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Can AI agents be morally responsible?

A San Francisco philosophy discussion group tackles whether AI agents can be morally responsible for their actions, built around a required reading on AI blameworthiness.

Thu, Jul 23, 2:00 AMAquitaine Wine Bar & Bistro · San Francisco · CA

Why it matters

As companies give agents real spending authority over API calls and tasks, who is accountable for a costly or harmful agent decision becomes a practical governance question, not just a philosophical one.

The tokenmaxxing angle

Autonomous agent spend is exactly the unsupervised decision-making this group examines — if an agent burns budget on a bad tool call or runaway loop, the "blameworthy" framework applies to cost as much as harm.

From the organizers

Hosted by Rodrigo V. for Two Hands Philosophy at Aquitaine Wine Bar & Bistro; required reading is Schulte (2024), "How AI Systems Can Be Blameworthy," shared via the group's readings link.