Can Autonomous Agents Without Phenomenal Consciousness Be Morally Responsible?
Philosophy & Technology July 11, 2021 László Bernáth 13 citations
Some philosophers argue that unconscious autonomous agents could, in principle, be held morally responsible. This view is supported by a common line of reasoning, which the author calls the Extension Argument. The author contends that this argument, as currently formulated, is insufficient to prove that such agents can be morally responsible. The argument faces particularly strong ethical objections, and its epistemological foundations are weak, partly because the justifications for its premises conflict with each other.