Abstract
This position paper briefly discusses nudging, its use by autonomous agents, potential risks and ethical considerations while creating such systems. Instead of taking a normative approach, which guides all situations, the paper proposes a risk-driven questions-and-answer approach. The paper takes the position that this is a pragmatic method, that is transparent about beneficial intentions, foreseeable risks, and mitigations. Given the uncertainty in AI and autonomous agent capabilities, we believe that such pragmatic methods offer a plausibly safe path, without sacrificing flexibility in domain and technology.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 14 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 26 Jul 2024 |
| Event | The 21st European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems: EUMAS2024 - Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 26 Aug 2024 → 28 Aug 2024 https://euramas.github.io/eumas2024/ |
Conference
| Conference | The 21st European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems |
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| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 26/08/24 → 28/08/24 |
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Keywords
- nudges
- ethical considerations
- guidelines