Ethical Safety Engineering in Production: A Conceptual Framework for Allocating Responsibility in AI-Controlled Production Systems
By: Jarosław Brodny, Magdalena Tutak and Piotr Kalbron
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Language: English
Page range: 253 - 267
Submitted on: Nov 1, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2026
Published on: Apr 30, 2026
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