On June 12, 2025, ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig took part in the AI Week, which was organized by the Graduate Academy Leipzig at Villa Tilmanns in Leipzig. Led by Vanessa Kuhfs, four scientists discussed in the fishbowl conversation Responsible AI: Reflection on the Use of AI in Science how AI can be used meaningfully but also critically at Leipzig University. The main topics of the discussion included:

• their visions for 2035,
• effects of AI on university teaching and knowledge transfer,
• the difference between ChatGPT and Wikipedia, and
• critical perspectives on AI.

Our two participating scientists, Dr. Hermann Diebel-Fischer and Dr. Robert Haase, agreed that they hope that users of AI will build a critical distance to generated data in the future. They also emphasized the importance of the transparent sharing of used outputs and having established rules on the use of AI in science and beyond. Lastly, Vanessa Kuhfs highlighted the most important ideals of responsible AI:

• explainability,
• fairness,
• robustness,
• transparency, and
• security.

More information on the event is available at the Leipziger Universitätsmagazin.

Responsible AI: ethical and societal dimensions of using AI in science and beyond

ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig works on new techniques to preserve privacy in the application of AI methods. We investigate the explainability of AI decisions to make them transparent and understandable – and therefore strengthen the responsible use of AI. Learn more about our research on this topic here.