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Welcome to the TechEthos newsletter
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In this edition, the spotlight is on our series of policy briefs addressed at European policymakers | |
Welcome, old and new readers! For our new readers, TechEthos is an EU funded project that brings together a team of ten scientific partners and six science engagement organisations to work together on the ethics of new and emerging technologies. Our overall goal is to produce ethics guidelines that enable the inclusion of ethical and societal values in the earliest phases of technology design and development.
This "ethics by design" approach will not only provide value for researchers and innovators, but also for related stakeholders such as research funding bodies, research ethics committees, and the future users of our three technology families: Climate Engineering, Neurotechnologies and Digital Extended Reality.
In this edition the spotlight is on our series of policy briefs providing recommendations for the governance and regulation of Climate Engineering, Neurotechnologies and Digital Extended Reality.
Read on to learn more about our national legal case studies, get a glimpse of our societal engagement activities, and discover the first opinion piece of our Advisory and Impact Board experts.
Do pass on this newsletter to those who you think would like to join this growing community of ethics-driven, emerging technology enthusiasts. We look forward to having you with us on the journey ahead, The TechEthos Team | |
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XR and General Purpose AI: from values and principles to norms and standards
| Policy brief by Laurynas Adomaitis and Alexei Grinbaum
| Values and principles are not enough for AI regulation. For EU regulation to be effective, we offer an operationalization of the values and principles in the form of suggested norms and standards.
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Enhancing EU law on emerging technologies: Our recommendations | |
Policy briefs by Julie Vinders and Ben Howkins | |
Based on TechEthos' legal and policy analysis and through a series of consultations with 14 policymakers at the European Commission, we present our series of policy briefs offering recommendations to enhance legal frameworks for the governance of Climate Engineering (CDR and SRM), Neurotechnologies and Digital Extended Reality (XR). | |
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Find out more about each policy brief: | | |
National legal case studies on emerging technologies
| Report by Julie Vinders, et al. | Our new report analyses relevant national laws in nine case studies for TechEthos technology families. Explore each individual case study or download the full comparative report.
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TechEthos game workshops: exploring public awareness & attitudes | What if you could forge your ideal world? Would you let technologies like the neuroimaging or metaverse reach their full potential? Discover how hundreds of citizens across Europe were able to share their values and concerns.
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Can you change the world with 12,50 euros? | Opinion piece by Ivan Yamshchikov
| 1,50 US dollar. This is the hourly rate of so-called “data labelers”, workers moderating and labeling online content. Can we ensure that the benefits of AI could improve the human condition globally and eventually change the economic situation for data labelers as well? | | | |
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Find below a series of good reads, talks and resources that have inspired us in our work - we think you might find them interesting too. | |
Resource
The TechEthos game: Ages of Technology Impact
Developed in co-creation with science engagement professionals and game experts, the TechEthos game aims at capturing societal attitudes, values and concerns towards emerging technologies. | | | Podcast Climate justice and deliberative democracy
This new podcast from Green Hub Twente explores core environmental values like climate justice, deliberative democracy and biodiversity conservation. Enjoy this deep-dive with our colleague Dominic Lenzi. | | | | |
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Press release
AI Act: a step closer to the first rules on Artificial Intelligence
To ensure a human-centric and ethical development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Europe, MEPs endorsed new transparency and risk-management rules for AI systems.
| | | Interview ChatGPT, behind the scenes of an extraordinary AI
In this interview for Le Monde Informatique, our colleague Alexei Grinbaum explains the technical specifics and limitations of the AI developed by OpenAI. | | | | |
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Public Service AI /// Trusts - Values -Accuracy | |
Join our upcoming policy event organised in partnership with the H2020 projects Hecat and Etapas. The event will explore key ethical dimensions of AI's adoption and utilisation within Public Services via the launch of three exciting policy briefs.
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"Values and principles are not enough for AI regulation. They need further operationalisation through norms and standards for more effective regulation."
Laurynas Adomaitis and Alexei Grinbaum, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, CEA | | |
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The information, documentation and figures in this newsletter were produced by the TechEthos project under EC grant agreement 101006249 and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. The European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. | | | |
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