Moral responsibility for computationally designed products

Abstract Computational design systems (such as those using evolutionary algorithms) can create designs for a variety of physical products. Introducing these into the process risks creating ‘responsibility gap’ flaws in products they are used to create, human designers may no longer believe that wholly responsible them. We respond this problem by distinguishing between causal responsibility and capacity (the ability be morally actions) product argue while computational both casually designs, who use developers them have such designs. show there is gap designed comparing different accounts moral robots AI (instrumentalism, machine ethics, hybrid responsibility). all three support conclusion any or faults systems. conclude showing how responsibilities accountability blameworthiness should attributed designers,