Computational ethics

E Awad, S Levine, M Anderson, SL Anderson… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2022 - cell.com
Technological advances are enabling roles for machines that present novel ethical
challenges. The study of'AI ethics' has emerged to confront these challenges, and connects …

The logic of universalization guides moral judgment

S Levine, M Kleiman-Weiner, L Schulz… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
To explain why an action is wrong, we sometimes say,“What if everybody did that?” In other
words, even if a single person's behavior is harmless, that behavior may be wrong if it would …

Resource-rational contractualism: A triple theory of moral cognition

S Levine, N Chater, JB Tenenbaum… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2023 - cambridge.org
It is widely agreed upon that morality guides people with conflicting interests towards
agreements of mutual benefit. We therefore might expect numerous proposals for organizing …

Observers' motivated sensitivity to stigmatized actors' intent

WA Staples, JE Plaks - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Does a harmful act appear more intentional–and worthy of opprobrium–if it was committed
by a member of a stigmatized group? In two studies (N= 1,451), participants read scenarios …

[HTML][HTML] Attributions of intent and moral responsibility to AI agents

R Ayad, JE Plaks - Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 2025 - Elsevier
Moral transactions are increasingly infused with decision input from AI agents. To what
extent do observers believe that AI agents are responsible for their own actions? How do …

Adults and Children Engage in Subtle and Fine‐Grained Action Interpretation and Evaluation in Moral Dilemmas

I Blomberg, B Schünemann, M Proft… - Cognitive …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the actions of others is fundamental for human social life. It builds on a grasp
of the subjective intentionality behind behavior: one action comprises different things …

Reacting to wrongdoers-victims, intentionality and partner management

S Myers - 2022 - wrap.warwick.ac.uk
With regards to the behaviours of our social partners, how do we make judgments of moral
relevance? For example, under what conditions do we assign responsibility, level blame …