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Computing Ethics Is That Social Bot Behaving Unethically? A procedure for reflection and discourse on the behavior of bots in the context of law, deception, and societal norms.

The article discusses the relation of social bots to ethical norms and legal culpability in a procedure for social media known as Bot Ethics. Topics include the relation of laws to ethical standards for behavior, the use of deception by bots, and the assignment of responsibility for bot behavior to...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 60; no. 9; pp. 29 - 32
Main Authors: de Lima Salge, Carolina Alves, Berente, Nicholas
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Sep2017
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence & ethics
Normativity (Ethics)
Law & ethics
Social media
Computer software development
Ethics
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the relation of social bots to ethical norms and legal culpability in a procedure for social media known as Bot Ethics. Topics include the relation of laws to ethical standards for behavior, the use of deception by bots, and the assignment of responsibility for bot behavior to developers.