Do Consumers Accept AIs as Moral Compliance Agents?

1. 1Identify the role of AI in moral decision-making vs moral compliance
2. 2Investigate consumer perceptions of AI in these roles through surveys or experiments
3. 3Analyze the results to determine the conditions under which consumers accept AI as moral compliance agents
4. 4Develop AI systems that uphold pre-existing moral norms without exercising subjective discretion

AI engineers and ethicists on a team can benefit from understanding consumer attitudes towards AI moral agency, as it informs the development of AI systems that align with human values

💡 Consumers evaluate AI more positively than human agents in upholding pre-existing moral norms

💡 Consumers accept AIs as moral compliance agents, not decision-makers