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  • Moral Philosophy

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  • Existing literature discusses epistemic gaps in AI avatars, but the unique responsibility issues posed by GenAI avatars remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

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Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of moral responsibility frameworks.
  • Examination of the
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  • Identification of conditions for assigning moral responsibility.

Main Results:

  • GenAI avatars create responsibility gaps by combining epistemic gaps (lack of AI knowledge) and control gaps (lack of human control).
  • The
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  • These gaps challenge traditional criteria for moral responsibility.

Conclusions:

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  • Responsibility is grounded in conditions related to human understanding, LLM personalization, veto rights, and outcome control.