Exploring Bad Bots

The dialogue on the use of (chat) bots needs to grow

For inspiration we invite you to read the reflection paper ‘Bad Bots: an Ethical Perspective on Influencing Discourse with Machines’ by Marin Beijerbacht.

This is a concept version pending review

MORE INSPIRATION


‘Is That Social Bot Behaving Unethically?’

https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/9/220438-is-that-social-bot-behaving-unethically/fulltext


‘Social bots are ruining the internet for the rest of us’

https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/05/social-bots-are-ruining-the-internet-for-the-rest-of-us 


‘Social media bots draw public’s attention and concern’

https://www.journalism.org/2018/10/15/social-media-bots-draw-publics-attention-and-concern 


‘I built a personal chat bot — why i love it, and you’ll love yours too’

https://chatbotsmagazine.com/i-built-a-personal-chat-bot-why-i-love-it-and-youll-love-yours-too-6c2d019f3725


‘This bot will send you free recommendations of books by black authors’

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/28/us/black-authors-bot-book-recommendations-trnd/index.html


‘Chatbots are a danger to democracy’

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/opinion/chatbots-ai-democracy-free-speech.html

SESSION

MOZFEST June 2023

Taking the Discussion on Bad Bots Further

21 June 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 Amsterdam time, Tolhuistuin


The session ‘Taking the Discussion on Bad Bots further’ includes a quick recap of the previous session focussing on topics like Misuse of Social Bots and Ethics of Influencing Discourse. During this session we will introduce briefly the topic of gaining trust in ai-assisted search and discovery and have 2 discussions. The first discussion is based on a demo of a student prototype nlp/ner search for OBA. The second discussion is based on a demo of chatgpt with playbook for non verified data. 


We will also share some learnings about the ongoing project between Digital Rights House, OBA and iYYU Infra.


For inspiration: Please read the reflection paper ‘Bad Bots: an Ethical Perspective on Influencing Discourse with Machines’ by Marin Beijerbacht. https://logontotheweb.com/exploring-bad-bots 


Background 

The use of chatbots is becoming more and more unavoidable and convenience is increasing, there is a large gap between what is expected of a digital citizen in terms of presumed knowledge and ability, and what, in many cases, their actual self-sufficiency is. The dialogue on the use of (chat) bots needs to grow. There is a convenience / privacy discussion. Are we in control of the data we share with or via bots? Is it transparent how the bot works, how it is developed and what it does with the data we share? Join representatives from Digital Rights House, OBA and iYYU Infra during MozFest!



AGENDA

-Start

-Introducing today’s discussion

-Interactive session

-Wrap up & next steps

-Thank You


MozFest House information


SESSION

MOZFEST March 2023

On Wednesday 22 March at 5pm CET a live discussion will take place on the topic of ‘Bad Bots’. Topics include: Misuse of Social Bots and Ethics of Influencing Discourse. Online participation is possible. During the session learnings will be shared about the ongoing project. In this session representatives of OBA, iYYU Infra and Digital Rights House will have an open discussion about the rise of chat bots. This session aims to provide insight on the project and gather new inspiration for the project.

About the session

The use of chatbots is becoming more and more unavoidable and convenience is increasing, there is a large gap between what is expected of a digital citizen in terms of presumed knowledge and ability, and what, in many cases, their actual self-sufficiency is.


The dialogue on the use of (chat) bots needs to grow. There is a convenience / privacy discussion. Are we in control of the data we share with or via bots? Is it transparent how the bot works, how it is developed and what it does with the data we share? MozFest is the ideal platform to bring the dialogue further!


Date: 22 March 2023


In person: Session will start at 16:00 at OBA


Online live: 17:00-18:00 Amsterdam time

PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR CONTACT PERSON DIRECTLY FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.


Moderators: Mark Vos and Jake Blok

AGENDA

15:45 Arrivals


>16:00 - 17:00 Welcome & Start & Intent

  • Marin memo + Discussion
  • Introducing the OBA bot
  • What are tips for further development of the OBA bot


>17:00 - 18:00 Start online session & Intent

  • Marin memo + Discussion
  • Introducing a ChatGPT scenario + Discussion
  • What are tips for development of a library bot


Wrap up & next steps & invitation to join the Mozilla session in June.

Thank You!


18:00 End of session