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Why a friendlier robot loses your trust faster when It messes up

A new brain-imaging study of the humanoid robot Pepper found that oxytocin spikes during a robot's mistakes track with suspicion, not affection.

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Published: 5 August 2026
Source: Fortune AI
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 6 August 2026

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