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How we decide who and what we care about – and whether robots stand a chance

  • Written by Dan Crimston, Postdoctoral Researcher in Morality and Social Psychology, The University of Queensland
The 2014 film Ex Machina explored a dystopian vision of what could happen in a world where humans empathise with robots.Lionsgate Home Entertainment

When psychologists talk about a “moral circle” they are referring to how far we extend our moral consideration towards others. That is, whether we care about the well-being of others, and...

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