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Robotic Animism: The Ethics of Attributing Minds and Personality to Robots with Artificial Intelligence

Ethics of robotic animism and mind attributionAcademicdocument

Assessment outcome

total 1/4 (actionability 0 + authority 1); currency unscored, so pro-rated to 1.5/6

Total1/6
Actionability0/2
Authority1/2
Currency—

Authorship & scope

Attribution (G4 evidence)

The author Sven Nyholm is explicitly named.

Issuer authority (evidence)

Score 1. An academic chapter published by Palgrave Macmillan, representing a reputable institution acting officially.

Issuers, who it governs, legal force and content are on the full record.

Eligibility gates

G1 · Retrievablepass

HTTP 200, 1880 words of full text extracted

G2 · AI nexuspass

The chapter focuses on artificial intelligence and human interaction with robots.

G3 · Governance nexuspass

The source addresses ethical arguments regarding artificial intelligence and robots.

G4 · Attributablepass

The author Sven Nyholm is explicitly named.

G5 · In forcepass

No text indicates the version is superseded, withdrawn, or repealed.

Scored criteria

Actionability

0/2

Score 0. The source provides academic analysis and ethical discussion without naming specific binding obligations, controls, or duties.

Authority

1/2

Score 1. An academic chapter published by Palgrave Macmillan, representing a reputable institution acting officially.

Nyholm, S. (2023). Robotic Animism: The Ethics of Attributing Minds and Personality to Robots with Artificial Intelligence.

Currency

—

computed: no publish/modified date found on the page (never guessed)

Classification

Coverage topicEthics of robotic animism and mind attribution
PerspectiveAcademic
Lifecycle stage7 Use & impact
Layermodel
Granularitydocument