In the context of understanding, possibly developing, and enhancing an ethical framework for healthcare applications, we face fragmented, evolving standards on medical data disclosure. In light of these significant barriers, we evaluate and discuss a proposed modular integration of legal, ethical, and technical disclosure standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, Xcertia, ISO/IEEE 11073)¹ into transparency, autonomy, and compliance processes across jurisdictions.
Open Ethics x Pirate Night Workshop: The Transparency Circle
In this article, we take a closer look at the Open Ethics x Pirate Night Workshop that revealed why traditional approaches to AI transparency fall short and what actually works.
Self Driving Car Ethics: Beyond A Glorified Trolly Problem
The self-driving cars ability to accurately decide on which lives to save and which to sacrifice very much depends on its ability to detect each and every one of those lives to begin with.
Is there a risk of self-driving cars identifying some pedestrians but not others? The short answer is yes, there is. While the famous philosophical dilemma, commonly known as “the trolly problem”, is not completely irrelevant, there are much bigger ethical fish to fry.
Against Neutrality in AI ethics: pros & cons of taking a stance
Neutrality can be seen as a desirable goal for AI ethics, as it can promote fairness, justice and impartiality. However, neutrality can also be seen as an impossible or undesirable goal for AI ethics, as it can ignore the complexity, diversity and contextuality of human values and situations.Read More
The Ethical Implications of Autonomous Vehicles
But what can go wrong? We’ll take a look on how people relate to AVs, we’ll assess the risks of self-driving cars through the looking-glass of ethics & immerse ourselves into an ethical design approach as a potential solution to everything we’re about to cover..
Autonomous Vehicles & their Levels of Automation
What decision does a self-driving car take in case of imminent, fatal accident? What happens in case of data poisoning if someone hacked the system and hijacked your car? And moreover, do you trust the technology enough to buy a self-driving car to begin with?
Two Pillars to Govern Ethical AI
How do we govern AI decisions? How do we make sure that we can get what we expect, especially in situations that are life-critical?
Read MoreHow the Era of Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Society?
What lessons can we learn from the past? What are the current drivers and the economic consequences? What is the role of ethics in the ongoing changes?
The Fears of the AI Era. Where Ethics is Needed?
AI has made a huge leap during the last decade. How far are we from the world, where there is no more space for humanity?
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence and the Era of Quantitative Ethics
How can we prevent negative consequences? How should we act to embrace upcoming changes and fuel them in the right direction? And, eventually, what do we call “right”?