Mohamed Hassan
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Mohamed Hassan’s research sits at the provocative intersection of robotics, ethics, and moral philosophy, where he asks a deceptively simple question: what does it mean for a machine to deserve our moral consideration? In his most cited work, “Why Social Robots Need Self-Preservation to Be Objects of Moral Consideration” (2023, 3 citations), Hassan challenges the prevailing consensus that robots, lacking consciousness or sentience, fall outside the sphere of moral concern. He argues that self-preservation—a robot’s programmed drive to maintain its own existence—could serve as a foundation for moral status, even in the absence of subjective experience. This contribution is notable for reframing the debate from sentience to functional autonomy, pushing ethicists and engineers alike to reconsider how we design and interact with social robots. While his citation count is modest, Hassan’s work is a bold, early-stage intervention in a field that will only grow more urgent as robots become integrated into daily life. For students and researchers, his ideas offer a fresh lens on the ethics of artificial beings, challenging us to think beyond traditional boundaries of moral agency.
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