Hideki Ohira

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Hideki Ohira explores the philosophical and ethical foundations of human-robot interaction, focusing on the conditions under which robots can be considered moral agents. His work bridges cognitive science, ontology, and normative ethics to address whether machines can be ascribed morality—a question central to integrating robots into human society. In his most-cited paper, "Can Morality Be Ascribed to Robot?" (2019, 4 citations), Ohira formulates three essential conditions for moral agency: cognitive-behavioral, ontological, and normative, providing a framework for evaluating robot membership in human communities. Earlier, in "Reciprocal Ascription of Intentions Realized in Robot-human Interaction" (2013, 2 citations), he examined how mutual intention ascription shapes meaningful social exchanges between humans and robots. Though his citation counts are modest, Ohira’s contributions are notable for their conceptual rigor, offering foundational insights for researchers in AI ethics and social robotics. His work invites students and scholars to critically consider the ethical boundaries of artificial agents, making him a thoughtful voice in debates on machine morality and the future of human-robot coexistence.