# Logic-Based Ethical Planning

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.00595 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2206.00595/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 3 of its 31 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 1 Jun 2022.

## Builds on (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [Building Ethically Bounded AI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1812.03980/) (2018)
- [Building Ethics into Artificial Intelligence](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1812.02953/) (2018)
- [When Is It Acceptable to Break the Rules? Knowledge Representation of Moral Judgement Based on Empirical Data](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.07763/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In this paper we propose a framework for ethical decision making in the context of planning, with intended application to robotics. We put forward a compact but highly expressive language for ethical planning that combines linear temporal logic with lexicographic preference modelling. This original combination allows us to assess plans both with respect to an agent's values and their desires, introducing the novel concept of the morality level of an agent and moving towards multigoal, multivalue planning. We initiate the study of computational complexity of planning tasks in our setting, and we discuss potential applications to robotics.