Unit for Psychological Research on AI and Social Robots

For Sarah, it is great that the BSc in Economics and Business Administration programme has a strong focus on project work and collaboration with the business and industry. She has gained lot of experience and feel ready for her future working life. 


The Unit for Psychological Research on AI and Social Robots investigates psychological perspectives on the interaction between humans and artificial intelligence as well as social robots. We examine how people understand, use, and relate to artificial intelligence and robots – both as technological tools and as social actors.

We combine approaches from work and organizational psychology, clinical psychology, and social cognition to examine human experiences, behaviour, and decision-making in interaction with AI and social robots. The purpose is to generate research-based knowledge that can support responsible and human-centred integration of technology in society.


Who are we?

Academic staff


Publications

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Damholdt, M. F., Vestergaard, C., Quick, O. S. & Seibt, J. (2025). Ethical Deliberation in the Presence of Robots: Heterophenomenological Access to Sociality Experiences in Human-Robot Interaction. In O. Palinko, L. Bodenhagen, J.-J. Cabibihan, K. Fischer, S. Šabanović, K. Winkle, L. Behera, S. S. Ge, D. Chrysostomou, W. Jiang & H. He (Eds.), Social Robotics - 16th International Conference, ICSR + AI 2024, Proceedings (pp. 304-318). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3522-1_27
Le, D. H., Lauring, J. & Jonasson, C. (2025). From Physical to Digital Spaces: Innovating Qualitative Data Collection in Global Mobility Research. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy, Athens, Greece.
Jonasson, C. & Damholdt, M. F. (2025). Innovative work behavior: Negotiating professional autonomy under digital standardization. Abstract from European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Prag, Czech Republic.
Jonasson, C., Lauring, J. & Sanden, G. (2025). Language standardization and the role of job requirements. Paper presented at The 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, København, Denmark.
Lauring, J. & Jonasson, C. (2025). Managing Cultural Diversity: The Role of Virtuality and Artificial Intelligence in the Global Firm. In A. Akande (Ed.), Modern Cross-Cultural Management: Understanding Diversity in Global Business (pp. 597-617). Springer.
Jonasson, C. & Lauring, J. (2025). Organizational behavior in a hybrid work context: Implications at the individual and team levels? In A. Akande (Ed.), Organizational Behavior: Current science, models, and applications (pp. 243-266). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85803-1_6

Research projects

Introducing MARC - a Multifunctional AutoRegressive Chatbot for AI-delivered mental health interventions.

Tools or companions? Investigating the shifting roles of artificial agents in human lives - https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/det-har-vi-stoettet/cf24-1674/.

(In Danish) Bunshin Robotcafé - Kan robotter hjælpe borgere på kanten af arbejdsmarkedet? Følgeforskning sammen med Christina Vestergaard, University College, Aarhus https://www.ucviden.dk/da/projects/bunshin-robotcaf%C3%A9-kan-robotter-hj%C3%A6lpe-borgere-p%C3%A5-kanten-af-arbejd.

Contact

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