Holding Robots Responsible: The Elements of Machine Morality.

Trends Cogn Sci

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.

Published: May 2019

AI Article Synopsis

  • As robots gain more autonomy, people are likely to hold them more accountable for their actions.
  • Judgments about robot responsibility depend on factors like how aware they are of their actions, whether they act intentionally, and their perceived free will.
  • The discussion also touches on the potential rights of robots and how they might make moral decisions.

Article Abstract

As robots become more autonomous, people will see them as more responsible for wrongdoing. Moral psychology suggests that judgments of robot responsibility will hinge on perceived situational awareness, intentionality, and free will, plus human likeness and the robot's capacity for harm. We also consider questions of robot rights and moral decision-making.

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