Overview

The WorldEsports Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Guidelines offer 27 totalguidelines that distinguish between esports training and competition contexts.Ten (10) general guidelines apply to both settings, while six (6) training-onlyand eleven (11) competition-only additional guidelines address context-specificconsiderations. To support best practices, the guidelines include illustrativeexamples of acceptable and unacceptable AI uses, clarifying ethical risks andkey requirements. An application plan is also provided, which includes animplementation checklist for esports teams and organizers, an exampleenforcement matrix, and a call for a “World Esports AI Ethics OfficerConsortium”.

Research Report on How the World Esports AI EthicsGuidelines Were Created

A separate research report outlines how the World Esports Artificial Intelligence (AI)Ethics Guidelines were established.

Project Origin, Coordination, and Funding

This project wasconducted by Dr. Seth E. Jenny and Dr. Raymond Pastore, formed part of the World Esports Standardization Development 2025, and was coordinated by the International Esports Federation (IESF), funded by the Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea,and supported by the Voice of Intercollegiate Esports (VOICE).

Recommended Guidelines Citation

Jenny, S. E., &Pastore, R. (2025). World esports artificial intelligence ethics guidelines. International Esports Federation. https://iesf.org

Authors and Co-Investigators:

- Dr. Seth E. Jenny, Department of Exercise Science, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

- Dr. Ray Pastore, Department of Instructional Technology, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Use thedownload button to access the Guidelines (PDF) and see the linkedpost for the Research Report (PDF) on how the guidelines werecreated.