Topic: Digital responsibility
The digital transformation in all areas of life leads to ethical and legal issues when digital technologies are used for the common good, ranging from ensuring digital participation to data security.
Data
A simple explanation of the term data is to see data as symbols containing information. These symbols are interpreted by the recipients of the data.
Cybercrime
All crimes committed by means of modern IT are called cybercrime. They are committed over a distance and easily cross national borders, making prosecution more difficult.
Algorithm
Algorithms are basically step-by-step instructions converting inputs into output. The written recording of the algorithms that makes it possible for computers to execute them is called a programme or software.
Ethics in agile software development (EDAP)
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…
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…
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…