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From Principles to Practice: Rethinking Trust in the Age of AI
At Digital Gipfel Switzerland 2025, Prof. Effy Vayena challenges our assumptions about trust in technology—and points to governance as the key to responsible AI.
Six ethics requirements for accelerated drug approval
In a recent Bioethics article, lab members Andreoletti and Blasimme delve into the ethical dimensions of AA, proposing six crucial conditions for its justifiable use.
Behind the scenes from a recent book writing workshop at Monte Verita in Ascona
Lab members came together with 15 colleagues from around the world to work on an upcoming case-focused book "Ethics and Genetics", led by Prof. Vayena and Kelly Ormond.
What makes clinical machine learning fair?
In their new paper, lab members Effy Vayena and Alessandro Blasimme and co-authors Marine Hoche, Olga Mineeva, and Gunnar Rätsch investigate this question.
Top Viewed Bioethics Article
Congratulations to Mattia Andreoletti and Alessandro Blasimme for their article being awarded one of the top viewed in Bioethics.
When Medical Breakthroughs Leave People Behind: The Concept of Translational Justice
They say there's a new drug," Maria sighed, scrolling through the online support group. But when the clinic that offers it is three states away, and her insurance doesn't cover new 'specialty' treatments, her hope quickly turns to frustration.
We took part in ETH Zurich's Informatiktage 2025
On March 29th we invited the public to explore the ethics, responsibilities, and rights surrounding personal data and biological material.
Synthetic Socio-technical Systems and the Challenges of Deepfakes
ETHix Series Recap: Prof. Federica Russo from Utrecht University discussed how generative AI reshapes human-AI interactions and redefines socio-technical systems.