Ethics of Algorithms | Künstliche Intelligenz im Dienst der Gesellschaft

What strategies are needed to ensure machines serve humankind?

15. November 2018 / Julia Krüger, Konrad Lischka

Impact assessments, seals of quality for the origin and quality of data, creating class-action rights for federal anti-discrimination agencies, establishing an agency with algorithmic oversight – there are several ways to go about making sure that algorithmic systems are used for the well-being of everyone in society. The working paper “Machines in the Service of […]

An Ethics for Algorithmists – Lessons Learned from Effective Professional Ethics

24. September 2018 / Ralph Müller-Eiselt

Transparency, fairness and sustainability – these are just a few of the items being called for – also by us – in the creation and use of algorithms. Those who commission, design and use algorithmic systems – algorithmists – have a responsibility to meet these demands. But what might compel them to fulfill their responsibility? […]

Using algorithms to predict death: Lessons learned

20. September 2018 / Dr. Cinthia Briseño

Animals are extraordinary beings. Oscar the cat, for example. Adopted as a kitten by the staff at a nursing home in the United States, he grew up surrounded by people with end-stage dementia. At some point staff members noticed something unusual: Oscar did not interact much with people, but when he made himself comfortable next […]

Optimizing palliative care: When algorithms predict a patient’s death

19. September 2018 / Dr. Cinthia Briseño

“You only have a few months to live.” That sentence is undoubtedly something no one ever wants to hear. The bearer of such a message is usually a doctor, a person who knows about illness – and whether a patient will survive it or not.

How algorithms can save people from an early death

17. September 2018 / Dr. Cinthia Briseño

It’s a scene characteristic for medical series such as House, MD or ER: An alarm goes off and the rapid response team rushes in to revive a patient. But what if the warning had come hours before the life-threatening event actually occurred? The US Food and Drug Administration recently greenlighted a system designed to provide […]

Quality Criteria for Algorithms – Lessons from Existing Compendia

17. July 2018 / Noëlle Rohde

What operations should algorithms be allowed to perform? What standards of quality should they be held to? For what purposes may they be used? Although they are deeply relevant for society, we have yet to reach a social consensus on these issues. A number of international organizations seek to answer these questions by formulating quality […]

Opinion Piece: Why we need a CERN for AI

22. May 2018 / Steven Hill

The late visionary theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was not only a leading scientist in the study of black holes, quantum mechanics and cosmology, he also professed strong views about artificial intelligence (AI). AI, he warned, could be “the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. We do not yet know which.” Hawking’s fear was that not […]

Skype-Interview: 3 Questions to … Jules Polonetsky, Future of Privacy Forum

20. February 2018 / Dr. Sarah Fischer

Jules Polonetsky is the CEO of Future of Privacy Forum. The non-profit organisation based in Washington, DC explores the challenges of new technologies and deals with the question how data protection can be developed to address these new demands. It works on various topics such as Big Data, Connected Cars and Internet of Things […]

Digital public: looking at what algorithms actually do

13. February 2018 / Christian Stöcker, Konrad Lischka

The development and expansion of today’s communications platforms have led to a radical change in how public discourse is conducted and public opinion formed. In particular, the traditional boundary between personal and public communication has disappeared. A prime example is a 2017 case involving the American actor William Shatner – best known for having played […]

When Machines Judge People

20. December 2017 / Ralph Müller-Eiselt

Last week, I spoke about the impact of artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision making on societies and education at the Global Learning Network Convening 2017 organized by America Achieves in Boston. It is a fine line between the promise of better opportunities for all and the peril of increasing social inequality by using such new […]

Intelligent machines are part of our lives. They help doctors diagnose cancer, dispatch policemen to find criminals and preselect suitable candidates for HR departments. We must therefore re-evaluate and readjust the relationship between humans and machines. How does artificial intelligence (AI) affect us and our society? Where can algorithms enrich us, where must we put an end to their threatening omnipotence?

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