Professor BERND STAHL's Outputs (62)

Embedding RRI in competitive environments: stakeholders, structures, and systemic tensions (2025)
Journal Article
Alday, E. I., Arthur, K. N. A., Blok, V., Garst, J., Owen, R., & Stahl, B. C. (2025). Embedding RRI in competitive environments: stakeholders, structures, and systemic tensions. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2025.2529047

This editorial introduces a special issue examining whether and to what extent Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) principles can take root within organisations operating in competitive environments. Drawing on Brecht's ‘food first and then mor... Read More about Embedding RRI in competitive environments: stakeholders, structures, and systemic tensions.

The Future of Professional Ethics in Computing (2025)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., & Winter, S. (2025). The Future of Professional Ethics in Computing. Communications of the ACM, https://doi.org/10.1145/3722550

A commitment to the public good is at the core of all professions. This is reflected in the principles and practices of the ACM and prominently displayed in the ACM code of ethics and professional conduct. In this opinion piece, which marks the trans... Read More about The Future of Professional Ethics in Computing.

The Ethics of Data and Its Governance: A Discourse Theoretical Approach (2025)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C. (2025). The Ethics of Data and Its Governance: A Discourse Theoretical Approach. Information, 16(6), Article 497. https://doi.org/10.3390/info16060497

The rapidly growing amount and importance of data across all aspects of organisations and society have led to urgent calls for better, more comprehensive and applicable approaches to data governance. One key driver of this is the use of data in machi... Read More about The Ethics of Data and Its Governance: A Discourse Theoretical Approach.

Why dignity is a troubling concept for AI ethics (2025)
Journal Article
Rueda, J., Ausín, T., Coeckelbergh, M., del Valle, J. I., Lara, F., Liedo, B., Llorca Albareda, J., Mertes, H., Ranisch, R., Raposo, V. L., Stahl, B. C., Vilaça, M., & de Miguel, Í. (2025). Why dignity is a troubling concept for AI ethics. Patterns, 6(3), Article 101207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2025.101207

The concept of dignity is proliferating in ethical, legal, and policy discussions of AI, yet dignity is an elusive concept with multiple philosophical interpretations. The authors argue that the unspecific and uncritical employment of the notion of d... Read More about Why dignity is a troubling concept for AI ethics.

The roles of responsible innovation researchers in research projects (2025)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Owoseni, A., & Ten Holter, C. (2025). The roles of responsible innovation researchers in research projects. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 12(1), Article 2466897. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2025.2466897

The way in which responsible innovation (RI) is interpreted and implemented depends to a significant degree on how the researchers, scholars and practitioners who work on RI see their own work. There have been several contributions to the RI discours... Read More about The roles of responsible innovation researchers in research projects.

Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development (2025)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Aucouturier, E., Lekstutiene, J., Lindemann, T., Maia, M., Marušić, A., Mijatović, A., Naserianhanzaei, E., Ogoh, G., Resseguier, A., Spyrakou, E., Stahl, B. C., Aucouturier, E., Lekstutiene, J., Lindemann, T., Maia, M., Marušić, A., Mijatović, A., Naserianhanzaei, E., Ogoh, G., & Resseguier, A. (2025). Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 12(1), Article 2466904. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2025.2466904

One well-established way of integrating ethics into the development of emerging technologies is the ethics review process which originated in biomedical research. This relies on an ex-ante review of research proposals through institutional bodies, us... Read More about Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development.

Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in UK and Africa Case Study Cocreation Workshop Report (2025)
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Ochang, P., Eke, D., Stahl, B., Cameron, H., Buckley, M., Poder, I., & Rodrigues, R. (2025). Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in UK and Africa Case Study Cocreation Workshop Report. ESPRC and RAI UK

The University of Nottingham hosted a co-creational workshop from 29th to 31st January at the Jubilee Hotel & Conference facilities, bringing together participants from the RAISE project’s case studies across the UK and Africa. The workshop focused o... Read More about Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in UK and Africa Case Study Cocreation Workshop Report.

