Do Machines Have Prima Facie Duties?

In Machine Medical Ethics. London: Springer. pp. 79-92 (2015)
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A properly programmed artificially intelligent agent may eventually have one duty, the duty to satisfice expected welfare. We explain this claim and defend it against objections.

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