2023/04/25 by Mark Kennedy, Kennedy, Mark Thomas, Nelson Phillips +1
Social Sciences · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #FOS: Computer and information sciences
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2304.12700
openalex publication_date 2023/04/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Inspired by Turing's famous "imitation game" and recent advances in generative pre-trained transformers, we pose the participation game to point to a new frontier in AI evolution where machines will join with humans as participants in social construction processes. The participation game is a creative, playful competition that calls for applying, bending, and stretching the categories humans use to make sense of and order their worlds. After defining the game and giving reasons for moving beyond imitation as a test of AI, we highlight parallels between the participation game and processes of social construction, a hallmark of human intelligence. We then discuss implications for fundamental constructs of societies and options for governance.