Can AI chatbots like ChatGPT help us make ethical decisions rationally?

People love to turn to Google for moral advice. They routinely ask the search engine questions ranging from “Is it unethical to date a coworker?” to “Is it morally okay to kill bugs?” to “Is it wrong to test God?”

So you can easily imagine that people will turn to ChatGPT — which doesn’t just send you a link on the internet but will actually provide an answer — for advice on ethical dilemmas. After all, they’re already asking it for help with parenting and romance.

But is getting your ethical advice from an AI chatbot a…