Artificial intelligence and robotics are rapidly advancing. Humans are increasingly often affected by autonomous machines making choices with moral repercussions. At the same time, classical research in robotics shows that people are adverse to robots that appear eerily human-a phenomenon commonly referred to as the uncanny valley effect. Yet, little is known about how machines' appearances influence how human evaluate their moral choices. Here we integrate the uncanny valley effect into moral psychology. In two experiments we test whether humans evaluate identical moral choices made by robots differently depending on the robots' appearance. Participants evaluated either deontological ("rule based") or utilitarian ("consequence based") moral decisions made by different robots. The results provide first indication that people evaluate moral choices by robots that resemble humans as less moral compared to the same moral choices made by humans or non-human robots: a moral uncanny valley effect. We discuss the implications of our findings for moral psychology, social robotics and AI-safety policy.
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Awad, Edmond
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Dsouza, Sohan
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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Kim, Richard
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Kim, Richard
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Schulz, Jonathan
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Harvard Univ, Dept Human Evolutionary Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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Henrich, Joseph
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Shariff, Azim
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Univ British Columbia, Dept Psychol, Vancouver, BC, CanadaMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Shariff, Azim
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Bonnefon, Jean-Francois
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Univ Toulouse Capitole, CNRS, Toulouse Sch Econ TSM R, Toulouse, FranceMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Bonnefon, Jean-Francois
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Rahwan, Iyad
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Inst Data Syst & Soc, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Dartmouth Coll, Dept Govt, Hanover, NH 03755 USAStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Ferwerda, Jeremy
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Hainmueller, Jens
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Stanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Stanford Univ, Grad Sch Business, Stanford, CA 94305 USAStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Hainmueller, Jens
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Dillon, Andrea
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Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Dillon, Andrea
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Hangartner, Dominik
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Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
ETH, Ctr Comparat & Int Studies, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Govt, London WC2A 2AE, EnglandStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Hangartner, Dominik
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Lawrence, Duncan
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Weinstein, Jeremy
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Stanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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Univ Penn, Dept Psychol, 425 S Univ Ave,Stephen A Levin Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAUniv Penn, Dept Psychol, 425 S Univ Ave,Stephen A Levin Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Baron, Jonathan
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Jost, John T.
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NYU, Dept Psychol, 6 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003 USAUniv Penn, Dept Psychol, 425 S Univ Ave,Stephen A Levin Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
Bigman, Yochanan E.
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Waytz, Adam
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Northwestern Univ, Kellogg Sch Management, Evanston, IL 60208 USAUniv North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
Waytz, Adam
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Alterovitz, Ron
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Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Comp Sci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
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Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
Bigman, Yochanan E.
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Gray, Kurt
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Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Awad, Edmond
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Dsouza, Sohan
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Dsouza, Sohan
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Kim, Richard
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Kim, Richard
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Schulz, Jonathan
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Harvard Univ, Dept Human Evolutionary Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Schulz, Jonathan
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Henrich, Joseph
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Shariff, Azim
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Univ British Columbia, Dept Psychol, Vancouver, BC, CanadaMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Shariff, Azim
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Bonnefon, Jean-Francois
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Univ Toulouse Capitole, CNRS, Toulouse Sch Econ TSM R, Toulouse, FranceMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Bonnefon, Jean-Francois
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Rahwan, Iyad
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MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
MIT, Inst Data Syst & Soc, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Dartmouth Coll, Dept Govt, Hanover, NH 03755 USAStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Ferwerda, Jeremy
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Hainmueller, Jens
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Stanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Stanford Univ, Grad Sch Business, Stanford, CA 94305 USAStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Hainmueller, Jens
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Dillon, Andrea
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Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Dillon, Andrea
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Hangartner, Dominik
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Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
ETH, Ctr Comparat & Int Studies, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Govt, London WC2A 2AE, EnglandStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Hangartner, Dominik
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Lawrence, Duncan
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Weinstein, Jeremy
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Stanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Stanford Univ, Immigrat Policy Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandStanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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Univ Penn, Dept Psychol, 425 S Univ Ave,Stephen A Levin Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAUniv Penn, Dept Psychol, 425 S Univ Ave,Stephen A Levin Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Baron, Jonathan
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Jost, John T.
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NYU, Dept Psychol, 6 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003 USAUniv Penn, Dept Psychol, 425 S Univ Ave,Stephen A Levin Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
Bigman, Yochanan E.
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Waytz, Adam
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Northwestern Univ, Kellogg Sch Management, Evanston, IL 60208 USAUniv North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
Waytz, Adam
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Alterovitz, Ron
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Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Comp Sci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
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Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
Bigman, Yochanan E.
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Gray, Kurt
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Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USAUniv N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, 235 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA