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Algorithms as Hidden Moral Rules: Code, Governance and the Limits of AI Neutrality

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The article examines how software code is increasingly replacing legal and social norms by shaping behavior in advance through technical design. Its author contends that algorithms are not value-neutral, since their objective functions embed particular conceptions of the good. Drawing on Michael Sandel's philosophy and the Chinese notion of Jilin, the piece warns of human instrumentalization and the erosion of the internal goods of professional practice. It argues that technocratic systems do not eliminate value conflicts but conceal political philosophy within technical specifications. The author therefore calls for teleological analysis of AI to guard against moral depersonalization and over-optimization that undermines dignity and interpersonal relationships.

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