Danica Dillion

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Danica Dillion is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of cognitive science and human-machine interaction. Her work explores how the human mind perceives, reacts to, and forms relationships with robots and artificial intelligence—a field she has helped define through her landmark synthesis, "The Psychology of Robots and Artificial Intelligence" (2025, 8 citations). While still early in her career, this highly cited chapter has already become a foundational reference for scholars studying the psychological dimensions of everyday AI, from virtual assistants to autonomous systems. Dillion’s central contribution lies in demystifying the cognitive and emotional processes that govern our interactions with machines, challenging assumptions about anthropomorphism, trust, and ethical attachment. Her research is notable for bridging experimental psychology with real-world technological shifts, asking why humans treat algorithms as social actors and how these perceptions shape adoption, bias, and even loneliness. Dillion’s work is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the human side of the AI revolution—a rare voice that makes complex psychological theory accessible and urgent for students, engineers, and policymakers alike.