moral coppélia - combining ratio with affect in ethical reasoning - poster ict open 2012
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We present an integration of rational moral reasoning with emotional intelligence. The moral reasoning system alone could not simulate the different human reactions to the Trolley dilemma and the Footbridge dilemma. However, the combined system can simulate these human moral decision making processes. The introduction of affect in rational ethics is important when robots com-municate with humans in a practical context that includes moral relations and decisions. Moreover, the combination of ratio and affect may be useful for ap-plications in which human moral decision making behavior is simulated, for ex-ample, when agent systems or robots provide healthcare support.TRANSCRIPT
Abstract We present an integration of rational moral
reasoning with emotional intelligence. The
moral reasoning system alone could not
simulate the different human reactions to the
Trolley dilemma and the Footbridge
dilemma. However, the combined system
can simulate these human moral decision
making processes.
Background Robots are increasingly being used and
increasingly operating autonomously
We should be able to rely on a certain
level of ethical behavior from machines.
Particularly when machines interact with
humans, which they increasingly do, we need
to ensure that these machines do not harm
us or threaten our autonomy.
Care robots require moral reasoning.
Pontier and Hoorn (2012) developed a
rational moral reasoning system that is
capable of balancing between conflicting
moral goals.
Greene et al. (2001) find that moral dilemmas
vary systematically in the extent to which they
engage emotional processing and that
these variations in emotional engagement
influence moral judgment.
Their study was inspired by the difference
between two variants of an ethical dilemma:
the trolley dilemma and the footbridge
dilemma.
Moral Coppélia -
Combining Ratio with Affect in Ethical Reasoning
Matthijs A. Pontier1, 2 Guy A. M. Widdershoven3, Johan F. Hoorn1 1 VU University, Amsterdam, CAMeRA@VU 2 http://camera-vu.nl/matthijs/ [email protected] 3 VU University Medical Center
Method We combined moral reasoning
and Silicon Coppélia to be able to
make human-like moral decisions.
Results Moral Reasoning system alone
could not simulate difference
trolley dilemma and footbridge
dilemma.
Moral Reasoning system
combined with Silicon Coppélia
could simulate these human
moral decision making processes
Discussion The introduction of affect in
rational ethics is important when
robots communicate with
humans in a practical context that
includes moral relations and
decisions.
Moreover, the combination of ratio
and affect may be useful for
applications in which human
moral decision making
behavior is simulated, for
example, when agent systems or
robots provide healthcare support.
Affect: Silicon Coppelia Ratio:Moral Reasoning
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