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This is the homepage of the research group Ethics in Information Technology at the Department of Informatics at University of Hamburg. Our team researches the ethical, legal, social and political implications of contemporary information technologies and big data practices.

Here you can learn more about our research group and interdisciplinary team, the research, and teaching we do within and beyond the department of informatics and find latest news about activities from members of the research group.

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EIT Public Lecture Series: TAMING THE MACHINES

... is back for winter term, this time with a focus on "Information Technology for a Good Society". We welcome Professor of Law Dan L. Burk as our third speaker on November 14, 2019. Save the date for his talk on "Market Discipline and the Algorithmic Rule of Law".

See here for our Programme Winter 19/20  or stream the talks on Universität Hamburg's video platform Lecture2Go.

Buchcover „Technikfolgenabschätzung des CRISPR/Cas-Systems“
Verlag De Gruyter
14 November 2019|Publication
Buchpreis Opus Primum für Sachbuch zu Technikfolgenabschätzung des CRISPR/Cas-Systems

Unsere Kollegin Annika Hardt wird mit dem Buchpreis "Opus Primum" für die beste wissenschaftliche Nachwuchspublikation 2019 ausgezeichnet. Ihre Dissertation „Technikfolgenabschätzung des CRISPR/Cas-Systems - Über die Anwendung in der menschlichen Keimbahn“ erhält den mit 10.000 Euro dotierten Opus Primum-Förderpreis der...

portrait of Dan L. Burk
UCI
14 November 2019|Event
Market Discipline and the Algorithmic Rule of Law

Automated systems that coerce preferred behaviors are being increasingly incorporated into legal decision-making, e.g. to determine criminal culpability or civil liability. Proposals for a "personalized law" further suggest that data profiles can be used to tailor the legal expectations to each individual. In his lecture...

Filmplakat "Human Nature"
mindjazz pictures
11 November 2019|Event
Sonderveranstaltung zu HUMAN NATURE: Die CRISPR REVOLUTION

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schneider nimmt an einer Sonderveranstaltung mit anschließendem Filmgespräch am 11.11.2019 um 19 Uhr im Abaton Kino in Hamburg teil. Der Dokumentarfilm von Regisseur Adam Bolt behandelt die bahnbrechende CRISPR-CAS9 Technologie und möchte vor allem eine reflektierte Diskussion über die Implikationen dieser...

Prof. Dr. Judith Simon
UHH/Nicolai
4 November 2019|Event
Prof. Judith Simon ist Bauhaus-Gastprofessorin

100 Jahre Bauhaus - im Wintersemester des Bauhaus-Jubiläumsjahres übernimmt Prof. Dr. Judith Simon eine Bauhaus-Gastprofessur an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Sie wird in teilweise auch öffentlichen Veranstaltungen die Perspektiven von Big Data und Künstlicher Intelligenz thematisieren und erkenntnistheoretische, ethische...

portrait of Wolfie Christl in front of white wall
Ivan Averintsev, CC BY-SA
30 October 2019|Event
Corporate Surveillance of Everyday Life. How Companies Use Personal Data against People

In almost all areas of our lives, we are monitored, tracked and followed by a wide range of companies. This extensive access to data enables companies to sort, rate, and rank us as they see fit and to exploit personal weaknesses with calculated efficiency. In his talk researcher, writer and digital rights activist Wolfie...

Menschlicher Kopf auf blauem Hintergrund mit stilisierten Schaltkreisen und Nullen und Einsen
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28 October 2019|Event
Digital-Gipfel: Vertrauenswürdige KI als Voraussetzung für sichere Datenplattformen

Der Digital-Gipfel bringt Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft bei der Gestaltung des digitalen Wandels zusammen, um die Chancen der Digitalisierung für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft bestmöglich zu nutzen. Fokusthema in diesem Jahr sind die digitalen Plattformen. Die "Plattform Lernende Systeme” des BMBF ist mit...

Bits and Pieces*

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Archive of current news
14 November 2019|International
NY Times: The Government Protects Our Food and Cars. Why Not Our Data?

"The United States is virtually the only developed nation without a comprehensive consumer data protection law and an independent agency to enforce it."

14 November 2019|International
IPG: Steuer-Reförmchen

"Ungerecht und unzureichend - die Vorschläge der OECD zur internationalen Unternehmensbesteuerung greifen zu kurz.”

14 November 2019|International
Medium: AI and Climate Change: How they’re connected, and what we can do about it

"On September 20th, workers from 12 tech companies joined the global climate strike, highlighting tech’s role in climate change and demanding “zero carbon emissions by 2030, zero contracts with fossil fuel companies, zero funding of climate...

14 November 2019|International
UN Report 2019 on extreme poverty and human rights. On Algorithms and the digital welfare state

"The digital welfare state is either already a reality or is emerging in many countries across the globe. In these states, systems of social protection and assistance are increasingly driven by digital data and technologies that are used to...

14 November 2019|International
The Public Voice: Declaration: A Moratorium on Facial Recognition Technology for Mass Surveillance

"We the undersigned call for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology that enables mass surveillance. We recognize the increasing use of this technology for commercial services, government administration, and policing...

23 October 2019|International
The Public Voice: Universal Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence

"New developments in Artificial Intelligence are transforming the world, from science and industry to government administration and finance. The rise of AI decision-making also implicates fundamental rights of fairness, accountability, and...

* Bits and Pieces

Under "Bits and Pieces" we share reads, podcasts or videos which we find interesting. Please note that the viewpoints expressed in the shared content do not represent the position of the Ethics in Information Technology working group, any of its members, nor of the University of Hamburg.