Digital Voodoo Dolls
Computers and Society
2021-05-10 v2 Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Abstract
An institution, be it a body of government, commercial enterprise, or a service, cannot interact directly with a person. Instead, a model is created to represent us. We argue the existence of a new high-fidelity type of person model which we call a digital voodoo doll. We conceptualize it and compare its features with existing models of persons. Digital voodoo dolls are distinguished by existing completely beyond the influence and control of the person they represent. We discuss the ethical issues that such a lack of accountability creates and argue how these concerns can be mitigated.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2105.02738,
title = {Digital Voodoo Dolls},
author = {Marija Slavkovik and Clemens Stachl and Caroline Pitman and Jonathan Askonas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.02738},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication at Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Society (AIES-2021)