Reasons-based artificial agents

Can artificial agents be moral agents themselves? In this paper, I develop the foundations of reasons-based artificial agents, and I argue that it is superior to some alternatives to AI ethics. I focus on reinforcement-learning agents for concreteness, discussing some methodological issues along the way.

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AI and Ethics
Published
2025-12-21
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00932-0
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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Reasons-based artificial agents

Federico L. G. Faroldi
AI and Ethics
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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Reasons-based artificial agents

Federico L. G. Faroldi
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Can artificial agents be moral agents themselves? In this paper, I develop the foundations of reasons-based artificial agents, and I argue that it is superior to some alternatives to AI ethics. I focus on reinforcement-learning agents for concreteness, discussing some methodological issues along the way.

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