Locating the Ethics of ChatGPT—Ethical Issues as Affordances in AI Ecosystems (2025)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C. (2025). Locating the Ethics of ChatGPT—Ethical Issues as Affordances in AI Ecosystems. Information, 16(2), Article 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/info16020104

ChatGPT is a high-profile technology that has inspired broad discussions about its capabilities and likely consequences. There has been much debate concerning ethical issues that it raises which are typically described as potentially harmful (or bene... Read More about Locating the Ethics of ChatGPT—Ethical Issues as Affordances in AI Ecosystems.

Navigating the Utopia and Dystopia Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence (2024)
Journal Article
Carroll, N., Holmström, J., Stahl, B. C., & Fabian, N. E. (in press). Navigating the Utopia and Dystopia Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 55(1), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.17705/1cais.05533

This article examines the complex implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in societal and commercial contexts and challenges both utopian and dystopian perspectives. It highlights two key areas: AI’s impact on the meaning of labor and on human-m... Read More about Navigating the Utopia and Dystopia Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence.

Small and medium enterprises will use generative AI. But how can they be helped to implement it properly? (2024)
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Ochang, P., Eke, D., Stahl, B., Buckley, . M., Poder, I., & Hughes, J. (2024). Small and medium enterprises will use generative AI. But how can they be helped to implement it properly?. ESPRC and RAI UK

Generative AI is changing the way our economies and businesses operate, and SMEs could be receiving more benefits from this transition. Over the past 12 months in the Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in UK and Africa (RAISE) project we have been wo... Read More about Small and medium enterprises will use generative AI. But how can they be helped to implement it properly?.

Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in UK and Africa (RAISE) : First Virtual Human Centric Design Workshop Report (2024)
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Ochang, P., Stahl, B., Eke, D., & Cameron, H. Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in UK and Africa (RAISE) : First Virtual Human Centric Design Workshop Report. ESPRC and RAI UK

On the 1st of July 2024, the Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in the UK and Africa (RAISE) project hosted its inaugural workshop, bringing together small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the United Kingdom and Africa. The workshop focused o... Read More about Responsible Generative AI for SMEs in UK and Africa (RAISE) : First Virtual Human Centric Design Workshop Report.

Towards trustworthy medical AI ecosystems – a proposal for supporting responsible innovation practices in AI-based medical innovation (2024)
Journal Article
Herzog, C., Blank, S., & Stahl, B. C. (2025). Towards trustworthy medical AI ecosystems – a proposal for supporting responsible innovation practices in AI-based medical innovation. AI & Society, 40, 2119-2139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-02082-z

In this article, we explore questions about the culture of trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of ecosystems. We draw on the European Commission’s Guidelines for Trustworthy AI and its philosophical underpinnings. Based on the l... Read More about Towards trustworthy medical AI ecosystems – a proposal for supporting responsible innovation practices in AI-based medical innovation.

Rethinking ethics in interdisciplinary and big data-driven neuroscience projects (2024)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Ogoh, G., Schumann, G., Walter, H., On behalf of the environMENTAL consortium, Walter, H., Heinz, A., Ralser, M., Twardziok, S., Vaidya, N., Bernas, A., Serin, E., Jentsch, M., Hitchen, E., Polemiti, E., Kebir, H., Lett, T. A., Roy, J.-C., Eils, R., Taron, U.-H., …Ogoh, G. (2024). Rethinking ethics in interdisciplinary and big data-driven neuroscience projects. nature mental health, 2, 1128–1130. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3

Trustworthy Airspaces of the Future: Hopes and concerns of experts regarding Uncrewed Traffic Management systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
R. Cameron, H., McBride, N., Ochang, P., & C. Stahl, B. (2024, September). Trustworthy Airspaces of the Future: Hopes and concerns of experts regarding Uncrewed Traffic Management systems. Presented at Trustworthy Autonomous Systems International Symposium '24, Austin, Texas, USA

Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) such as drones are an increasingly mundane part of our skies, and are expected as an industry to undergo exponential growth in the coming decade. In order to monitor and manage the airspace, Uncrewed Traffic Management (... Read More about Trustworthy Airspaces of the Future: Hopes and concerns of experts regarding Uncrewed Traffic Management systems.

