social valence

Etymology
From in the sociological sense of value.

Noun

 * 1) The quality of a robot or other artificial entity to be perceived as more than an object, but as a social agent, like a pet or a person.
 * 2) * 2015, Daniela Hernandez, Let’s not ban sex robots just yet, adriancheok.info
 * We interact with them in ways that we don’t with inanimate appliances. (...) We do this because robots have what experts call “social valence,” meaning we ascribe to them human qualities, like personality.
 * We interact with them in ways that we don’t with inanimate appliances. (...) We do this because robots have what experts call “social valence,” meaning we ascribe to them human qualities, like personality.