The Moral Turing Test: a defense

Philosophy and Technology 37 (3):1-13 (2024)
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In this paper, I raise the question whether an artificial intelligence can act morally. I first sketch and defend a general picture of what is at stake in this question. I then sketch and defend a behavioral test, known as the Moral Turing Test, as a good sufficiency test for an artificial intelligence acting morally. I end by discussing some general anticipated objections.

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10.1007/s13347-024-00793-1

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Einar Duenger Bohn
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Turing’s Test vs the Moral Turing Test.Diane Proudfoot - 2024 - Philosophy and Technology 37 (4):1-14.
In Defense of the Moral Turing Test: A Reply.Einar Duenger Bohn - 2025 - Philosophy and Technology 38 (2):1-3.

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Prolegomena to any future artificial moral agent.Colin Allen & Gary Varner - 2000 - Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence 12 (3):251--261.

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