Today «Electronic Privacy Information Center» (EPIC) published the Universal Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence, in Brussels at the Public Voice symposium “AI, Ethics, and Fundamental Rights.” The symposium is part of the 40^th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC 2018).

The Universal Guidelines set out 12 principles to “inform and improve the design and use of AI. The Guidelines are intended to maximize the benefits of AI, to minimize the risk, and to ensure the protection of human rights.

Homo Digitalis is one of the organizations and experts around the world that has signed and endorsed EPIC’s Universal Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence.

You can access the full document and the list of endorsements here.

You can access the related press release here.

On Friday 5 October Homo Digitalis had the pleasure to participate in Researcher’s Night in the premises of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”.

Alongside with 9 of the most prominent Greek research institutes and many more participants, Homo Digitalis presented its activity.

Hundreds of people got to know their digital self and got acquainted with their digital rights.

We warmly thank all the visitors of the Researcher’s Night for their interest and their passion.

We particularly thank “Athena” Research and Innovation Centre for hosting us.

We will be back soon with more action!

The team of Homo Digitalis in Researcher’s Night

The Researcher’s Night is celebrated in over 300 European cities with great involvement of the research and academic community. It is an initiative by the European Commission, which aspires to highlight the role of the researcher as well as his/her scientific and social work with an emphasis on his/her human side.

Homo Digitalis is pleased to participate in the Researcher’s Night with nine of the largest Research Institutes in Greece. Through interactive demonstrations, Homo Digitalis will introduce you to your digital self and warn you about digital rights, which we all enjoy when we use the Internet.

The Researcher’s Night will be held on Friday, October 5, at “Demokritos”, the National Centre for Research in Natural Sciences

Address: Patriarchou Grigoriou IV and Neapolis 27, 15 341, Agia Paraskevi, Athens.

Entrance is free of charge.

Come and join us to become part of the greatest celebration of Research and Science in Greece!