January 01, 2022 book-chapter Aachen paper

Synthetic Friends

Springer eBooks, pp. 111–161

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13631-3_7 OpenAlex

Authors 1

Hendrik Kempt corresponding Aachen Applied Ethics Group

RWTH Aachen University

Affiliation as printed

Applied Ethics Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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