Debating the priority of human collegial relationships: response to Carroll
Debating the priority of human collegial relationships: response to Carroll
In our article “The Potential and Limitations of Artificial Colleagues”, we argue that policy makers and industry leaders ought to prioritise human collegial relationships over relationships with artificial colleagues. We call this the Principle of Strict Priority of Human Collegial Relationships (PSP). Nicholas Carroll offers an intriguing critique of PSP, claiming that it is not a plausible candidate for a governance principle because it is insufficiently action-guiding. Carroll further proposes an amended version of PSP, the Principle of Proportional Priority for Human Collegial Relationships (PPP). Here, we outline two concerns with this proposal. First, we are not convinced that PSP stands in need of an amendment. Second, we are not convinced that PPP is a compelling candidate for an amendment.
Artificial colleagues, Governance, Policy, Relationships, Robot ethics, Work
Bieber, Friedemann
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Unruh, Charlotte
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25 July 2025
Bieber, Friedemann
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Unruh, Charlotte
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Bieber, Friedemann and Unruh, Charlotte
(2025)
Debating the priority of human collegial relationships: response to Carroll.
Philosophy & Technology, 38 (3), [111].
(doi:10.1007/s13347-025-00942-0).
Abstract
In our article “The Potential and Limitations of Artificial Colleagues”, we argue that policy makers and industry leaders ought to prioritise human collegial relationships over relationships with artificial colleagues. We call this the Principle of Strict Priority of Human Collegial Relationships (PSP). Nicholas Carroll offers an intriguing critique of PSP, claiming that it is not a plausible candidate for a governance principle because it is insufficiently action-guiding. Carroll further proposes an amended version of PSP, the Principle of Proportional Priority for Human Collegial Relationships (PPP). Here, we outline two concerns with this proposal. First, we are not convinced that PSP stands in need of an amendment. Second, we are not convinced that PPP is a compelling candidate for an amendment.
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Accepted/In Press date: 17 July 2025
Published date: 25 July 2025
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Artificial colleagues, Governance, Policy, Relationships, Robot ethics, Work
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