Moral Machines: ICTs as Mediators of Human Agency.

In spite of the popularity of computer ethics, ICTs appear to undermine our moral autonomy in several ways. This article focuses on the 'delegation' of our moral agency to machines. Three stages of delegation are distinguished: implementation of moral values and norms in the design of artefacts, del...

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Publicado en:Techné: Research in Philosophy & Technology Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 226 - 237
Autor principal: de Mul, Jos
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Publicado: Philosophy Documentation Center Fall2010
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