Kantian-Utilitarian XAI: Meta-Explained

Abstract

We present a gamified explainable AI (XAI) system for ethically aware consumer decision-making in the coffee domain. Each session comprises six rounds with three options per round. Two symbolic engines provide real-time reasons: a Kantian module flags rule violations (e.g., child labor, deforestation risk without shade certification, opaque supply chains, unsafe decaf), and a utilitarian module scores options via multi-criteria aggregation over normalized attributes (price, carbon, water, transparency, farmer income share, taste/freshness, packaging, convenience). A meta-explainer with a regret bound (≈0.2) highlights Kantian-utilitarian (mis)alignment and switches to a deontically clean near-parity option when welfare loss is small. We release a structured configuration (attribute schema, certification map, weights, rule set), a policy trace for auditability, and an interactive UI. Artifact & Code (v0.1.0): https://github.com/ShabnamAtf/gamified-XAIsystem/releases/tag/v0.1.0

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In 2025 IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Advances in Software and COmputiNg (CASCON) (pp. 573-574). IEEE