All Outputs (38)

Ethics in the Governance of Data and Digital Technology: An Analysis of European Data Regulations and Policies (2024)
Journal Article
Eke, D., & Stahl, B. (2024). Ethics in the Governance of Data and Digital Technology: An Analysis of European Data Regulations and Policies. Digital Society, 3(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44206-024-00101-6

Addressing ethical concerns is among the fundamental motivations for the development of policies and regulations for data and digital technologies. In the last few years, the European Commission has issued a number of policies, regulations and legisl... Read More about Ethics in the Governance of Data and Digital Technology: An Analysis of European Data Regulations and Policies.

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies and Options for Addressing Ethical Challenges (2023)
Book
Stahl, B. C., Schroeder, D., & Rodrigues, R. (2023). Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies and Options for Addressing Ethical Challenges. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17040-9

This open access collection of AI ethics case studies is the first book to present real-life case studies combined with commentaries and strategies for overcoming ethical challenges. Case studies are one of the best ways to learn about ethical dilemm... Read More about Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies and Options for Addressing Ethical Challenges.

Towards an understanding of global brain data governance: ethical positions that underpin global brain data governance discourse (2023)
Journal Article
Ochang, P., Eke, D., & Stahl, B. C. (2023). Towards an understanding of global brain data governance: ethical positions that underpin global brain data governance discourse. Frontiers in Big Data, 6, Article 1240660. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdata.2023.1240660

Introduction: The study of the brain continues to generate substantial volumes of data, commonly referred to as “big brain data,” which serves various purposes such as the treatment of brain-related diseases, the development of neurotechnological dev... Read More about Towards an understanding of global brain data governance: ethical positions that underpin global brain data governance discourse.

The ethics of ChatGPT – Exploring the ethical issues of an emerging technology (2023)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., & Eke, D. (2024). The ethics of ChatGPT – Exploring the ethical issues of an emerging technology. International Journal of Information Management, 74, Article 102700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102700

This article explores ethical issues raised by generative conversational AI systems like ChatGPT. It applies established approaches for analysing ethics of emerging technologies to undertake a systematic review of possible benefits and concerns. The... Read More about The ethics of ChatGPT – Exploring the ethical issues of an emerging technology.

Time to consider animal data governance: perspectives from neuroscience (2023)
Journal Article
Eke, D., Ogoh, G., Knight, W., & Stahl, B. (in press). Time to consider animal data governance: perspectives from neuroscience. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 17, Article 1233121. https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2023.1233121

Introduction: Scientific research relies mainly on multimodal, multidimensional big data generated from both animal and human organisms as well as technical data. However, unlike human data that is increasingly regulated at national, regional and int... Read More about Time to consider animal data governance: perspectives from neuroscience.

Assessing responsible innovation training (2023)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Aicardi, C., Brooks, L., Craigon, P. J., Cunden, M., Burton, S. D., …Webb, H. (2023). Assessing responsible innovation training. Journal of Responsible Technology, 16, Article 100063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrt.2023.100063

There is broad agreement that one important aspect of responsible innovation (RI) is to provide training on its principles and practices to current and future researchers and innovators, notably including doctoral students. Much less agreement can be... Read More about Assessing responsible innovation training.

Embedding responsibility in intelligent systems: from AI ethics to responsible AI ecosystems (2023)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C. (2023). Embedding responsibility in intelligent systems: from AI ethics to responsible AI ecosystems. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 7586. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34622-w

Intelligent systems that are capable of making autonomous decisions based on input from their environment have great potential to do good, but they also raise significant social and ethical concerns. The discourse on ethics and artificial intelligenc... Read More about Embedding responsibility in intelligent systems: from AI ethics to responsible AI ecosystems.

A systematic review of artificial intelligence impact assessments (2023)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Antoniou, J., Bhalla, N., Brooks, L., Jansen, P., Lindqvist, B., …Wright, D. (2023). A systematic review of artificial intelligence impact assessments. Artificial Intelligence Review, 56(11), 12799 -12831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10420-8

Artificial intelligence (AI) is producing highly beneficial impacts in many domains, from transport to healthcare, from energy distribution to marketing, but it also raises concerns about undesirable ethical and social consequences. AI impact assessm... Read More about A systematic review of artificial intelligence impact assessments.

Exploring ethics and human rights in artificial intelligence – A Delphi study (2023)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Brooks, L., Hatzakis, T., Santiago, N., & Wright, D. (2023). Exploring ethics and human rights in artificial intelligence – A Delphi study. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 191, Article 122502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122502

Ethical and human rights issues of artificial intelligence (AI) are a prominent topic of research and innovation policy as well as societal and scientific debate. It is broadly recognised that AI-related technologies have properties that can give ris... Read More about Exploring ethics and human rights in artificial intelligence – A Delphi study.

Building a responsible innovation toolkit as project legacy (2023)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., & Bitsch, L. (2023). Building a responsible innovation toolkit as project legacy. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 8, Article 1112106. https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2023.1112106

This article explores whether and in what way it is possible to employ toolkits for responsible research and innovation (RRI toolkits) as mechanisms for ensuring the legacy of RRI in research projects. Based on a review of the concept of responsible... Read More about Building a responsible innovation toolkit as project legacy.

“So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy (2023)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, Y. K., Kshetri, N., Hughes, L., Slade, E. L., Jeyaraj, A., Kar, A. K., …Wright, R. (2023). “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy. International Journal of Information Management, 71, Article 102642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102642

Transformative artificially intelligent tools, such as ChatGPT, designed to generate sophisticated text indistinguishable from that produced by a human, are applicable across a wide range of contexts. The technology presents opportu... Read More about “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy.

