Unpredictable robots elicit responsibility attributions. (5th April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Franklin, Matija; Awad, Edmond; Ashton, Hal; Lagnado, David
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 46(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-04-05
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X22001546
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: Do people hold robots responsible for their actions? While Clark and Fischer present a useful framework for interpreting social robots, we argue that they fail to account for people's willingness to assign responsibility to robots in certain contexts, such as when a robot performs actions not predictable by its user or programmer.