Jane Lockshin

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Jane Lockshin is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and behavioral ethics, with a focus on how technology shapes—and is shaped by—human moral reasoning. Her work explores the subtle dynamics of politeness in human-robot communication, as exemplified by her study “Excuse Me, Robot,” which investigates how a robot’s wake words can influence users’ courteous behavior. This paper, alongside her influential Bayesian analysis of moral norm malleability during clarification dialogues, has garnered attention for its innovative approach to understanding ethical flexibility in technological contexts. Lockshin’s research underscores a core tenet of modern behavioral ethics: that human morality is not fixed but dynamically responsive to social and technological cues. By demonstrating that designers bear responsibility for anticipating and addressing these shifts, she has contributed a critical framework for building ethically aware AI systems. With each paper cited nine times, her work is steadily gaining recognition among scholars in technology ethics and human-robot interaction, positioning her as a thoughtful voice on the moral implications of our increasingly automated world.