A Fundamental Difference between Virtuous Humans and Virtuous Robotic AI Systems: A Confucian Perspective
Adopting a Confucian virtue perspective to navigate the complex issue of the moral status of robotic AI systems, this essay argues that while robotic AI can exhibit virtue, it remains fundamentally different from virtuous human beings. AI systems are designed for specific functions, and their virtue...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Theology and science
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 514-525 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism NBE Anthropology NCJ Ethics of science ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
robotic AI systems
B Virtue B Humanity B Confucianism B Aristotle |
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| Summary: | Adopting a Confucian virtue perspective to navigate the complex issue of the moral status of robotic AI systems, this essay argues that while robotic AI can exhibit virtue, it remains fundamentally different from virtuous human beings. AI systems are designed for specific functions, and their virtues are limited to those functions. In contrast, human beings, regardless of the specific roles they assume in life, strive toward a fully virtuous existence, which necessitates the comprehensive virtue of humanity. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2025.2514302 |
