Moral Status and AI

Hayate Shimizu, Kamil Mamak, David Gunkel, and I have just published a new article on moral status and AI: “Who Belongs in the Moral Circle? AI Systems and the Limits of Inclusion”. Engaging with Jeff Sebo's  book The Moral Circle, we discuss moral uncertainty, human exceptionalism, animals, and critical questions surrounding AI welfare.

You can read it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44204-026-00416-w 

or here

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