Combating Misinformation Through Nudging

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that the spread and consumption of misinformation online can be attributed to errors in human decision making, facilitated by cognitive biases. The field of Behavioral Economics has contributed a repertoire of such cognitive biases that can be leveraged for the design of technological interventions. In particular, the concept of nudging refers to subtle changes in the 'choice architecture' that can alter people's behaviors in predictable ways. In this paper we present our ongoing work on the design of nudging interventions in the context of misinformation, including a systematic review of the use of nudging in HCI that has led to a design framework consisting of 23 mechanisms of nudging tapping to 15 different cognitive biases, the translation of this framework into a set of design cards, the Nudge Deck, and its use in a planned workshop that aims to explore the design space of misinformation in the context of nudging.

Éthique du couplage Nudges-IA : enjeux épistémologiques et sociotechniques des Nudges IA dans les interactions humain-IA

“…Selon ces mêmes auteurs, le risque est que « l'exploitation des faiblesses de la prise de décision [finissent] par diminuer les capacités de prise de décision autonomes des individus » (Ibid, p. 129) et qu'au final leurs actions « reflètent plus les tactiques de l'architecture du choix plutôt que celles de la capacité à évaluer par soimême des alternatives et produire ses propres délibérations » (Ibid, p. 130). Sur ces questions, des recherches récentes sur l'usage des Nudges pour lutter contre la désinformation, préconisé par certains chercheurs (Sunstein, 2021 ;Konstantinou et al, 2019), montrent que la priorité devrait être davantage mise sur le développement de l'esprit critique et que « les Nudges gagneraient à intégrer des dispositifs stimulant la réflexivité et l'ouverture des utilisateurs » (Piguet, 2023).…”

Combating Fake News Using Implementation Intentions

“…Several strategies have been developed based on the concept of nudging which suggests that subtle changes in the choice architecture, i.e., the decision-making environment, can alter people's behavior in predictable ways without sacrificing their freedom of choice (Leonard, 2008) (Thaler andSunstein 2008). In other words, strategies based on nudges leverage knowledge of how people make decisions and the various cognitive biases that they are susceptible to in order to minimize the spread of fake news (Konstantinou et al, 2019;. Nudges can take many forms including warnings, reminders, and recommendations.…”

Are Deepfakes Concerning? Analyzing Conversations of Deepfakes on Reddit and Exploring Societal Implications

“…Community users in Reddit have continually echoed this proposal and not just by policies but also design decisions to mitigate deepfakes in platforms. For example, platforms have taken numerous actions against misinformation such as nudging in the user interfaces design [31] (designing subtle interventions to guide the user with choices without restricting them). However, deepfakes should be considered as a new domain and users need to be informed before they take any actions.…”