Eliciting User Preferences through an Online Game

Abstract

The question of „Who has created us?‟ has always bothered mankind. There have been, essentially, two sets of beliefs- One believing in a higher power that put man as he is today, on this planet. The other, is the theory of evolution. In both these cases, one thing is common- development i.e. where we started and where we are today. In this process of development, one thing has always captured the imagination of man- Genesis. The need to answer the question of a creator and to be able to witness „man-made‟ life has been a dream passed on through generations. Machines come into play here. Machines are the result of this need to create. Machines have evolved along these years. One thing machines have not been able to achieve yet, is consciousness. Although, we have succeeded in providing decision making capabilities to machines but not completely, not in the terms of awareness or understanding. However, machine-learning is a fast growing field.