OpinionNovember 8, 2021
Why We Forgive Humans More Readily Than Machines
When things go wrong, flexible moral intuitions cause us to judge computers more severely
Stories by César A. Hidalgo
César A. Hidalgo directs the Center for Collective Learning at the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Institute (ANITI) of the University of Toulouse. He also holds appointments at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), at the Alliance Manchester Business (AMBS) School of the University of Manchester, at the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and at the Institute of Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST). He is the author of three books including How Humans Judge Machines (MIT Press, 2021).
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