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Ethics Advisory Board, Ethics and Society, Ethics Rapporteurs, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness Dual Use, Ethics, Horizon 2020, Responsible Research and Innovation 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…

Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics Advisory Board, Ethics and Society, Ethics Rapporteurs, Ethics Support, Human Brain Project, Researcher Awareness Dual Use, Ethics, Responsible Research and Innovation February 11, 2019

Ethics Rapporteur Programme: Q&A with Manuel Guerrero

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How does the Ethics Rapporteur Programme in the Human Brain Project (HBP) work? What are its main achievements and future challenges? Our Question and Answer series with Ethics Support task leaders continues with Dr. Manuel Guerrero, task leader for the Ethics Rapporteur Programme. Q1: What are the aims of the Ethics Rapporteur Programme? The Ethics…

Compliance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination, Researcher Awareness Artificial Intelligence, data ethics, Ethics, Responsible Research and Innovation 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 Artificial Intelligence, Dual Use, Ethics, Responsible Research and Innovation 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 Artificial Intelligence, Ethics 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, Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Events and Publications, Human Brain Project Ethics, Neuroscience, young researchers December 10, 2018

Animal research ethics in the Human Brain Project: Q&A with Abdul K.H. Mohammed

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Abdul Kadir H. Mohammed is Senior Professor at Linnaeus University (Sweden) and Associated at the Karolinska Institute (Sweden). He has been part of the Human Brain Project (HBP) since its start in 2013. His responsibilities at the HBP have included animal research ethics within the Ethics Support work package and organising ethics workshops within the…

Compliance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Ethics Advisory Board, Ethics and Society, Ethics Support, Human Brain Project, Outreach and Dissemination data ethics, GDPR, neuro-ICT 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 Artificial Intelligence, Dual Use, Ethics, Responsible Research and Innovation 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…