The WASP-HS Annual Conference: Taking a Critical Eye on the Everyday Aspects of AI

by wpadmin | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog Post

In the past year, the discourse around AI has seemingly gone from having a strong focus on research and innovation, a concern for the more initiated, toward becoming the talk of the town, being present on everybody’s minds and lips. A part of its presence in the daily...

Charting the Future of Sustainable Health: Navigating AI, Digitalized Bodies and Care

by wpadmin | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog Post

Irene Kaklopoulou, PhD student in the intersection of interaction design and artificial intelligence with a focus on care, health and wellbeing, at Umeå University is sharing insights from the roundtable discussion “Charting the Future of Sustainable Health:...

The Underlying Assumptions About AI Require Further Attention

by wpadmin | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog Post

Elin Sporrong summarizes her thoughts from the WASP-HS Summer School 2023 that took place at KTH Royal Institute of Technology campus on August 21-25. Currently, AI is hyped in academia, the industry and in public administration, resulting in new commitments and...

The Empathic Chatbot in Medicine

by wpadmin | Jun 20, 2023 | Blog Post

Kjell Asplund, Professor emeritus in Medicine and member of the WASP-HS Board, shares his thoughts and reflections on emphatic AI chatbots in medicine and how WASP-HS contributes with new knowledge and perspectives on the ethics of AI use in health care. I was asked...

Why We Shouldn’t Pause Research on AI, but Instead Prioritize Multidisciplinary Research and AI Governance

by wpadmin | May 4, 2023 | Blog Post

Authors: Virginia Dignum, Christian Balkenius, Ingar Brink, Francis Lee, Anna-Sara Lind, Helena Lindgren (members of the WASP-HS management team). Abstract. The recent open letter from the Future of Life Institute (FLI) calling for a pause on the development of AI...