Avatars as Proxies

Paula Sweeney

doi:10.1007/s11023-023-09643-z

Avatars as Proxies

Paula Sweeney^* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Avatars will represent us online, in virtual worlds, and in technologically supported hybrid environments. We and our avatars will stand not in an identity relation but in a proxy relation, an arrangement that is significant not least because our proxies’ actions can be counted as our own. However, this proxy relation between humans and avatars is not well understood and its consequences under-explored. In this paper I explore the relation and its potential ethical consequences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	525-539
Number of pages	15
Journal	Minds and Machines
Volume	33
Issue number	3
Early online date	26 Jul 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-023-09643-z
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2023

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Acknowledgements
I am grateful to the referees for this journal who provided very helpful suggestions that greatly improved the paper.

Keywords

Avatars
Proxies
Avatar Representation
Responsibility gaps

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