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Moral Deskilling and Upskilling in a New Machine Age: Reflections on the Ambiguous Future of Character
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- Authors
- Vallor, S.
- Venue
- Philosophy & Technology
- Published
- 2014-02-21
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 107-124
- ISSN
- 2210-5433 (ISSN-L)
- 2210-5441
- OpenAlex
- W2049480502
- Cited by
- 330
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 9.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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