Abstract
The efficient allocation of scarce resources was one of the key ethical issues caused by the severe shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethical reflection on the fair distribution of scarce resources played a significant role in establishing the processes that minimize risks while still advancing the public interest and enhancing benefits to individuals and society.
With a multidisciplinary team, we designed and developed a system of strategic goods distribution in times of crises. The mechanism is based on technology using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
The Crisis Distribution System project aimed to determine the fair allocation of scarce resources by implementing a trading mechanism guided by predefined rules of fairness rooted in ethical theories and ethical principles. The paper presents the ethical aspects of the crisis distribution system, which was designed and developed on the basis of the algorithmic game theory, emphasizing fairness in algorithmic decision-making.