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Ordinary citizens involvement in scientific research should not be taken as a matter of course. Nevertheless, the history of science has over time seen various forms of civil society participation, including Citizen Science…

AI is the abbreviation for Artificial Intelligence – but what is Explainable AI all about? Ute Schmid explains the term.

Alexander Pretschner explains in the article how ethical deliberation in agile processes can contribute to the upcoming European regulation of AI.

Ute Schmid’s research area lies at the interface of AI development and its application. The bidt director is committed to a partnership between people and technology.

Digital media can expand the didactic toolkit and hence teaching basic computer science concepts is a prerequisite for digital sovereignty, as Ute Schmid writes in her blog post.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now much more than a science fiction subject – it is making its way into our everyday lives. In this article, we explain what AI and machine learning are and what role ethical considerations…

The social credit system in China records the creditworthiness of companies and individuals as well as their behaviour. An interview with sinologist and economist Doris Fischer about the role of trust in the economy and the question…

What is software? The word Software is on everybody’s lips; software engineering is considered the key discipline par excellence and it is said that software “eats the world”. In this article, we explain: what software…

What exactly does it mean to ‘embed’ ethics into technology and how can this be effectively accomplished? Here we outline our Responsible Robotics project, along with some challenges and benefits of the embedded ethics…

When parents publish photos of their children in social media or forward them via messenger, they may be violating their personal rights. The lawyer Katharina Starz examines the phenomenon of “sharenting”.