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10 September 2023

Successful retreat Delft Digital Ethics Centre

The DDEC research community got together in the beautiful Castle of Oud Poelgeest near Leiden. The Centre has gone through a period of rapid growth, so this was a wonderful opportunity to get to know the new people of the Centre.

07 August 2023

Stefan Buijsman at EenVandaag on creating a digital identity by scanning your eyes for a universal basic income

Stefan Buijsman at EenVandaag on creating a digital identity by scanning your eyes for a universal basic income

A universal basic income, and the only thing you need to do in return is making a scan of your eyes. This is a new project of ChatGPT’s founder Sam Altman. Find out more on the controversies around the project – such as the concerns of privacy experts – by watching below items of EenVandaag.

12 July 2023

The ethical concerns associated with Large Language Models

The Economist published an article on the future of generative AI models on April 19th, outlining some of the risks and ethical concerns associated with Large Language Models. While the article discussed some of the well-known risks with AI-driven technology in general, it failed to adequately address the problem that generative AI poses.

20 June 2023

Erasmus MC and TU Delft open first healthcare AI-ethics lab

Erasmus MC and TU Delft open first healthcare AI-ethics lab

Staff shortages and the constant desire to provide high-quality medical care. These are only two of the most important reasons for a sharp increase in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare in the coming years. By launching the first healthcare AI Ethics Lab, Erasmus MC and TU Delft put the focus on ethically responsible and clinically relevant AI that will positively impact both patient care and healthcare workers.

27 May 2023

Recap Design for Values in AI for Medicine and Healthcare

The workshop entitled “Design for Values in AI for Medicine and Healthcare” has been hosted in Delft on November 25th, 2022 as the result of a collaboration between the Delft Digital Ethics Center and the World Health Organization.