AI Policy as a Response to AI Ethics? Addressing Ethical Issues in the Development of AI Policies in North Africa (2023)
Book Chapter
Stahl, B. C., Leach, T., Oyeniji, O., & Ogoh, G. (2023). AI Policy as a Response to AI Ethics? Addressing Ethical Issues in the Development of AI Policies in North Africa. In D. Okaibedi Eke, K. Wakunuma, & S. Akintoye (Eds.), . Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08215-3_7

The recent exponential rate of AI development has led to a proliferation of AI national policies and strategies as global power blocs have sought to consolidate positions of strategic dominance. These policies have sought to promote the benefits and... Read More about AI Policy as a Response to AI Ethics? Addressing Ethical Issues in the Development of AI Policies in North Africa.

The ethical and legal landscape of brain data governance (2022)
Journal Article
Ochang, P., Stahl, B. C., & Eke, D. (2022). The ethical and legal landscape of brain data governance. PLoS ONE, 17(12), Article e0273473. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273473

Neuroscience research is producing big brain data which informs both advancements in neuroscience research and drives the development of advanced datasets to provide advanced medical solutions. These brain data are produced under different jurisdicti... Read More about The ethical and legal landscape of brain data governance.

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) prompts and practice cards (version 2.1, August 2022) (2022)
Other
Portillo, V., Greenhalgh, C., Craigon, P., Dowthwaite, L., Stahl, B., Perez Vallejos, E., …Wagner, H. (2022). Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) prompts and practice cards (version 2.1, August 2022). [https://www.horizon.ac.uk/rri-into-practice-launching-and-using-the-horizon-rri-prompts-and-practice-cards/]

These printable cards highlight 18 different aspects of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) that may be relevant to researchers and innovators. You can use the cards to reflect on a project and plan RRI activities. You can use the cards to faci... Read More about Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) prompts and practice cards (version 2.1, August 2022).

Assessing the ethical and social concerns of artificial intelligence in neuroinformatics research: an empirical test of the European Union Assessment List for Trustworthy AI (ALTAI) (2022)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., & Leach, T. (2023). Assessing the ethical and social concerns of artificial intelligence in neuroinformatics research: an empirical test of the European Union Assessment List for Trustworthy AI (ALTAI). AI and Ethics, 3, 745-767. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-022-00201-4

Ethical and social concerns are a key obstacle to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the life sciences and beyond. The discussion of these issues has intensified in recent years and led to a number of approaches, tools and initiatives. K... Read More about Assessing the ethical and social concerns of artificial intelligence in neuroinformatics research: an empirical test of the European Union Assessment List for Trustworthy AI (ALTAI).

A European Agency for Artificial Intelligence: Protecting fundamental rights and ethical values (2022)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Rodrigues, R., Santiago, N., & Macnish, K. (2022). A European Agency for Artificial Intelligence: Protecting fundamental rights and ethical values. Computer Law and Security Review, 45, Article 105661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2022.105661

Following years of intensive international debate of the ethical and human rights implications of artificial intelligence (AI)-related technologies, there are numerous proposals to legislate and regulate these technologies. One aspect of possible leg... Read More about A European Agency for Artificial Intelligence: Protecting fundamental rights and ethical values.

Brain simulation as a cloud service: The Virtual Brain on EBRAINS (2022)
Journal Article
Schirner, M., Domide, L., Perdikis, D., Triebkorn, P., Stefanovski, L., Pai, R., …Ritter, P. (2022). Brain simulation as a cloud service: The Virtual Brain on EBRAINS. NeuroImage, 251, Article 118973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.118973

The Virtual Brain (TVB) is now available as open-source services on the cloud research platform EBRAINS (ebrains.eu). It offers software for constructing, simulating and analysing brain network models including the TVB simulator; magnetic resonance i... Read More about Brain simulation as a cloud service: The Virtual Brain on EBRAINS.

Pseudonymisation of neuroimages and data protection: Increasing access to data while retaining scientific utility (2021)
Journal Article
Eke, D., Aasebø, I. E., Akintoye, S., Knight, W., Karakasidis, A., Mikulan, E., …Zehl, L. (2021). Pseudonymisation of neuroimages and data protection: Increasing access to data while retaining scientific utility. NeuroImage: Reports, 1(4), Article 100053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynirp.2021.100053

For a number of years, facial features removal techniques such as ‘defacing’, ‘skull stripping’ and ‘face masking/blurring’, were considered adequate privacy preserving tools to openly share brain images. Scientifically, these measures were already a... Read More about Pseudonymisation of neuroimages and data protection: Increasing access to data while retaining scientific utility.

From computer ethics and the ethics of AI towards an ethics of digital ecosystems (2021)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C. (2022). From computer ethics and the ethics of AI towards an ethics of digital ecosystems. AI and Ethics, 2(1), 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-021-00080-1

Ethical, social and human rights aspects of computing technologies have been discussed since the inception of these technologies. In the 1980s, this led to the development of a discourse often referred to as computer ethics. More recently, since the... Read More about From computer ethics and the ethics of AI towards an ethics of digital ecosystems.

From Responsible Research and Innovation to responsibility by design (2021)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Akintoye, S., Bitsch, L., Bringedal, B., Eke, D., Farisco, M., …Ulnicane, I. (2021). From Responsible Research and Innovation to responsibility by design. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 8(2), 175-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2021.1955613

Drawing on more than eight years working to implement Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the Human Brain Project, a large EU-funded research project that brings together neuroscience, computing, social sciences, and the humanities, and one... Read More about From Responsible Research and Innovation to responsibility by design.