A 21st-Century Ethical Hierarchy for Robots and Persons
Assessment outcome
total 1/4 (actionability 0 + authority 1); currency unscored, so pro-rated to 1.5/6
Authorship & scope
The source clearly identifies Selmer Bringsjord as the author of the chapter.
Level 1: Published as an academic book chapter by Springer, representing a reputable academic institution/publisher.
Issuers, who it governs, legal force and content are on the full record.
Eligibility gates
HTTP 200, 2480 words of full text extracted
The primary subject is robot ethics and whether robots can be moral, constituting a clear AI nexus.
The source explicitly discusses legal obligations, ethical hierarchies, and rules for autonomous agents.
The source clearly identifies Selmer Bringsjord as the author of the chapter.
There is no indication on the page that this version has been superseded, withdrawn, or repealed.
Scored criteria
Actionability
0/2Level 0: The text offers conceptual analysis of an ethical hierarchy and deontic logics without prescribing binding steps.
Authority
1/2Level 1: Published as an academic book chapter by Springer, representing a reputable academic institution/publisher.
In: Aldinhas Ferreira, M., Silva Sequeira, J., Tokhi, M., E. Kadar, E., Virk, G. (eds) A World with Robots.
Currency
—computed: no publish/modified date found on the page (never guessed)