Innocence over utilitarianism: Heightened moral standards for robots in rescue dilemmas

The Moralities of Intelligent Machines research group headed by Michael Laakasuo investigates people's moral views on imaginary rescue situations where the rescuer is either a human or a robot specifically designed for the task. The rescuer has to decide whether to save, for example, one innocent victim of a boating accident or two individuals whose irresponsible behavior caused the accident.