The practice of ethics at Trilateral: how we make ethics meaningful in technology design, policy and research
At Trilateral, we strive for an approach that puts ethics into action, by grounding it in our work in technology development, governance, and beyond. Ethics presented as high-level principles and values can make it seem abstract and too dissociated from the practical world. Though ethical norms such as fairness, dignity, autonomy can provide general guidance, […]
Law and ethics, not law or ethics: comments to the UNESCO recommendations on the ethics of artificial intelligence
On July 31, 2020, Trilateral Research provided feedback to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as part of a public consultation on its draft Recommendation on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). This is part of a two-year process at UNESCO to create the “first global standard-setting instrument” on the ethics of AI. […]
Bringing better justice to child soldiers
Trilateral Research is collaborating with the Universidad de La Sabana in the PATCH (Patterns of Child Recruitment in Colombia) project. The project aims to identify patterns and dynamics of recruitment of children in Colombia from a social-tech angle. Trilateral will develop machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools in order to discover patterns of […]
Will new technology for the justice system help combat Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is a clandestine phenomenon in which its victims often remain unidentified by the justice system and law enforcement. According to the Guardian, Modern slavery, including labour exploitation, sexual exploitation and domestic servitude, is estimated to cost the UK between £3.3bn and £4.3bn, with the range reflecting uncertainty around the number of victims, which […]
Tax crime: how much do we pay for those who don’t?
Trilateral Research joins law enforcement agencies, national tax authorities and other research institutions from several EU countries in the newly launched, EU-funded PROTAX project, for a concerted and timely initiative to combat tax crime in Europe. The PROTAX consortium is looking for answers to questions like these: Why should we pay more taxes or have […]
Assessing the Ethical, Legal and Social Impacts of new technologies: the DEVELOP project case study
Trilateral’s interdisciplinary team is made of data scientists, computer scientists, social scientists and ethical and legal experts who develop, test and implement technologies that pay attention to ethical, legal and social impacts, respects human rights and dignities, and avoids negative and unwanted outcomes. We work across the technology-social disciplinary divide both when we engage in […]
