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WeNet presented at “Technology Design and Diversity” lecture in Tübingen

galileomartel — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:56:43 +0000

Ethics partners Jessica Heesen and Laura Schelenz (University of Tübingen) spoke on the topic “Technology design and diversity: AI for democratic publics?” at the University of Tübingen on January 21, 2021. They presented the WeNet project as an empirical example of technology design that aims at creating a digital public. Digital publics today face challenges due ethical…

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Between Identity and Ambiguity – Some Conceptual Considerations on Diversity

galileomartel — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:15:17 +0000

Dr. Karoline Reinhardt from WeNet’s partner University of Tübingen was recently featured in the Symposion journal with a paper entitled “Between Identity and Ambiguity – Some Conceptual Considerations on Diversity”. Here below an excerpt from the paper’s abstract: Diversity matters – theoretically and practically, within philosophy and beyond. It is less clear, however, how we…

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Between Identity and Ambiguity. Some Conceptual Considerations on Diversity

galileomartel — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:57:11 +0000

Abstract: Diversity matters – theoretically and practically, within philosophy and beyond. It is less clear, however, how we are to conceive of diversity. In current debates it is quite common to discuss diversity as a diversity of social identities. In this paper, I will raise five major concerns with regard to this approach from a…

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An ethical framework of responsibility for a diversity-sensitive social platform

galileomartel — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:02:19 +0000

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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ETHICAL FRAMEWORK OF DIVERSITY IN WENET

margfmartel16 — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:00:49 +0000

DIVERSITY is an integral part of our daily lives. We are diverse in our behavior, looks, cultural and social backgrounds, beliefs, religious affiliations, political opinions, and more. While diversity can be beneficial to human interaction, it can also be irritating and cause anxiety among humans. This is attributed to the fact that diversity implies different norms, cultures, and knowledge paradigms. This dilemma of diversity requires a cautious treatment of diversity in technological applications.

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How to ensure a democratic use of information technology systems?

margfmartel16 — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:14:24 +0000

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

margfmartel16 — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:00:40 +0000

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

margfmartel16 — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:57:04 +0000

Insight from the project WeNet – The Internet of Us

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A World Café on Data Protection

margfmartel16 — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:22:23 +0000

During the WeNet project meeting in Barcelona on October 2-4 2019, WeNet project’s partners discussed data protection in a “World Café“. Building on the idea that the most important conversations at conferences happen during the coffee breaks, the “World Café”method provides an informal environment for a structured conversational process inspired by the talks people have…

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