The Bestbot Project

Abstract

The BESTBOT has two direct predecessor projects, the GOODBOT and the LIEBOT. In 2013, the GOODBOT was created as a closed moral chatbot system which uses textual analysis to determine the user’s emotions and is able to react appropriately. Around three years later, the LIEBOT project was initiated; an open chatbot system which systematically generates untruths using several lie strategies. Each project, including the BESTBOT project, focuses specifically on the morality of machines and belongs to the research field of machine ethics. Both predecessor projects have room for improvement and advancement; thus, the BESTBOT project uses their findings as a basis for its development and realization.