmental steps, based on ideas from Bayes and Susan Carey is out in Front in Hum Nsci

"How to grow a self: development of self-representation in the Bayesian brain"

https://t.co/WabiU703zf

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

Really cool study on human-robot emotional interactions.

“Human Perception of the Emotional Expressions of Humanoid Robot Body Movements: Evidence from Survey and Eye-Tracking Measurements”

https://t.co/N1rCXwJSbO

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

Fascinating insights into how much we value control, even when increased autonomy could improve performance! Happy to have contributed to this study

[Mateusz Wozniak @mmwozniak]

1/ Our new paper in which we looked at subjective and objective performance when teleoperating a semi-autonomous robot.

Together with @ilkayari Davide De Tommaso & @A_Wykowska

https://t.co/9fGr11DCRj

[Mateusz Wozniak @mmwozniak]

1/ Our new paper in which we looked at subjective and objective performance when teleoperating a semi-autonomous robot.

Together with @ilkayari Davide De Tommaso & @A_Wykowska

https://t.co/9fGr11DCRj

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

@AimeTim Wow. A competitive act, in turn, for the gaze of others…

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

Similarly, AN patients’ body awareness improved when watching others’ faces over their own:

https://t.co/NtzQfk6BoY

Like Girard’s mimetic theory, a reduced sense of self paired with heightened response to other “bodies” might sustain anorexia in a loop of imitation and rivalry

[Tim Howles @AimeTim]

1. In one interesting, controversial and yet little-known essay, René Girard applies his theory to an understanding of the phenomenon of eating disorders: ‘Anorexia and Mimetic Desire’ (2013, from a 1996 lecture). A thread.

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

Could a Dionysian transform into an Apollonian?

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

On the topic of self, this appeared today as well. Leaving it here for anyone interested

The limits of the self:
https://t.co/oNV9v3LBOL

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

Two of my fav topics, sense of self and robotics, together in a paper 😍

[S4HRI @S4HRI_iit]

🚀 NEW PAPER OUT on @SciRobotics!

How can robotics deepen our understanding of the sense of self?

The review paper explores how robotics can advance our understanding of selfhood by constructing embodied models and using robots as experimental tools.

https://t.co/DvakHJQZNy

[Agnieszka Wykowska @A_Wykowska]

Very proud to share our newest off-the press paper published in Science Robotics, where we argue that robots can help us understand the sense of self 🙂
https://t.co/DqIFABGg0N
With @tonyjprescott and Kai Vogeley

[S4HRI @S4HRI_iit]

🚀 NEW PAPER OUT on @SciRobotics!

How can robotics deepen our understanding of the sense of self?

The review paper explores how robotics can advance our understanding of selfhood by constructing embodied models and using robots as experimental tools.

https://t.co/DvakHJQZNy

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

@LeahBanellis Yes, definitely. The problem is that these practices are sometimes portrayed as one-size-fits-all “solutions” which can overlook individual differences

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

Amazing study! On a related note, findings on the link between body-wandering and negative thoughts made me think (and convinced) that mindfulness meditation focused on bodily sensations might do more harm than good for those with anxiety.

[Leah Banellis @LeahBanellis]

What happens when our stream of consciousness turns inward, towards the body? Our new fMRI study of 536 individuals finds that 'body-wandering' is associated with distinct patterns of brain connectivity, physiology, affect, and mental health: https://t.co/wepZGVCMXl

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

@ninabegus That’s exciting, i’ll be on the look out for it

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

Super interesting

[Nina Beguš @ninabegus]

Human culture will be affected by LLMs. Here’s my paper on how to assess the cultural imaginary in humans and machines.

I present an experimental paradigm that compares how humans and LLMs write stories to the exact same prompt.

The paper shows how humanities, and specifically literary studies, combined with experimental and computational approaches, offer answers to pressing questions about human culture in the age of LLMs.

Now published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

[Ilkay Ari @ilkayari]

@ninabegus Glad to! Also, I must add that I think the Pygmalion myth motif adds a really compelling layer to the study