Artificial agents and the expanding ethical circle

AI and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 399-414

  Torrance, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropocentrism; Artificial intelligence; Biocentrism; Consciousness; Ecocentrism; Infocentrism; Machine Ethics; Moral status; The 'more than human' world

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOCENTRISM; BIOCENTRISM; CONSCIOUSNESS; ECOCENTRISM; INFOCENTRISM; MORAL STATUS; THE 'MORE-THAN-HUMAN' WORLD;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84889578637     PISSN: 09515666     EISSN: 14355655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00146-012-0422-2     Document Type: Article

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