Nieuws & Mediaoptredens

Kunstmatige intelligentie krijgt een steeds belangrijkere rol in ons dagelijks leven. Des te meer reden voor krijgsmachten om niet achter te blijven en hier flink in te investeren.

Beslissingen over leven en dood komen dus steeds vaker van machines. Waar liggen de kansen en risico’s voor het gebruik van AI in oorlogsvoering? En dichterbij huis: hoe moeten wij ons voorbereiden op deze digitale ontwikkeling? Jeroen van den Hoven spreekt in deze podcast over verantwoord innoveren in het militaire domein en de operationalisering daarvan.

The drive for autonomous technology spans from workplaces to personal lives, promising breakthroughs in safety, healthcare, and daily conveniences. But this raises a crucial question: What happens to human autonomy? And how to enhance it through design? Historically seen as a tool to enhance our freedom, today’s technology risks undermining human control and agency.

Apps such as Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze can tell drivers when they are approaching speed cameras or random breath testing stations. Countries such as Germany, France and Switzerland have banned apps from displaying these enforcement locations. But what effect are these apps having in Australia – are they helping drivers break road rules? Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios, expert on responsible risk management, explains in this article.

How can we make room for innovation in the chemical sector while making sure that new chemicals and chemical processes are safe and sustainable? The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W) and Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) have just published a collection of eleven essays by experts. Two of them were written by TU Delft researchers.

Publieke en private instellingen testen nieuwe digitale technologieën binnen de samenleving onder levensechte omstandigheden. Denk aan generatieve AI, voorspellende algoritmen bij de politie en zelfrijdende auto's.