Psychologists warn that AI's perceived lack of human experience and genuine understanding may limit its acceptance to make ...

People don’t like algorithms making moral decisions, U of C study finds As algorithms make more choices in our daily lives, from the advertisements we see to the shows we watch to whom we date, people ...

New brain research reveals how guilt and shame shape moral behavior, showing why guilt promotes repair while shame often ...

When making decisions between right and wrong, most “nones” say they rely extensively on the desire to avoid hurting people, and on the use of logic and reason. Overall, 83% of “nones” say the desire ...

During social interaction, we evaluate and make decisions about each other’s behaviour and actions. However, factors underlying this decision making can be complex, and are often non-transparent to ...

A research team led by Dr Prof. Hitoshi Yamamoto of Rissho University and Dr Prof. Takahisa Suzuki of Tsuda University explored the conditions under which people would accept the moral judgments of AI ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Moral decision-making can be influenced by situational factors that one does not anticipate. A recent study asked people moral questions on a computer screen, with their mouse cursor rigged to move ...

From Tools to Moral Actors Traditional tools amplified human intent but did not make independent choices. A hammer does not ...

What would it take to teach a machine to make ethical decisions? Using neural network technology, a research team at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence headed by Dr. Yejin Choi recently ...

Moral rules are rigid. The 10 Commandments of the Bible’s Old Testament, for example, include unambiguous prohibitions, such as, “Thou shalt not kill.” Similarly, Kant’s categorical imperative is ...