AI, virtual reality and robots are the future of behavioural public policy

Even though technology is largely underused by policymakers, the behavioural public policy of the future will be high tech. Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robots hold the potential to help people change their behaviour for the better. Dario Krpan, Fatima Koaik, Pujen Shrestha and Robin Schnider envision a future in which policymakers use technological interventions via various personal devices and appliances, from virtual reality glasses to IoT devices.

The year we’ve just witnessed has been nothing short of a whirlwind in the realm of technological advancements. One of the most noteworthy developments has been in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), where models like GPT-4 have reached new heights, pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Many of these cutting-edge technologies hold immense potential in helping people change their behaviour for the better, and yet they remain underused by policymakers. Here we explore technological developments that have the largest potential to reshape behavioural public policy and examine how they can be used by policymakers to implement or test behavioural interventions.

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