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# Humans switch off when robots switch on. 🤖
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/humans-switch-off-when-robots-switch-on/
- Published: 2023-12-18T09:22:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:35:14.000Z
- Description: In the collaborative realm of humans and robots, a phenomenon termed 'social loafing' surfaces, subtly diminishing human diligence amidst robotic efficiency. This unconscious shift, rooted in a perceived redundancy of effort, hints at a complex interplay of human motivation an...
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

In the collaborative realm of humans and robots, a phenomenon termed 'social loafing' surfaces, subtly diminishing human diligence amidst robotic efficiency. This unconscious shift, rooted in a perceived redundancy of effort, hints at a complex interplay of human motivation and behaviour in a robotic-[augmented reality](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/augmented-reality-speaker/).

Read the full article on [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/18/social-loafing-found-when-working-alongside-robots?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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