AI Jesus? Experts question wisdom of godbots

Researchers raise concerns about giving moral authority to artificial intelligence, specifically "godbots."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 9, 2023 ~11 min

Why people feel ‘himpathy’ for sexual harassers

Employees' intuitive moral values may give rise to feelings of sympathy toward alleged sexual harassers and anger toward accusing victims.

Keith Kobland - Syracuse U. • futurity
March 28, 2023 ~5 min


Little kids can tell good excuses from bad ones

Listen up parents: "At 3 to 5 years old, kids are on to you. They know when you're giving a bad excuse," says Leon Li.

Duke University • futurity
Jan. 18, 2023 ~5 min

Stories can shape moral values in kids

Exposure to stories that feature specific moral values, such as care, fairness, loyalty, and authority can influence the weight kids place on those values.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Oct. 7, 2021 ~5 min

Kids see taking ‘dirty money’ as wrong at an early age

Kids as young as five years old already have an aversion to "dirty" money, researchers say. That shows the tie between objects and morality emerges early.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
May 27, 2021 ~5 min

Personality shifts might also change your politics

"We saw that in these personality changes toward greater empathy, people placed a lot more importance upon more liberal ideologies..."

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 21, 2020 ~5 min

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