Toward machines that behave ethically better than humans do

Abstract

With the increasing dependence on autonomous operating agents <br/>and robots the need for ethical machine behavior rises. This paper <br/>presents a moral reasoner that combines connectionism, <br/>utilitarianism and ethical theory about moral duties. The moral <br/>decision-making matches the analysis of expert ethicists in the <br/>health domain. This may be useful in many applications, especially <br/>where machines interact with humans in a medical context. <br/>Additionally, when connected to a cognitive model of emotional <br/>intelligence and affective decision making, it can be explored how <br/>moral decision making impacts affective behavior.