Moral Concept

Moral concept research currently focuses on understanding how moral judgments are formed, represented, and applied, particularly within the context of artificial intelligence. Key areas of investigation include the computational tractability of moral reasoning, the influence of cultural and individual values on moral perceptions (often using large-scale cross-cultural studies), and the development of methods to assess whether AI systems possess states of moral significance (e.g., through analyzing self-reports). This research is crucial for developing ethical AI systems and for gaining a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between cognition, culture, and morality, with implications for fields ranging from social psychology to computer science.