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moral crumple zone: a standalone construct

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Science and technology studies

the way responsibility for failures in automated systems gets pinned on the nearby human operator who had limited control.

In science and technology studies, moral crumple zone refers to the way responsibility for failures in automated systems gets pinned on the nearby human operator who had limited control. This meaning comes from Elish (2019) in Engaging Science, Technology, and Society.[1]

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Elish, M. C. (2019). Moral Crumple Zones: Cautionary Tales in Human-Robot Interaction. Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, 5, 40-60. https://doi.org/10.17351/ests2019.260

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