Dr. Jan Gogoll

former Researcher, bidt

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Digital responsibility

Three questions for the team behind the bidt project ‘Ethics in Agile Software Development’

News
4 May 2026

Jan Gogoll and Niina Zuber explain how ethical reflection can be integrated into agile software development—and why AI coding assistants cannot replace human responsibility.

Re-Konfiguration von Kreativität durch generative KI in der Werbebranche (ReKREATIV)
Digital work environment

Re-Configuring Creativity through generative AI in the Advertising Industry (ReCREATIVE)

Project

How does generative AI reshape creativity in advertising? The project explores its impact on creative work, professional identities, and the meaning of creativity – between innovation, efficiency, and human authorship.

Digital responsibility

All thumbs up? What makes software morally good

News
3 April 2023

An interview with Jan Gogoll on the question of when software is morally good and why ethical factors should be included in software development.

Digital society

FAZ guest article about ChatGPT in exam situations

News
21 March 2023

In their guest article in the FAZ, Alexander Pretschner, Jan Gogoll and Dirk Heckmann explore the question of what influence ChatGPT will have on examinations in educational institutions.

Digital responsibility

Talking about the “What?” and “How?” of AI ethics

Blog
9 March 2023

In this blog post, Jan Gogoll explains why it is becoming increasingly important for systems incorporating AI to be designed in an ethical and responsible manner.

Digital responsibility

Ethics in agile software development (EDAP)

Project

The aim of the project was to enable the design of software systems in a way that meets ethical standards. To this end, a framework was developed that integrates ethical considerations into the development process of technical…

Digital responsibility

Facial recognition – A contribution to the discussion on the regulation of technology

Publication

In passport control, to unlock mobile phones or to detect diseases – facial recognition has long been used successfully, but remains a controversial topic. What risks are named and does a technology have to be used just…

Digital responsibility

Codes of Ethics for Software Development: Why they are only of minor use

Blog
17 September 2020

Codes of ethics in the context of software development lack practical applicability, as they cannot solve emerging conflicts of values. Our approach “Ethical Deliberation for Agile Software Processes” (EDAP) takes up ethical…

Publications

  • Gogoll, Jan; Heckmann, Dirk; Pretschner, Alexander (2023)

    Endlich neue Prüfungen dank ChatGPT!

    Newspaper article
    FAZ, FAZ, Frankfurt
    Project: EDAP
  • Pretschner, Alexander; Zuber, Niina; Gogoll, Jan; Kacianka, Severin; Nida-Rümelin, Julian (2021)

    Ethik in der agilen Software-Entwicklung

    Journal article
    Informatik Spektrum, Volume: 44, Nr. 5, P. 348-354
    DOI: 10.1007/s00287-021-01390-8
    Project: EDAP
  • Bauer, Nikolaus; Gogoll, Jan; Zuber, Niina (2021)

    Gesichtserkennung

    Ein Diskussionsbeitrag zur Regulierung der Technologie

    Book
    bidt, bidt Analysen und Studien, Nr. 6
    https://www.bidt.digital/publikation/gesichtserkennung-ein-diskussionsbeitrag-zur-regulierung-der-technologie/
    Project: Rechtspolitik und Ethik
  • Gogoll, Jan; Zuber, Niina (2025)

    Introduction to Ethical Software Development

    Book
    Springer, SpringerBriefs in Computer Science, P. 1, 1. Edition, Springer
    ISBN: 9783032061942
    Project: EDAP
  • Gogoll, Jan; Uhl, Matthias (2020)

    Leviathan for sale

    The fallacy of trusting in people instead of institutions

    Journal article
    European Journal of Political Economy, Volume: 63
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101898
    Project: EDAP
  • Gogoll, Jan; Zuber, Niina; Kacianka, Severin (2022)

    Software ist ein ganz besonderer Saft

    Grey literature / report
    Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Akademie Aktuell, P. 33-34, München
    https://badw.de/die-akademie/presse/zeitschrift-akademie-aktuell/einzelartikel-aa/detail/akademie-aktuell-jahrgang-2022-ausgabe-nr-77.html
    Project: EDAP
  • Zuber, Niina; Kacianka, Severin; Gogoll, Jan (August 2021)

    Superhelden ohne Menschlichkeit?

    Für einen empathischen Umgang mit Menschen und einen sachlichen Blick für das Digitale

    Grey literature / report
    pflegen: Palliativ, Nr. 51
    Project: EDAP
  • Zuber, Niina; Gogoll, Jan; Kacianka, Severin; Nida-Rümelin, Julian; Pretschner, Alexander (2023)

    Value-Sensitive Software Design: Ethical Development in Agile Development Process

    Contribution / chapter
    Werthner, Hannes; Ghezzi, Carlo; Kramer, Jeff; Nida-Rümelin, Julian; Nuseibeh, Bashar; Prem, Erich; Stanger, Allison, Introduction to Digital Humanism. A textbook., P. 339-358, Cham, Springer
    ISBN: 9783031453038
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-45304-5
    Project: EDAP
  • Zuber, Niina; Gogoll, Jan (2024)

    Vox Populi, Vox ChatGPT

    Large Language Models, Education and Democracy

    Journal article
    MDPI, Philosophies
    DOI: 10.3390/philosophies9010013
    Project: EDAP