Grant-Funded Projects
When Computers Join the Moral Conversation (2023-2024)
NWO Open Competition XS grant
Abstract: Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (e.g. ChatGPT) mean computers are poised to play an unprecedented role in the human moral conversation. If no action is taken, by default humans will routinely encounter computer systems that appear to praise and blame, make claims about right and wrong, command and scold, and express moral emotions. Such interactions have the potential to profoundly influence human values and norms. This project will identify important moral conversational roles that computer systems are already playing, which urgently need ethical scrutiny, and will develop initial ethical recommendations for further research and debate.
The Artificial Ethicists (2019-2022)
NWO Veni grant
Abstract: Could an Artificial intelligence (AI) system of the future be better at ethical reasoning than humans? If an AI system advised you to modify your most fundamental moral beliefs, is there any context where you should follow its advice? This project examines the practical and philosophical implications of artificial ethicists.
NWO Open Competition XS grant
Abstract: Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (e.g. ChatGPT) mean computers are poised to play an unprecedented role in the human moral conversation. If no action is taken, by default humans will routinely encounter computer systems that appear to praise and blame, make claims about right and wrong, command and scold, and express moral emotions. Such interactions have the potential to profoundly influence human values and norms. This project will identify important moral conversational roles that computer systems are already playing, which urgently need ethical scrutiny, and will develop initial ethical recommendations for further research and debate.
The Artificial Ethicists (2019-2022)
NWO Veni grant
Abstract: Could an Artificial intelligence (AI) system of the future be better at ethical reasoning than humans? If an AI system advised you to modify your most fundamental moral beliefs, is there any context where you should follow its advice? This project examines the practical and philosophical implications of artificial ethicists.