AI in Play: A Game to Strengthen Responsible AI Adoption Skills

Artificial intelligence (AI) transforms organizational operations, demanding responsible AI deployment workforce capabilities. AI literacy—combining technical fluency with ethical and societal awareness—is emerging as a critical organizational capability in the digital workplace. This article presents AI in Play, a scenario-based serious game designed to build responsible AI adoption skills among IT professionals and university students. The game was developed by one of the authors and integrates FATE principles—fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics—into decision-making under uncertainty, simulating enterprise constraints such as data readiness, governance maturity, and stakeholder alignment. We explain the rationale behind each mechanic, map mechanics to targeted competencies, and report four exploratory demonstration sessions with 32 enrolled participants. Analytical autoethnography documents design decisions and reflective iteration; systematic evaluation of effectiveness is planned as future work. We believe serious-game pedagogy offers institutions a practical, human-centered approach to preparing their workforce for responsible AI adoption.