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Data School participates in Responsible AI Panel at CPDP Conference in Brussels
Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (HSSH) visiting professor Mirko Schäfer, along with his colleague Iris Muis from Data School, took part in a panel discussion at the Conference for Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) in Brussels. The panel focused on the practicalities of responsible AI and data practices, informed by the latest amendments of the forthcoming AI Act.
The panel included Paul Nemitz, principal advisor for the digital transition at the EU Commission’s Directorate General Justice & Consumers, David Graus, lead data scientist at Randstad Group, Maria Koomen, lead of the Open Governance Network, and Iris Muis, data ethicist and lead operations at Utrecht University’s Data School. The panel was chaired by HSSH visiting professor Mirko Tobias Schäfer.
During the discussion, Muis shared insights from Data School’s collaborations with public administrations in the Netherlands and the development of Impact assessments such as the Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA) and the Fundamental Rights & Algorithms Impact Assessment (FRAIA)’