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Germany: Opinion of the Data Ethics Commission

03.03.2020
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The Data Ethics Commission, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV), has produced an English translation of its Opinion document on data and algorithmic systems, including Artificial Intelligence. The Commission was established in 2018, with a one-year mandate to “develop ethical benchmarks and guidelines as well as specific recommendations for action, aiming at protecting the individual, preserving social cohesion, and safeguarding and promoting prosperity in the information age”.

The Federal Government had presented the Commission with various key questions focused around three primary topics: algorithm-based decision-making (ADM), AI and data. The Commission released the Executive Summary of its Opinion in October 2019.

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The Data Ethics Commission, German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV), has produced an English translation of its Opinion document on data and algorithmic systems, including Artificial Intelligence.

Region:
Europe
Chapter:
Europe
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data
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