Ethics and trust

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As citizens, we are becoming more aware of the <strong>use of data by third parties</strong> and its importance. Knowledge centres, universities, governments, and companies need data to be able to develop new technologies, do research into evolutions, diseases, etc.</p> <p>Still, we should always <strong>retain control over our personal data</strong>. Personal data governance is a big part of many VITO initiatives, such as <a href="https://we-are-health.be/en">We Are</a> and the <a href="https://www.fondsdanieldeconinck.be/initiative/caring-technology/">8 effectiveness principles for ‘caring technology’</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="mb-2 col-md-6"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-13736"> <h2>Trustworthy AI</h2> <p>The upcoming <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021PC0206">EU Artificial Intelligence Act </a>will forever change the way AI is created. Pursuing <strong>trustworthy AI by design</strong> is the focus of a new line of research at VITO. The goal is to improve the technology, so guarantees can be made on the AI <strong>performance outside of the lab</strong>.</p> <p>These guarantees are crucial to get AI certified as a <strong>medical device</strong>, where it can provide a lot of added value. New technology is developed to continually monitor model performance after deployment, and to better predict <strong>real-world model performance</strong> taking model robustness into account.</p> <p>The international <a href="https://penta-eureka.eu/project-overview/penta-call-4/vivaldy/">Vivaldy</a> PENTA project is the one of the first projects to put unlocked, trustworthy AI at the centre. 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