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Fernando Rudy-hiller - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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First-person representations and Responsible Agency in AI.
Synthese, 2021Co-Authors: Miguel Ángel Sebastián, Fernando Rudy-hillerAbstract:In this paper we investigate which of the main conditions proposed in the moral responsibility literature are the ones that spell trouble for the idea that Artificial Intelligence Systems (AISs) could ever be full-fledged Responsible agents. After arguing that the standard construals of the control and epistemic conditions don't impose any in-principle barrier to AISs being Responsible agents, we identify the requirement that Responsible agents must be aware of their own actions as the main locus of resistance to attribute that kind of Agency to AISs. This is because this type of awareness is thought to involve first-person or de se representations, which, in turn, are usually assumed to involve some form of consciousness. We clarify what this widespread assumption involves and conclude that the possibility of AISs' moral responsibility hinges on what the correct theory of de se representations ultimately turns out to be.
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Moral ignorance and the social nature of Responsible Agency
Inquiry, 2019Co-Authors: Fernando Rudy-hillerAbstract:In this paper I sketch a socially situated account of Responsible Agency, the main tenet of which is that the powers that constitute Responsible Agency are themselves socially constituted. I explai...
John M. Doris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Collaborating agents: Values, sociality, and moral responsibility
The Behavioral and brain sciences, 2018Co-Authors: John M. DorisAbstract:I respond to the Behavioral and Brain Sciences commentaries on my book, Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency . I defend and amend both the skeptical challenge to morally Responsible Agency, that is, the book's impetus, and the anti-skeptical theory I develop to address that challenge. Regarding the skeptical challenge, I argue that it must be taken more seriously than some of my sanguine commentators assert, and consider some ways its impact might be blunted, such as by appeal to individual differences and the practical efficacy of human behavior. Regarding my positive theory, I defend the role of values in morally Responsible Agency against numerous criticisms, and consider various suggestions for elaborating my social, “collaborativist” account of morally Responsible Agency. In closing, I comment on the appropriate aspirations for theorizing about moral responsibility and Agency.
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Précis of Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency.
The Behavioral and brain sciences, 2016Co-Authors: John M. DorisAbstract:Does it make sense for people to hold one another Responsible for what they do, as happens in countless social interactions every day? One of the most unsettling lessons from recent psychological research is that people are routinely mistaken about the origins of their behavior. Yet philosophical orthodoxy holds that the exercise of morally Responsible Agency typically requires accurate self-awareness. If the orthodoxy is right, and the psychology is to be believed, people characteristically fail to meet the standards of morally Responsible Agency, and we are faced with the possibility of skepticism about Agency. Unlike many philosophers, I accept the unsettling lesson from psychology. I insist, however, that we are not driven to skepticism. Instead, we should reject the requirement of accurate self-awareness for morally Responsible Agency. In Talking to Our Selves I develop a dialogic theory, where the exercise of morally Responsible Agency emerges through a collaborative conversational process by which human beings, although afflicted with a remarkable degree of self-ignorance, are able to realize their values in their lives.
Vasudevi Reddy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The practice of everyday life provides supporters and inviters of morally Responsible Agency.
The Behavioral and brain sciences, 2018Co-Authors: Jörg Zinken, Vasudevi ReddyAbstract:Drawing on research from conversation analysis and developmental psychology, we point to the existence of "supporters" of morally Responsible Agency in everyday interaction: causes of our behavior that we are often unaware of, but that would make good-enough reasons for our actions, were we made aware of them.
Scott R. Derrickson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A model for improving endangered species recovery programs
Environmental Management, 1994Co-Authors: Brian Miller, Richard Reading, Courtney Conway, Jerome A. Jackson, Michael Hutchins, Noel Snyder, Steve Forrest, Jack Frazier, Scott R. DerricksonAbstract:This paper discusses common organizational problems that cause inadequate planning and implementation processes of endangered species recovery across biologically dissimilar species. If these problems occur, even proven biological conservation techniques are jeopardized. We propose a solution that requires accountability in all phases of the restoration process and is based on cooperative input among government agencies, nongovernmental conservation organizations, and the academic community. The first step is formation of a task-oriented recovery team that integrates the best expertise into the planning process. This interdisciplinary team should be composed of people whose skills directly address issues critical for recovery. Once goals and procedures are established, the Responsible Agency (for example, in the United States, the US Fish and Wildlife Service) could divest some or all of its obligation for implementing the plan, yet still maintain oversight by holding implementing entities contractually accountable. Regular, periodic outside review and public documentation of the recovery team, lead Agency, and the accomplishments of implementing bodies would permit evaluation necessary to improve performance. Increased cooperation among Agency and nongovernmental organizations provided by this model promises a more efficient use of limited resources toward the conservation of biodiversity.
Jörg Zinken - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The practice of everyday life provides supporters and inviters of morally Responsible Agency.
The Behavioral and brain sciences, 2018Co-Authors: Jörg Zinken, Vasudevi ReddyAbstract:Drawing on research from conversation analysis and developmental psychology, we point to the existence of "supporters" of morally Responsible Agency in everyday interaction: causes of our behavior that we are often unaware of, but that would make good-enough reasons for our actions, were we made aware of them.