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I imagine it would depend on sensory perception. If there is a text written by an obvious robot, it would have little emotional impact. But seeing a human face and hearing a human voice -- even if I know it is a robot -- would feel differently. Or possibly a "magical talking animal" like in anime, that might nicely address my objection that it is not an actual human.