Introduction to AI ethics – foundations, challenges, and tools for reflection

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Introduction to AI ethics – foundations, challenges, and tools for reflection13.02.2025 09:30 - 12:30 (Thu)NHB 31, Room 003Theresa Willem
Course Information
Course Mode: 
Offline/In Person
Language: 
English
Number of credit hours: 
3.00
Approval required: 
No
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Description
Description: 

This workshop begins with a concise introduction to AI ethics, emphasizing key principles such as justice, and autonomy, alongside an exploration of the unique ethical challenges AI poses in the life sciences. Participants will then engage in two interactive exercises: the Ethics Canvas, a structured framework for identifying and addressing ethical issues in AI projects, and Ethical Impact Statements, a reflective tool for assessing the broader implications of AI applications, that is increasingly asked when submitting scientific publications. This workshop equips participants with knowledge and practical tools to reflect on the ethical complexities of their AI projects.

Condition to Participate: 

Please be aware of the booking and unbooking periods. After successful registration, if you do not attend, without prior or subsequent notification from you explaining/excusing your absence, our cancellation policy will come into effect. This means that you cannot book any of our workshops for the next 6 weeks and if you're a doctoral researcher we will deduct 250 € from your travel grant funds.

Course Fee in Euros: 
€0.00
Target Group(s): 
Doctoral Researcher
Postdocs
Course Topic(s): 
Professional Skills
Digital Competence
Organizing Institute/ Unit: 
Scientific Talent and Career Development (SPR)
Trainer Information
Trainer (Internal/External): 
Internal

Theresa Willem is an AI Ethics Consultant at Helmholtz AI and manages the Munich Embedded Ethics and Social Science Hub at TUM. Currently finishing up her PhD in medical AI ethics at TUM’s School of Social Sciences and Technology, her research spans ethical and social aspects of AI and digital health. Theresa contributed to projects like TherVacB, exploring the ethics of patient recruitment via AI-powered social media platforms, and DR-AI, focusing on the ethics of AI applications for radiology and dermatology. Earlier, Theresa studied media sciences in Regensburg, Berlin, and Brussels and worked in the Berlin health tech startup ecosystem. Theresa is an alumna of the Bavarian Elite Academy and the German National Academic Foundation.

Capacity
Capacity: 
7/20
Minimum Number of Participants: 
8

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