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Moral psychology and artificial agents (part two): The transhuman connection




AuthorsLaakasuo Michael, Sundvall Jukka R.I., Berg Anton, Drosinou Marianna, Herzon Volo, Kunnari Anton, Koverola Mika, Repo Marko, Saikkonen Teemu, Palomäki Jussi

EditorsSteven John Thompson .

PublisherIGI Global

Publication year2021

Book title Machine Law, Ethics, and Morality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Journal name in sourceMachine Law, Ethics, and Morality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

First page 189

Last page204

ISBN978-1-79984-894-3

eISBN978-1-79984-895-0

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4894-3.ch011

Web address https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4894-3.ch011


Abstract

Part 1 concluded by introducing the concept of the new ontological category – explaining how our cognitive machinery does not have natural and intuitive understanding of robots and AIs, unlike we have for animals, tools, and plants. Here the authors review findings in the moral psychology of robotics and transhumanism. They show that many peculiarities arise from the interaction of human cognition with robots, AIs, and human enhancement technologies. Robots are treated similarly, but not completely, like humans. Some such peculiarities are explained by mind perception mechanisms. On the other hand, it seems that transhumanistic technologies like brain implants and mind uploading are condemned, and the condemnation is motivated by our innate sexual disgust sensitivity mechanisms.



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