Research area: Law and Ethics
Vectors of Data Disclosure – A comparative study on the disclosure of personal data from the perspectives of legal, cultural studies, and business information systems research
By means of a comparative study, this interdisciplinary research project analysed various aspects of individuals’ willingness to disclose personal data.
Can algorithms calculate morally in situations of conflict? Ethics and digital operationalisation regarding risk assessment in child welfare practice (KAIMo)
This project examined ethics and digital operationalisation regarding risk assessment in child welfare practice.
Differential Privacy: New approaches for managing social big data
The research project explored how valid statistical conclusions can be drawn without violating individual privacy. During the project a software environment for implementing differential privacy was developed.
Responsibility Gaps in Human-Machine Interactions: The Ambivalence of Trust in AI (ReGInA)
The bidt-funded project investigated the potential vulnerabilities of relying on machines in medical decision-making.
On the relation of legislation and ethics in digitalisation
The project undertook an ethical and legal assessment of legal policy projects in the field of digitalisation.
Facial recognition – A contribution to the discussion on the regulation of technology
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 Ministry: What mistakes are made and how they could be avoided
The publication discusses the pros and cons of a digital ministry at federal level. A new ministry brings advantages as a “big solution”, but also a number of problems. A “small solution” – strengthening…
Philosophical Reflections on AI Responsibility: A Rejection of the Concept of the E-Person
Who is responsible if damage occurs through the use of artificial intelligence? Can machines take responsibility at all? This working paper aims to show that responsibility requires a degree of reason, freedom and autonomy…