Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Archives - WeNet https://internetofus.eu/tag/eberhard-karls-universitaet-tuebingen/ Internet of Us Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:56:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://internetofus.eu/internetofus.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2019/02/cropped-WeNet_avatar-150x150.jpg Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Archives - WeNet https://internetofus.eu/tag/eberhard-karls-universitaet-tuebingen/ 32 32 An ethical framework of responsibility for a diversity-sensitive social platform https://internetofus.eu/2020/02/03/an-ethical-framework-of-responsibility-for-a-diversity-sensitive-social-platform/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:02:19 +0000 https://www.internetofus.eu/?p=967 Dr. Karoline Reinhardt has presented a first sketch of an ethical framework of responsibility for WeNet, a diversity-sensitive social platform, at the Budapest Workshop on Philosophy of Technology (BudPT) on 12-13 December 2019. The BudPT is a bi-annual event that brings together philosophers, ethicists, engineers, computer and social scientists to discuss topical and fundamental questions…

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How to ensure a democratic use of information technology systems? https://internetofus.eu/2019/12/01/how-to-ensure-a-democratic-use-of-information-technology-systems/ Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:14:24 +0000 https://www.internetofus.eu/?p=889 Dr. Jessica Heesen, head of the research focus Media Ethics and Information Technology at the International Center for Ethics in the Sciences (IZEW) of the University of Tübingen, presented WeNet platform as an example of independent platform to improve social interactions. She sheds light on ethical questions about freedom of expression in social media and on…

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[Tubingen] Data for Diversity-Aware Technology: Some Ethical Considerations https://internetofus.eu/download/tubingen-data-for-diversity-aware-technology-some-ethical-considerations/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:00:40 +0000 https://www.internetofus.eu/?post_type=wpdmpro&p=822 WeNet Presentation @ European Big Data Community Forum 2019 Depending on our understanding of diversity, diversity-aware technology can have two goals: 1) leverage the diversity of technology users to their benefit, e.g. improved human connections and social interaction and 2) prevent discrimination and exclusion of some users or social groups. From an ethical perspective, diversity…

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[Tubingen] Data for Diversity-Aware Technology: Ethical Considerations https://internetofus.eu/download/tubingen-data-for-diversity-aware-technology-ethical-considerations/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:57:04 +0000 https://www.internetofus.eu/?post_type=wpdmpro&p=820 Insight from the project WeNet – The Internet of Us

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Save the Date: 1st WeNet Policy Workshop at the “Beyond Privacy: Learning Data Ethics” event https://internetofus.eu/2019/10/10/save-the-date-1st-wenet-policy-workshop-at-the-beyond-privacy-learning-data-ethics-event/ Thu, 10 Oct 2019 06:02:53 +0000 https://www.internetofus.eu/?p=769 WeNet is co-organizing the Beyond Privacy: Learning Data Ethics – European Big Data Community Forum 2019 on November 14, 2019 – 9:00-16:30 Solvay Library, Brussels Big Data Analytics helps organizations, communities and individuals harness the value of growing amounts of data. According to recent forecasts, in 2025, the digital economy will multiply by 10 the…

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Is an ethical AI even possible? https://internetofus.eu/2019/08/12/is-an-ethical-ai-even-possible/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:00:09 +0000 https://www.internetofus.eu/?p=658 Ethics is the reflection on moral judgements. It is concerned with questions like “What shall I do?”, “What do we owe to each other?”, and “In what society do we want to live in?”. It refers not only to standards of valid inference, but also to ethical principles and values. The term “Artificial intelligence” is…

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Data for Diversity-Aware and Non-Discriminatory Technology https://internetofus.eu/2019/06/27/data-for-diversity-aware-and-non-discriminatory-technology/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:45:07 +0000 https://www.internetofus.eu/?p=534 Ethical questions from the project “WeNet – the Internet of Us” Presented at the Critical Data Studies Workshop at ICWSM 2019 in Munich, 11 June 2019 by Laura Schelenz, International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities – University of Tübingen Recently, researchers in science and technology studies and the philosophy of technology have pointed…

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KOM in Trento https://internetofus.eu/2019/02/11/kom-in-trento/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:46:44 +0000 http://wenet.martel-innovate.com/?p=1 DIVERSITY IS KEY FOR NEW, AI-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM The Horizon 2020 funded WeNet research project officially started in January with a kick-off meeting (KOM) in snowy Trento, Italy. WeNet is a multidisciplinary project – using computer science, sociology and engineering – that will create a platform that enables people to support each other in…

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