Public Opinion

Regulating AI-Based Remote Biometric Identification. Investigating the Public Demand for Bans, Audits, and Public Database Registrations

AI is increasingly being used in the public sector, including public security. In this context, the use of AI-powered remote biometric identification (RBI) systems is a much-discussed technology. RBI systems are used to identify criminal activity in …

Ever heard of ethical AI? Investigating the salience of ethical AI issues among the German population

Building and implementing ethical AI systems that benefit the whole society is cost-intensive and a multi-faceted task fraught with potential problems. While computer science focuses mostly on the technical questions to mitigate social issues, social …

Der Facebook-Datenskandal im Spiegel der öffentlichen Meinung.

Anfang 2018 erschienen Medienberichte über einen weitreichenden Missbrauch von Facebook-Nutzerdaten durch das Unternehmen Cambridge Analytica, die bis zum Vorwurf der Wahlmanipulation reichten. Mit Hilfe eines ‚natürlichen Experiments‘ wird die …