AJAR: An Argumentation-based Judging Agents Framework for Ethical Reinforcement Learning

Benoît Alcaraz (University of Luxembourg), Olivier Boissier (Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, UMR 6158 LIMOS, Institut Henri Fayol), Rémy Chaput (Univ Lyon, UCBL, CNRS, INSA Lyon, LIRIS, UMR5205), Christopher Leturc (Inria, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, I3S)

Abstract

An increasing number of socio-technical systems embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are deployed, and questions arise about the possible impact of such systems onto humans. We propose a hybrid multi-agent Reinforcement Learning framework consists of learning agents that learn a task-oriented behaviour defined by a set of symbolic moral judging agents to ensure they respect moral values. This framework is applied on the problem of responsible energy distribution for smart grids. CCS CONCEPTS • Computing methodologies → Multi-agent reinforcement learning.