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When are artificial intelligence versus human agents faulted for wrongdoing? Moral attributions after individual and joint decisions

Daniel B. ShankDepartment of Psychological Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alyssa DeSantiDepartment of Psychological Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
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Timothy ManingerDepartment of Psychological Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
Pages 648-663 | Received 31 Aug 2018, Accepted 24 Dec 2018, Published online: 22 Jan 2019

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