Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100511

Funded Activity Summary

Human and Artificial Agents: A Unified Account of Agency. This project aims to develop philosophical and scientifically informed criteria for deciding whether artificial agents can be responsible for their behaviour. The project’s significance lies in the fact that artificial agents are becoming increasingly prevalent in contemporary society but raise moral problems, which the project aims to address. Expected outcomes include influencing how artificially intelligent agents (especially moral ones) are built, and addressing questions about who is legally liable or responsible for the harms that may be caused by such systems. The anticipated benefit is a comprehensive account of agency that can guide development of artificial agents and inform our dealings with such agents in society and in the law.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2020

End Date: 30-06-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $398,521.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Philosophy | Philosophy of Cognition | Philosophical Psychology (incl. Moral Psychology and Philosophy of Action) | Ethical Theory |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies

Other Keywords

Ethical Theory | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences | Philosophical Psychology (incl. Moral Psychology and Philosophy of Action) | Philosophy | Philosophy of Cognition

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