TY - GEN
T1 - Ethical considerations for player modeling
AU - Mikkelsen, Benedikte
AU - Holmgard, Christoffer
AU - Togelius, Julian
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In this paper we discuss some of the ethical challenges that may arise from player modeling. Player modeling is used in modern games e.g. to enable various kinds of game play, to optimize games for specific players, and to maximize the monetization of games. In this paper, we propose that applying player modeling implies serious ethical questions, since it impacts how players spend their leisure time and money, affects their social relations, and changes computer games as ethical artifacts. We source categories of ethical issues in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) from work on AI ethics and using these we provide several specific examples of ethical issues in player modeling. Building from the examples, we suggest establishing a framework for understanding ethical issues in player modeling and we propose a number of methodological approaches to address the identified challenges.
AB - In this paper we discuss some of the ethical challenges that may arise from player modeling. Player modeling is used in modern games e.g. to enable various kinds of game play, to optimize games for specific players, and to maximize the monetization of games. In this paper, we propose that applying player modeling implies serious ethical questions, since it impacts how players spend their leisure time and money, affects their social relations, and changes computer games as ethical artifacts. We source categories of ethical issues in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) from work on AI ethics and using these we provide several specific examples of ethical issues in player modeling. Building from the examples, we suggest establishing a framework for understanding ethical issues in player modeling and we propose a number of methodological approaches to address the identified challenges.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85046083065
T3 - AAAI Workshop - Technical Report
SP - 975
EP - 982
BT - WS-17-01
PB - AI Access Foundation
T2 - 31st AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI 2017
Y2 - 4 February 2017 through 10 February 2017
ER -