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DESCRIPTION:This event will take place at the Center for Science and Though
 t at the University of Bonn in Germany. For more information\, see the lin
 k below.\n\n\n	'General Ethical Requirements for AI Certification'  a conve
 rsation with Jocelyn Maclure and Markus Gabriel and launch of the whitepap
 er by Nicholas Kluge Corrêa and Julia Maria Mönig.\n\n	The research project
  'Certified AI' explores the question of what a certification of 'trustwor
 thy AI' could look like. The philosophy team\, Nicholas Kluge Corrêa and J
 ulia Maria Mönig\, research this question from an ethical perspective.\n		\n
 		While many arguments can be raised against certifying 'ethical' AI\, with 
 our latest publication we offer guidance to computer scientists and progra
 mmers on how to try to make AI-based applications more 'ethical'. We do th
 is by presenting (a list of) ethical principles that are consistent with o
 ther proposals in the literature. We briefly explain what the values are a
 nd why they are important\, and give examples to align them with the risk 
 categories of the European AI Act (2024). To operationalize the principles
 \, for each step we propose methods and technical tools that can be used t
 o put the ethical requirements into practice. In the long run\, this could
  serve as a way to make the tech industry's current profit-driven motto of
  'move fast and break things' fairer\, more privacy- preserving\, safer an
 d more robust\, sustainable and transparent\, while promoting accountabili
 ty and truthfulness\, if developers adhere to the proposed practices. \n\n
 	Arguments against ethics 'certification' (including by the authors) are th
 at companies and other stakeholders could use it as 'ethics washing'. In a
 ddition\, practices may evolve over time and therefore certification (as i
 n other areas) could only be valid for a limited period of time\, if at al
 l\, after which it would need to be renewed. In addition\, ethical tools m
 ay not have the intended effects\, as has been shown in the literature\, e
 .g. for the example of fairness algorithms. Last but not least\, it is dif
 ficult to 'standardise' ethics\, as this entails quantification\, whereas 
 ethics refers to and consists of deliberation\, with values that may chang
 e over time\, and in a liberal-democratic system must take into account th
 e views of all stakeholders\, especially vulnerable groups. We hence sugge
 st that the efforts laid out in the paper would need to be accompanied for
  instance by workshops\, guidance by professional ethicists and discussion
 s with involved stakeholders.\n\n	While the values presented in the white p
 aper resonate with those usually attributed to the so-called 'Global North
 '\, we understand these values as being universal\, with human dignity and
  respect at their core. The four overarching principles of autonomy\, bene
 ficence\, no harm and accountability are intended to serve all humans on e
 arth\, and call for the ethical inclusion of all potentially affected stak
 eholders\,  e.g. through the principle of sustainability that addresses pr
 oblems caused by the actions of the 'Global North' on the 'Global South'.
 \n\n	In this workshop we will present the guidelines in the presence of Mar
 kus Gabriel\, the principal investigator of the philosophy subproject of '
 Zertifizierte KI'\, and Jocelyn Maclure who will comment on them from a ph
 ilosophical perspective\, drawing on his expertise and decade-long experie
 nce in AI ethics.\n\n
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LOCATION:DE
SUMMARY:White Paper Launch and Workshop: General Ethical Requirements for A
 I Certification
URL:/jarislowsky-chair/channels/event/white-paper-laun
 ch-and-workshop-general-ethical-requirements-ai-certification-362025
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