Editing Internet bot (section)

== Human interaction with social bots ==
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There are two main concerns with bots: clarity and face-to-face support. The cultural background of human beings affects the way they communicate with social bots.{{fact|date=November 2022}} Others recognize that online bots have the ability to "masquerade" as humans online and have become highly aware of their presence. Due to this, some users are becoming unsure when interacting with a social bot.

Many people believe that bots are vastly less intelligent than humans, so they are not worthy of our respect.<ref name=":cicero0"/>

Min-Sun Kim proposed five concerns or issues that may arise when communicating with a social robot, and they are avoiding the damage of peoples' feelings, minimizing impositions, disapproval from others, clarity issues, and how effective their messages may come across.<ref name=":cicero0"/>

People who oppose social robots argue that they also take away from the genuine creations of human relationships.<ref name=":cicero0"/> Opposition to social bots also note that the use of social bots add a new, unnecessary layer to privacy protection. Many users call for stricter legislation in relation to social bots to ensure private information remains preserved. The discussion of what to do with social bots and how far they should go remains ongoing.