How would a robot or AI make a moral decision?

Sean Welsh
Nov 8 · 12 min read

Sean Welsh

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The Problem of Right and Wrong

This article addresses two questions:

1. What is a moral decision?

2. How would an artifact (i.e. a robot or AI) make one?

The first question is philosophical: a matter of moral theory.

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