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the future of the digital society

There is nothing to be said in favour of keeping digital transformation out of primary schools, but much to be said against. Digital media can beneficially expand the didactic toolkit and hence teaching basic computer science concepts is a prerequisite for digital sovereignty.

What exactly does it mean to ‘embed’ ethics into technology and how can this be effectively accomplished? Here we outline our Responsible Robotics project, along with some challenges and benefits of the embedded ethics methodology.

Imagine you could simply 3D print a new, customised organ tailored to your very own physiology. At the moment, this is merely a dream for all the people suffering from organ shortages. However, scientists around the world are working towards the feasibility of 3D printing functional organs using digital fabrication methods.

The Corona pandemic provides a vivid illustration of what is important as we move towards a digital society: the conditions under which people can and must implement the possibilities of digitalisation in their private and professional life are crucial.

New technology today is often presented, perceived and discussed as ‘intelligent’. But there is a growing diversity in what the research community refers to as intelligent and how they describe it. Dr. Daniel Buschek about research on Intelligent User Interfaces.

Powerful technologies are being developed that have the potential to transform society. The need for Responsible Innovation is growing. The RoboTIPS project aims to develop a trustworthy system for social robot accident investigation. This includes technologies such as an Ethical Black Box for robots as well as social processes.