Abstract
Social machines are systems formed by material and human elements interacting in a structured way. The use of digital platforms as mediators allows large numbers of humans to participate in such machines, which have interconnected AI and human components operating as a single system capable of highly sophisticated behavior. Under certain conditions, such systems can be understood as autonomous goal-driven agents. Many popular online platforms can be regarded as instances of this class of agent. We argue that autonomous social machines provide a new paradigm for the design of intelligent systems, marking a new phase in AI. After describing the characteristics of goal-driven social machines, we discuss the consequences of their adoption, for the practice of artificial intelligence as well as for its regulation.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 0 |
| Pages (from-to) | 0-0 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | AI and Society |
| Early online date | 4 Oct 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Oct 2021 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Intelligent agents
- Social Machines
- Artificial intelligence
- Human–computer interaction
- Cybernetics
- Autonomous agents
- Teleology