The Propaganda Machine: Generating Biased Reports about Risk Games

Rafael Dulfer; Lorenzo Gatti

doi:10.1109/CoG52621.2021.9618993

The Propaganda Machine: Generating Biased Reports about Risk Games

Rafael Dulfer, Lorenzo Gatti

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Abstract

In this work we present a system that generates reports for a game of Risk. These reports, far from being “neutral”, aim instead at mimicking propaganda, and try to
influence the opinions of the readers about the performance of a Risk player. The system, while limited in scope, was able to persuade some test subjects in a qualitative evaluation, hinting at the abilities that a more sophisticated system might have.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	3rd IEEE Conference on Games, CoG 2021
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-6654-3886-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CoG52621.2021.9618993
Publication status	Published - 7 Dec 2021
Event	3rd IEEE Conference on Games, CoG 2021 - Virtual Conference Duration: 17 Aug 2021 → 20 Aug 2021 Conference number: 3 https://ieee-cog.org/2021/

Conference

Conference	3rd IEEE Conference on Games, CoG 2021
Abbreviated title	CoG 2021
City	Virtual Conference
Period	17/08/21 → 20/08/21
Internet address	https://ieee-cog.org/2021/

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