[2603.00066] Contesting Artificial Moral Agents

Computer Science > Computers and Society arXiv:2603.00066 (cs) [Submitted on 10 Feb 2026] Title:Contesting Artificial Moral Agents Authors:Aisha Aijaz View a PDF of the paper titled Contesting Artificial Moral Agents, by Aisha Aijaz View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:There has been much discourse on the ethics of AI, to the extent that there are now systems that possess inherent moral reasoning. Such machines are now formally known as Artificial Moral Agents or AMAs. However, there is a requirement for a dedicated framework that can contest the morality of these systems. This paper proposes a 5E framework for contesting AMAs based on five grounds: ethical, epistemological, explainable, empirical, and evaluative. It further includes the spheres of ethical influences at individual, local, societal, and global levels. Lastly, the framework contributes a provisional timeline that indicates where developers of AMA technologies may anticipate contestation, or may self-contest in order to adhere to value-aligned development of truly moral AI systems. Subjects: Computers and Society (cs.CY); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) Cite as: arXiv:2603.00066 [cs.CY]   (or arXiv:2603.00066v1 [cs.CY] for this version)   https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.00066 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Aisha Aijaz [view email] [v1] Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:38:45 UTC (2,303 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Contesting Artificial Mo...