The Ethics of Agent-Based Social Simulation

David Anzola (), Pete Barbrook-Johnson () and Nigel Gilbert ()
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Pete Barbrook-Johnson: https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/person/dr-peter-barbrook-johnson
Nigel Gilbert: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/nigel-gilbert

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2022, vol. 25, issue 4, 1

Abstract: The academic study and the applied use of agent-based modelling of social processes has matured considerably over the last thirty years. The time is now right to engage seriously with the ethics and responsible practice of agent-based social simulation. In this paper, we first outline the many reasons why it is appropriate to explore an ethics of agent-based modelling and how ethical issues arise in its practice and organisation. We go on to discuss different approaches to standardisation as a way of supporting responsible practice. Some of the main conclusions are organised as provisions in a draft code of ethics. We intend for this draft to be further developed by the community before being adopted by individuals and groups within the field informally or formally

Keywords: Agent-Based Modelling; Research Ethics; Ethical Standards; Responsible Science; Scientific Integrity; Code of Ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-10-31
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