A core principle of privacy protection is to minimize the amount of personal data in data sets to the level needed for the intended usage. The rapid growth of data and data-driven applications demands for using efficient software tools to minimize personal data to the needed level. However, applying …

Organizations feel an urgency to develop and implement applications based on foundation models: AI-models that have been trained on large-scale general data and can be finetuned to domain-specific tasks. In this process organizations face many questions, regarding model training and deployment, but also …

One aspect of a responsible application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is ensuring that the operation and outputs of an AI system are understandable for non-technical users, who need to consider its recommendations in their decision making. The importance of explainable AI (XAI) is widely acknowledged; …

In this paper, we explore the design of web-based advice robots to enhance users' confidence in acting upon the provided advice. Drawing from research on algorithm acceptance and explainable AI, we hypothesise four design principles that may encourage interactivity and exploration, thus fostering users' …

The growing prevalence of AI systems in society, has also prompted a growth of AI systems in the public sector. There are however ethical concerns over the impact of AI on society and how this technology can impact public values. Previous works do not connect public values and the development of AI. …

De technologische ontwikkelingen vliegen ons om de oren. Waar de een hoopt dat het ons verlost van saaie werkzaamheden, vreest de ander voor zijn baan en de verspreiding van nepnieuws. De invloed is groot en lijkt alsmaar te groeien. Kunnen we nog ingrijpen of moeten we ons eraan overlaten? Lector Interaction …

The report explores Dutch consumers' perceptions of the Nutri-Score system, focusing on awareness, behavioral changes, and understanding of nutritional quality. While 92% are aware of Nutri-Score, usage during purchases remains low, with only 9.6% citing it as a main factor. Demographic factors, such …

This study utilises a quantitative observation study on student journalists (n=47), as well as reconstruction interviews with experienced editors and reporters in newsrooms (n=12), to understand how Dutch journalists search, select, and verify sources online. Through the recording of screen activity, …

Repeating an experiment following the exact same procedures and using the exact same data and tooling should always give the same results. This is referred to as replicability, a key principle within the scientific research community. To support replicability in a clinical context, recording and reporting …

In een tijdperk waarin algoritmische processen ons dagelijks leven steeds meer beïnvloeden, groeit de behoefte aan begrijpelijke verklaringen voor deze processen. Dit artikel introduceert een methodologische benadering om de mogelijkheden voor betekenisvolle verklaringen van algoritmische processen te …