kümmertest
Kümmertest is a neologism used in discussions of human–machine interaction and social robotics to denote an informal or proposed evaluation of a system's tendency or capacity to care for users. The term combines the German verb kümmern (to care) with the English suffix -test, signaling a cross-cultural blend common in AI ethics discourse.
Kümmertest aims to capture whether a caregiver-oriented AI or robot demonstrates behavior that genuinely prioritizes user
Proposed approaches to a kümmertest vary. Some suggest scenario-based evaluations in which agents must navigate ethically
Critics warn that the term risks anthropomorphizing machines or conflating convincing behavior with genuine care. They
See also: Turing test, care ethics, affective computing, social robotics, human–robot interaction.