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On the Morality of Artificial Agents

Floridi, Luciano, Sanders, J.W.·2004·Minds and Machines
DOI 10.1023/b:mind.0000035461.63578.9d
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  • Robot speech may lead users to attribute robots with intelligence, social agency, moral agency, and a uniquely potent combination of these factors.

    “Because robot speech may lead users to attribute robots with intelligence [6, 14], social agency [28], moral agency [16, 52, 57], and the uniquely potent combination of these factors [27]”

    From Robots for Social Justice (R4SJ): Toward a More Equitable Practice of Human-Robot Interaction (2024) · cites this paper as [16]

  • The use of AI for managerial tasks implies that machines are no longer simple artifacts, but a new class of agents in organizations.

    “The use of AI for managerial tasks implies that machines are no longer simple artifacts, but a new class of agents in organizations (Floridi & Sanders, 2004).”

    From Artificial Intelligence and Management: The Automation–Augmentation Paradox (2021) · cites this paper as Floridi & Sanders, 2004

  • The explanation of the behavior of an algorithmic system has different levels of abstraction to which it can refer.

    “The explanation of the behavior of an algorithmic system has not only different meanings but also different levels of abstraction to which it can refer (Floridi & Sanders 2004).”

    From Transparency as design publicity: explaining and justifying inscrutable algorithms (2021) · cites this paper as Floridi & Sanders 2004

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Authors
Floridi, L., & Sanders, J. W.
Affiliations
University of Oxford (GB)
ORCID
Floridi, Luciano
Venue
Minds and Machines
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-08
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
349-379
ISSN
  • 0924-6495 (ISSN-L)
  • 1572-8641
DOI
10.1023/b:mind.0000035461.63578.9d
OpenAlex
W2094251476
Cited by
1,218
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 147 · 2025: 129 · 2024: 140 · 2023: 104 · 2022: 79 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 128 · 2018: 50 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 16
FWCI
45.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
Minds and Machines (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Social Sciences › Law › Literary and Philosophical Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Keywords
artificial agents, moral agency, moral patients, computer ethics, levels of abstraction, autonomy, interactivity, adaptability, moral responsibility, free will, digital systems, cyberspace

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