Ethical Innovation Letter 2/2023

A Letter on Everything New at the Ethical Innovation Hub

Author

Christian Herzog
October 4th, 2023

Welcome to a new issue of the Ethical Innovation Letter, dear reader!

As winter term 2023/2024 is about to begin, we'd like to inform you about what’s been going on at the Ethical Innovation Hub. This includes

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New Virtual Ethical Innovation Lecture Series

We have an exciting program for our upcoming Virtual Ethical Innovation Lecture (VEIL) series. Please click below to register for any of these talks!

Delay in Uploading the Highlights of the VEILs of the Summer Term 2023

To this point, we must apologize that none of the highlights and recordings of last term's Virtual Ethical Innovation Lectures are available on the Ethical Innovation Hub's website as of yet. Please check back regularly, we’ll be putting them up soon.

Christian Herzog has been appointed Professor of Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of AI at the University of Lübeck

Christian Herzog, head of the Ethical Innovation Hub, has been appointed Professor of Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects of AI starting from June 1, 2023. Christian Herzog is one of 12 newly appointed professors specializing in artificial intelligence and funded by Schleswig-Holstein.

Christian Herzog will give his inaugural lecture on November 6, 2023, at 5PM (CEST) at the University of Lübeck (AM3).

Postdoc Position at the Ethical Innovation Hub

There is still time to apply for a 100% postdoc position at the Ethical Innovation Hub, lasting for 4 years and a salary according up to TV-L E14. Hurry, as the deadline, October 22, is closing in!

Workshop on Trustworthy AI-Ecosystems

The Ethical Innovation Hub has contributed a workshop on success factors for a trustworthy AI ecosystem in Northern Germany at Schleswig-Holstein’s 4th AI Conference.

The team—Sabrina Blank, Robin Preiß, and Christian Herzog—are still amazed at the multitude of backgrounds of the attendees and the constructive and critical voices raised. The dynamics of the room really captured a group of people trying to co-construct a future, in which AI bears lots of potential, but is governed to be inclusive, value-based, reliable, and trustworthy. Alas, time was short and there was still much to discuss. We’ll let you know when we have evaluated all material.

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Publications

Once again, we'd like to draw your attention to recent (or rather, about to be published) contributions and articles that have been written and published by members of the Ethical Innovation Hub.

  • Preiß, R., Zetti, D., & Herzog, C. (2023). Belonging as a Relevant Success Factor for E-Government? Digitalization of Society, Society and AI, Session B.15 In, out or something in between: Inclusion and belonging in digital spaces. STS Conference, Graz.

  • Herzog, C., Blank, S., & Stahl, B. C. (2024). Trustworthy Healthcare Innovation Ecosystems—Supporting Responsible Innovation Practices by Establishing a Trustworthy Innovation Culture. Trusting in Care Technology or Reliance on Socio-technical Constellation?, Delmenhorst.

  • Meunier, R., & Herzog, C. (2023). Omics and AI in precision medicine: Maintaining socio-technical imaginaries through transforming technological assemblages. TATuP – Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice.

  • Sonar, A., & Herzog, C. (2023a). Vertrauen (in Technik), Vertrauenswürdigkeit (von Technik), Vertrauensadjustierung (gegenüber Technik)—Mensch-Technik-Interaktion im Spannungsfeld von kommunikativen Fähigkeiten, einem ko-operativen Miteinander und der Vertrautheit (mit Technik). Zeitschrift Für Praktische Philosophie.

  • Wessel, D., Preiß, R., Herzog, C., & Heine, M. (2024). Public Administration as Positive Example for Transparency in Data Collection and Sharing regarding the Life-Event ”Birth of Child”. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii.