Date: October 22, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Language: English
Location: Schottenfeldgasse 85, 1070 VIENNA (LOFFICE)
Overview
This workshop explores how ethical reflection, legal regulation, and responsible data use intersect in research practice in the age of AI and large language models (LLMs).
Participants will explore how principles such as ethics, democracy, and scientific integrity translate into concrete research practices with AI and data, addressing issues like bias, transparency, and the responsibilities of universities and researchers. They will also discuss regulatory frameworks such as the EU AI Act and the Data Governance Act, examining their implications for everyday research practices, data access, institutional compliance, and scientific accountability..
A key theme is data governance: understanding data as both a research resource and a matter of power, access, and control. Participants will consider how data infrastructures shape knowledge and how ethical and legal principles can ensure fairness and trust in research.
Guided by the idea of digital humanism and through interactive discussions, participants will engage with real-world scenarios, such as handling training data, ensuring fairness in automated systems, and aligning institutional practices with evolving EU regulations.
Who is the trainer?
Matthias C. Kettemann is Professor of Innovation, Theory and Philosophy of Law and head of the Department for Theory and Future of Law at the University of Innsbruck. He leads the University's Quantum Ethics Lab and heads research programmes at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin and Leibniz Institute for Media Research in Hamburg.
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
- Understand the ethical and governance frameworks shaping the use of AI and data in research.
- Gain insight into European regulatory developments and their relevance for scientific practice.
- Reflect on their own role and responsibility as researchers in a datafied ecosystem.
- Develop a critical understanding of digital humanism as a guiding idea for responsible, human-centered innovation.
The workshop encourages researchers to act as ethical stewards of data and AI, combining legal awareness, normative reflection, and scientific responsibility in the pursuit of good science.
Who can join?
This Workshop is organized for researchers affiliated with a Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, a university or research organization in Austria.
Date: October 22, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Language: English
Location: Schottenfeldgasse 85, 1070 VIENNA (LOFFICE)