ELSI Dialogues - Navigating the Future: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities of AI in Biobanking

Autor(en)

Nikolaus Forgó, Marco Montali, Ilaria Colussi

Abstrakt

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into biobanking presents transformative opportunities for research, diagnostics, and personalised medicine. However, this technological evolution also introduces complex legal, regulatory, and technical challenges.

This webinar recording from 11 April 2025 features a dynamic dialogue between two leading experts: Prof. Nikolaus Forgó (University of Vienna, Austria) (Professor for IT- and IP Law, who is also an expert member of the Austrian Data Protection Council and Member of the AI Advisory Board, and Prof. Marco Montali (the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy), Professor in Computer Engineering and awarded by the Italian Association of Artificial Intelligence to the best under 35 Italian researchers in artificial intelligence.

This ELSI Dialogues session addresses critical regulatory frameworks such as the GDPR and the AI Act, examining how data protection laws influence the deployment of AI technologies in biobanking, what the legal responsibilities arising from AI-driven decisions are and how the AI Act is publicly perceived.

We showcase real-world applications of AI in biobank data analysis and management, and discuss methods to mitigate bias in AI algorithms and strategies to ensure transparency and explainability in AI-driven insights.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Innovation und Digitalisierung im Recht, Forschungsplattform Governance of digital practices

Externe Organisation(en)

Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure

Publikationsdatum

05-2025

ÖFOS 2012

505002 Datenschutz

Schlagwörter

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 16 – Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen, SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/afe51cb8-d1c8-4ba3-87af-3403c1077512