Have you heard about the story behind the popular Monopoly game?
The history of the game Monopoly dates back to 1904 when Elizabeth Magpie patented the Landlord's Game, designed as an educational tool to facilitate the integration of economic efficiency with social justice.
Strategies to prevent data grabbing
In 2022, it is the monopolization of data collection and the mercantile value attributed to it that worries many. Inspired by the vocation of Mrs. Magpie's game, AI Impact Alliance launches the "You & AI on Board" game that provides an interative process to reflect upon about the responsible deployment of AI.
What are the rules of the game?
The rules of the game will be co-designed during workshops to be carried out with experts from various disciplines and with a diversity of perspectives. We can already imagine, for example, STEAM-tracks that accelerate responsible adoption of AI, a tax for the carbon footprint of algorithms, jail or fines for privacy violations, winning an interactive art performance (collect $100), and so on.
Gaming as a tool for responsible AI adoption
The co-creation process itself is an exercise in social mediation through play, engaging participants in thinking about the potential of AI, and the social construction required to ensure its responsible and sustainable development and governance.
Once completed, citizens of all ages will be able to play, thereby increasing their "digital citizenship".
What will the profits from the sale be used for?
Proceeds from the sale will support projects in ethics, human rights and reconciliation related to AI systems and the digital economy (data governance) led by women and/or underrepresented communities in AI.
You want to contribute?
Write to us if you have an understanding of the economic implications of AI, a keen sense of strategy and civic engagement, or are interested in becoming a sponsor for the game.
The You and AI on Board game is an initiative coordinated by Valentine Goddard, a United Nations expert in AI and Data Policy and Governance and a member of the Advisory Council on AI of Canada. Lawyer, certified mediator and inter-arts curator, Ms. Goddard is the founder and executive director of AI Impact Alliance, an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate a responsible implementation of AI, and accelerate the achievement of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. AI Impact Alliance is a founding member of the International Observatory on the Ethical and Social Impact of AI (OBVIA). She is the lead architect of the AI on a Social Mission Conference, the first international conference on the social impact of AI, and the Art Impact AI Programs, innovative action-research projects positioning the arts’ important role in the future of AI and democracy.
Ms. Goddard provides analysis of emerging regulatory frameworks on AI and data governance including anticipatory foresight of their socioeconomic implications. She delivers programs that bridge civic engagement and knowledge mobilization with policy innovation for responsible AI strategies in digital democracies. Her work underscores the importance of trisectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in AI, of gender equality in digital economies, and of sustainable AI and data governance in natural resource management.
In her transdisciplinary and applied normative approach to AI ethics, she places special emphasis on human dignity, having initiated throughout her career cultural and social mediation projects promoting civic engagement and human rights. She is recognized globally as one of the Top 50 influencers in AI and Top 100 Women in AI Ethics.
To express your interest, please write to v.goddard@allianceimpact.org
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