Writing a Moral Code: Algorithms for Ethical Reasoning by Humans and Machines

The moral and ethical challenges of living in community pertain not only to the intersection of human beings one with another, but also our interactions with our machine creations. This article explores the philosophical and theological framework for reasoning and decision-making through the lens of...

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Published in:Religions
Authors: McGrath, James (Author) ; Gupta, Ankur (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Confucius
B Jesus
B Socrates
B Driverless cars
B Artificial Intelligence
B Isaac Asimov
B Programming
B Euthyphro
B Commandments
B Robots
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Summary:The moral and ethical challenges of living in community pertain not only to the intersection of human beings one with another, but also our interactions with our machine creations. This article explores the philosophical and theological framework for reasoning and decision-making through the lens of science fiction, religion, and artificial intelligence (both real and imagined). In comparing the programming of autonomous machines with human ethical deliberation, we discover that both depend on a concrete ordering of priorities derived from a clearly defined value system.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel9080240