Abstract
Discussions of trust in the virtual or online world have for the most part focused on trust between humans in that medium (for example Nissenbaum, 2001, McGeer, 2004, Pettit, 2004, De Laat, 2005). Can person A trust person B in that environment in the same way that A might trust B on the off-line environment? In a previous paper I argued that genuine trust is possible in the virtual world and that this is not surprising (Weckert, 2005). Now I want to focus on different inhabitants of the virtual world, those software agents that are commonly called autonomous. Can we trust these agents or can we at best rely on them? Before answering this question, an account of trust will be outlined (based on Weckert, 2005).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Trust and virtual worlds |
Subtitle of host publication | Contemporary perspectives |
Editors | Charles Ess, May Thorseth |
Place of Publication | New York, USA |
Publisher | Peter Lang Publishing |
Chapter | 5 |
Pages | 89-102 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Volume | 63 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781433109232, 9781433109225 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |