How inferred motives shape moral judgements
When people judge acts of kindness or cruelty, they often look beyond the act itself to infer
the agent's motives. These inferences, in turn, can powerfully influence moral judgements …
the agent's motives. These inferences, in turn, can powerfully influence moral judgements …
[PDF][PDF] Victimhood: The most powerful force in morality and politics
Victimhood drives morality and politics. Morality evolved to protect from victimization, and
today morality still revolves around concerns about victimhood and harm. Unfortunately …
today morality still revolves around concerns about victimhood and harm. Unfortunately …
Generalized morality culturally evolves as an adaptive heuristic in large social networks.
Why do people assume that a generous person should also be honest? Why do we even
use words like “moral” and “immoral”? We explore these questions with a new model of how …
use words like “moral” and “immoral”? We explore these questions with a new model of how …
Anthropomorphism in AI: hype and fallacy
A Placani - AI and Ethics, 2024 - Springer
This essay focuses on anthropomorphism as both a form of hype and fallacy. As a form of
hype, anthropomorphism is shown to exaggerate AI capabilities and performance by …
hype, anthropomorphism is shown to exaggerate AI capabilities and performance by …
[HTML][HTML] Service robot verbalization in service processes with moral implications and its impact on satisfaction
M Söderlund - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Service robots are expected to become increasingly common. As their capabilities
become more advanced, it is also expected that they would be involved in tasks for which a …
become more advanced, it is also expected that they would be involved in tasks for which a …
Moral conformity in a digital world: Human and nonhuman agents as a source of social pressure for judgments of moral character
Could judgments about others' moral character be changed under group pressure produced
by human and virtual agents? In Study 1 (N= 103), participants first judged targets' moral …
by human and virtual agents? In Study 1 (N= 103), participants first judged targets' moral …
Evidence against the “anomalous-is-bad” stereotype in Hadza hunter gatherers
People have an “anomalous-is-bad” stereotype whereby they make negative inferences
about the moral character of people with craniofacial anomalies like scars. This stereotype is …
about the moral character of people with craniofacial anomalies like scars. This stereotype is …
Judging the guilt of the un-guilty: The roles of “false positive” guilt and empathy in moral character perception
When people accidentally harm others, some theory anticipates that expressing normatively
unexpected (“false positive”) guilt is socially functional because it signals a positive moral …
unexpected (“false positive”) guilt is socially functional because it signals a positive moral …
Moral preference reversals: Violations of procedure invariance in moral judgments of sacrificial dilemmas
In this research, we examine whether moral judgments sometimes violate the normative
principle of procedure invariance–that is, whether normatively equivalent elicitation tasks …
principle of procedure invariance–that is, whether normatively equivalent elicitation tasks …
“Fool Me Once” Or “Slippery Slope”? A Study of Purchasing Managers' Reaction to Repeated Supplier Sustainability Incidents
Sustainability incidents (eg, human rights violations, pollution, bribery, etc.) in supply chains
continue to manifest globally. Yet, evidence from practice shows such incidents tend to recur …
continue to manifest globally. Yet, evidence from practice shows such incidents tend to recur …