Godot Inc. (Headquarters: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, CEO: Ken Moriyama, hereinafter referred to as “Godot”) and its European R&D hub, Godot GmbH (Vienna, Representative: Go Suzui), have launched a joint development project “Collective Action Tech for Infectious Diseases” with the Ars Electronica Futurelab and Professor Mark Coeckelbergh of the University of Vienna, an authority on AI ethics.
This project views the challenges of infectious diseases facing the world from the perspective of “Collective Action Problems” and proposes new solutions utilizing behavioral science, AI, and sensor technology.
Infectious diseases are a problem that affects not only individuals but society as a whole. To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, it is important to avoid the free-rider problem and encourage collective behavior where each person is mindful of the necessary actions. This project aims to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and optimize countermeasures. We will utilize behavioral science, AI, and sensor technology, all while giving maximum consideration to the ethical aspects of cutting-edge technology, to implement innovative approaches in the prevention and countermeasures against infectious diseases, aiming to improve resilience across society.
The developed prototype is scheduled to be exhibited at the Ars Electronica Festival 2024, the world’s largest media art festival.
About Ars Electronica Futurelab
Ars Electronica Futurelab is the Research and Development department of Ars Electronica, a cultural institution for media art based in Linz, Austria. Since 1996, it has been advancing research and development in art, technology, and society, focusing on cutting-edge areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, media architecture, interactive technologies, new aesthetics, and swarm intelligence, experimentally materializing scenarios for unseen futures. AEF disseminates the outcomes of its avant-garde research to the public and engages in activities that deepen discussions about the future.
Ars Electronica Futurelab URL: https://ars.electronica.art/futurelab/en/
About Professor Mark Coeckelbergh
Professor Mark Coeckelbergh is. Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology at the Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna. He specializes in the ethics of AI and robotics and has served on numerous committees, including the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence for the European Commission. In Japan, his works “AI Ethics” and “Self-improvement: Technologies of the Soul in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” have been published in Japanese translation.