A Taxonomy of Domestic Robot Failure Outcomes: Understanding the impact of failure on trustworthiness of domestic robots (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, H. R., Castle-Green, S., Chughtai, M., Dowthwaite, L., Kucukyilmaz, A., A. Maior, H. A., Ngo, V., Schneiders, E., & C. Stahl, B. (2024, September). A Taxonomy of Domestic Robot Failure Outcomes: Understanding the impact of failure on trustworthiness of domestic robots. Presented at Trustworthy Autonomous Systems International Symposium '24, Austin, Texas, USA

Domestic robots are fast becoming an integrated part of daily life. In anticipation of increased uptake of robotic assistants in the home, researchers and designers must investigate what makes domestic robotic interventions trustworthy or untrustwort... Read More about A Taxonomy of Domestic Robot Failure Outcomes: Understanding the impact of failure on trustworthiness of domestic robots.

Measurable Trust: The Key to Unlocking User Confidence in Black-Box AI (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Palazzolo, P., Stahl, B., & Webb, H. (2024, September). Measurable Trust: The Key to Unlocking User Confidence in Black-Box AI. Presented at Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, Austin, Texas, USA

Given the pervasive integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our daily lives, establishing public trust is paramount for maximizing AI's benefits and ensuring its responsible use. This research proposes an investigation into the feasibility o... Read More about Measurable Trust: The Key to Unlocking User Confidence in Black-Box AI.

The Earth, Brain, Health Commission: how to preserve mental health in a changing environment (2024)
Journal Article
Schumann, G., Barciela, R., Benegal, V., Bernard, A., Desrivieres, S., Feng, J., Gong, P., Heinz, A., Hunt, X., Jin, L., Luterbacher, J., Marquand, A., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Salomon, J., Schwalber, A., Shetty, S., Stahl, B., & Thompson, P. (2024). The Earth, Brain, Health Commission: how to preserve mental health in a changing environment. nature mental health, 2, 1121-1123. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00314-1

Announced in this Comment and in collaboration with Nature Mental Health is the convening of the Earth Brain Health Commission, addressing innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to mitigating environment-related mental health harms and promoting... Read More about The Earth, Brain, Health Commission: how to preserve mental health in a changing environment.

Implementing responsible innovation: the role of the meso-level(s) between project and organisation (2024)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C., Portillo, V., Wagner, H., Craigon, P. J., Darzentas, D., De Ossorno Garcia, S., Dowthwaite, L., Greenhalgh, C., Middleton, S. E., Nichele, E., Wagner, C., & Webb, H. (2024). Implementing responsible innovation: the role of the meso-level(s) between project and organisation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 11(1), Article 2370934. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2024.2370934

Much of academic discussion of responsible innovation (RI) has focused on RI integration into research projects. In addition, significant attention has also been paid to RI structures and policies at the research policy and institutional level. This... Read More about Implementing responsible innovation: the role of the meso-level(s) between project and organisation.

From Corporate Digital Responsibility to Responsible Digital Ecosystems (2024)
Journal Article
Stahl, B. C. (2024). From Corporate Digital Responsibility to Responsible Digital Ecosystems. Sustainability, 16(12), Article 4972. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16124972

The significant and rapidly growing impact that digital technologies has on all aspects of our lives has raised awareness of benefits but also concerns and worries linked to the development and use of these technologies. The concept of responsibility... Read More about From Corporate Digital Responsibility to Responsible Digital Ecosystems.

Perceptions on the Ethical and Legal Principles that Influence Global Brain Data Governance (2024)
Journal Article
Ochang, P., Eke, D., & Stahl, B. C. (2024). Perceptions on the Ethical and Legal Principles that Influence Global Brain Data Governance. Neuroethics, 17(2), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-024-09558-1

Advances in neuroscience and other disciplines are producing large-scale brain data consisting of datasets from multiple organisms, disciplines, and jurisdictions in different formats. However, due to the lack of an international data governance fram... Read More about Perceptions on the Ethical and Legal Principles that Influence Global Brain Data Governance.