Who guards the guards with AI-driven robots? The ethicalness and cognitive neutralization of police violence following AI-robot advice
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We investigate whether the perceived ethicalness of police actions changes when police follow an AI-robot’s advice. We assess whether perceived ethicalness of police violence is higher when police follow robot advice to arrest a passer-by, compared to no robot advice to arrest the passer-by. Using neutralization theory, we test how blame-shifting occurs. When police violently arrest an innocent passer-by, the violence is neutralized when the decision was made following the AI-robot. Perceived ethicalness of police violence is higher when the passer-by is a terrorist, and police violence against a passer-by is neutralized through ‘denial of victim’ and ‘denial of injury’.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Public Management Review |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 2355-2379 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISSN | 1471-9037 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 07.2024 |
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- Artificial intelligence, perceived ethicalness, police use of force, service robots, survey experiments
- Informatics