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Do Consumers Accept AIs as Moral Compliance Agents?

Consumers are generally resistant to Artificial Intelligence (AI) involvement in moral decision-making, perceiving moral agency as requiring uniquely human traits. This research investigates whether consumers might instead accept AIs in the role of moral compliance, where AI upholds pre-existing moral norms without exercising subjective discretion. Across five studies this research shows that consumers evaluate AI more positively than human agents in moral compliance roles. The findings reveal t

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Published: 23 March 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Agents & autonomy · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 14 July 2026

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ethics.ai (23 March 2026), “Do Consumers Accept AIs as Moral Compliance Agents?,” evidence record 6839, https://ethics.ai/record/6839 (originally published by arXiv).

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