Adrienne de Ruiter
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Adrienne de Ruiter is a philosopher whose work critically examines the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and moral status. Her primary research areas include the ethics of social AI, the relational turn in moral philosophy, and the implications of human-machine interaction for moral agency. In her highly cited paper "Dangerous liaisons: social AI and the problem with the relational turn to moral status" (2025), de Ruiter challenges the prevailing view that relational criteria alone can determine the moral status of AI entities like social robots. She argues that such approaches risk undermining human moral self-understanding and overlook the broader ethical consequences of human-AI relationships. Though early in her career, her work has already garnered attention, with her most-cited paper accumulating 2 citations in its first year—a strong start for a developing scholar. De Ruiter’s contributions are notable for their timely critique of emerging AI ethics frameworks, offering a cautionary perspective that resonates with ongoing debates in philosophy, robotics, and policy. Her scholarship is essential reading for anyone grappling with how social AI reshapes not only our technologies but our very sense of moral personhood.
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