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Moral Controversy of Artificial Sensory Neural Systems

  • PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
  • 2022, (38), pp.65~89
  • DOI : 10.33639/ptc.2022..38.004
  • Publisher : Research Institute for East-West Thought
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : October 31, 2021
  • Accepted : January 31, 2022
  • Published : January 31, 2022

Jeong Chang-rok 1

1경북대학교 인문학술원

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ABSTRACT

New technology requires a philosophical review of technology. This paper deals with the moral questions that can be raised by the development of artificial sensory nervous system. In other words, ‘Can the artificial sensory nervous system feel pain?’ and ‘If we feel pain, should we treat it like humans?’ To be treated like a human means to be ‘worthy’ of being treated that way. This paper describes the possibility of pain detection of artificial neural networks and their similarities with biological neurosensory systems. Then, we connect this issue with the moral principle of Peter Singer, who asserts that 'beings capable of feeling are subject to moral consideration'. Is pain felt by biological nerves the same or different from pain felt by mechanical nerves? This paper seeks to answer this question.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.