Early EthicsNet essays

Dated writing from 2016 and 2017 shows the conceptual path from participatory ethics to bilateral alignment.

Ideas that preceded the current portfolio

These pages preserve early EthicsNet writing in its original historical context. Language and claims belong to their publication dates and do not automatically describe current organisational policy.

EthicsNet and the 3 Laws

5 August 2016. Notes by Nikola Stojkovic comparing rigid rules, learned ethical judgement, and robot rights.

EthicsNet and AGI

12 August 2016. Notes by Nell Watson on coexistence, universal values, safety, and synthetic moral standing.

Approaches to AI Values

12 March 2017. Notes by Nell Watson on layered and hybrid approaches to machine values.

Datasets

Context for the participatory annotation and ethical-dilemma programme.