Outreach and Dissemination

Events and Publications, Outreach and Dissemination , , April 8, 2019

Explainability and Counterfactuals: Algorithmic Decisions and the Individual

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Tonii Leach How do AI algorithms make decisions? Why might we need to understand this, and to what extent do we need to understand this? How can we conceptualise ‘explainable’ AI? And when we ask for an explanation, what is it that we really want to know? On the 27th of February Dr Brent Mittelstadt…

Ethics Advisory Board, Ethics and Society, Ethics Rapporteurs, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness , , , March 6, 2019

Responsible Dual Use in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology

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Neurotechnology as many other powerful technologies can potentially be ‘dual use’ technology, namely it can be used for beneficial as well as harmful purposes. How can we ensure that neuroscience and technology developed for civilian applications is not misused towards malicious ends? What can researchers, engineers, policy-makers and other stakeholders do to safeguard responsible use…

Compliance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness , , , January 17, 2019

Engaging with emerging technologies: representation, responsibility, and reflexivity

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How do we make scientists and engineers aware of societal and ethical issues? And how do we engage diverse publics with the latest developments in future and emerging technologies? What challenges do we face and what can we learn from such engagements? These were guiding questions for the panel ‘Engaging with emerging technologies: representation, responsibility…

Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness , , , January 9, 2019

Dual Use and Responsible Research: Learning about Ethical Challenges Ahead

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Winter-Gladys Wanjiku and Inga Ulnicane The 2nd Human Brain Project (HBP) Curriculum Workshop ‘Research, ethics & societal impact. Dual use and responsible research: ethical challenges’ took place at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm from the 14th to the 17th of November 2018. This workshop showcased the interdisciplinary nature of not only the HBP itself, but…

Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness , December 21, 2018

Beyond Human Rights: Ethics in the age of AI and Posthumanism

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Tonii Leach As the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) develops at an exponential rate, and technology becomes ever more integrated into our lives, it is imperative that the ethics of the convergence of these subjects is considered. Whilst the possibility of the development of a general superintelligence seems remote, consideration of the ethical implications of…

Compliance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics Advisory Board, Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination , , November 28, 2018

Ethics-Related Data Governance in the Human Brain Project: Q&A with Tyr Fothergill

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  What is the role of ethics in data governance in the Human Brain Project (HBP)? And how can awareness of data governance be raised within and outside the HBP? Our Question & Answer series with Ethics Support task leaders continues with Dr Tyr Fothergill, task leader for Ethics-Related Data Governance.   Q1: What are the aims…

Events and Publications, Outreach and Dissemination , , , November 14, 2018

Making sense of changing relationships between technology, security and society in Europe

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How do new technological developments influence security in Europe? What role do drones, artificial intelligence and social media play in contemporary European society and security? And what to expect from recent trends in European Union’s (EU) security policy such as plans to fund defence research? These were some of the questions addressed at the workshop…

Data Governance, Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness , , , , , November 2, 2018

Ethics and Neurorobotics workshop

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What is neurorobotics and how does it differ from ‘classical robotics’? What are potential future developments in this field? What social and ethical questions might they pose and how do we address them? These were some of the topics discussed at the Ethics and Neurorobotics joint workshop bringing together researchers from the Human Brain Project’s…

Compliance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness , , , , , October 24, 2018

Data Governance for Young Researchers

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Tyr Fothergill As part of my work on the Human Brain Project (HBP) in the Ethics and Society Subproject (SP12), I take part in external and internal outreach events for the HBP Data Governance Working Group (DGWG), a collaborative cross-SP group dedicated to supporting innovation and infrastructure development through data governance and management. Several months…

Compliance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics Advisory Board, Ethics and Society, Ethics Rapporteurs, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination , , , , , , , , October 22, 2018

Ethics Support @ HBP Open Day and Summit 2018

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Last week the Ethics Support team was at the annual Human Brain Project (HBP) Open Day and Summit in Maastricht (Netherlands). This event was the halfway mark for the HBP which was started in October 2013 as a ten-year FET Flagship Project funded by the European Commission.   The Open Day on 15th October brought…