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Machine ethics

Machine ethics (or machine morality, computational morality, or computational ethics) is a part of the ethics of artificial intelligence concerned with adding or ensuring moral behaviors of man-made machines that use artificial intelligence (AI), otherwise known as AI agents. Machine ethics differs from other ethical fields related to engineering and…

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related to Further reading · 63
Machine ethics → AI, An Artificial Approach, Anderson, Animal, Austrian Ministry, Autonomous Systems, Behavior, Bendel, Beneficial Machine Learning, Cambridge, Century, Conflict, Considerations, Dabringer, December, Defence, Digital Soul, Ethical, Ethical AI, Evaluate Training Data Quality
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Machine ethics → AAAI Workshop, Agent Organizations, AI, Although, Before, In, Mitchell Waldrop, Practice, Question, Responsibility, Theoretical, Theory, Towards Machine Ethics
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Machine ethics → AI, Interdisciplinary, Podcast, Tech, The Machine Ethics Podcast

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credit scoringinstance offor applications0.80text
self-awarenessinstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
emotion recognitioninstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
and independent learninginstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
ethical frameworks must evolve to address their potential moral statusinstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
the designers' responsibility to prevent exploitation or suffering.In practiceinstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
robot ethics extends beyond abstract principles to concrete social contexts such as healthcareinstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
educationinstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
and elder careinstance ofargues that as robots approach benchmarks0.80text
reservationsinstance ofModern legal systems already recognize nonhuman entities such as corporations or foundations and natural entities0.80text
riversinstance ofModern legal systems already recognize nonhuman entities such as corporations or foundations and natural entities0.80text
consciousnessinstance ofeven though robots lack properties0.80text

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