The House of Ethics™ - by Katja Rausch
@thehouseofethicstm.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary approach to collective and decentralized #AIethics. Founder : Katja Rausch. www.houseofethics.lu
THANK YOU!
Yep! Ethics can be fun too... Enjoy!
Yep! Ethics can be fun too... Enjoy!
October 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
THANK YOU!
Yep! Ethics can be fun too... Enjoy!
Yep! Ethics can be fun too... Enjoy!
NEW! The #DISC™ AI Literacy Program by The House of Ethics™!
#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - our vanguard approach to integrative and emerging #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
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katja.rausch@houseofethics.lu
#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - our vanguard approach to integrative and emerging #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
BOOK NOW!
katja.rausch@houseofethics.lu
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW! The #DISC™ AI Literacy Program by The House of Ethics™!
#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - our vanguard approach to integrative and emerging #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
BOOK NOW!
katja.rausch@houseofethics.lu
#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - our vanguard approach to integrative and emerging #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
BOOK NOW!
katja.rausch@houseofethics.lu
After months of mindful crafting, The House of Ethics™ is pleased to present its unique #DISC™ AI Literacy Program!
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#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - a vanguard approach to integrative #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
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#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - a vanguard approach to integrative #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
September 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
After months of mindful crafting, The House of Ethics™ is pleased to present its unique #DISC™ AI Literacy Program!
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#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - a vanguard approach to integrative #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
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#DISC stands for #Decentralized, #Interdisciplinary, #Systemic and #Collective - a vanguard approach to integrative #AIethics in a complex tech landscape.
What are "subliminal and manipulative techniques" banned by Art (5) (1) (a) of the AI Act?
Any information by #genAI used to influence public opinion by distorting facts, impersonating others (but bizarrely not #deepfakes...) or evoking negative emotions such as fear or anger.
Any information by #genAI used to influence public opinion by distorting facts, impersonating others (but bizarrely not #deepfakes...) or evoking negative emotions such as fear or anger.
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
What are "subliminal and manipulative techniques" banned by Art (5) (1) (a) of the AI Act?
Any information by #genAI used to influence public opinion by distorting facts, impersonating others (but bizarrely not #deepfakes...) or evoking negative emotions such as fear or anger.
Any information by #genAI used to influence public opinion by distorting facts, impersonating others (but bizarrely not #deepfakes...) or evoking negative emotions such as fear or anger.
What is Shadow AI?
Why does it violate your company's code of #ethics and #confidentiality?
Shadow AI is the unauthorized use by employees of genAI apps like ChatGPT to automate tasks (editing, data analysis) to increase productivity.
Result: exposure to #risks like data security and compliance.
Why does it violate your company's code of #ethics and #confidentiality?
Shadow AI is the unauthorized use by employees of genAI apps like ChatGPT to automate tasks (editing, data analysis) to increase productivity.
Result: exposure to #risks like data security and compliance.
September 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
What is Shadow AI?
Why does it violate your company's code of #ethics and #confidentiality?
Shadow AI is the unauthorized use by employees of genAI apps like ChatGPT to automate tasks (editing, data analysis) to increase productivity.
Result: exposure to #risks like data security and compliance.
Why does it violate your company's code of #ethics and #confidentiality?
Shadow AI is the unauthorized use by employees of genAI apps like ChatGPT to automate tasks (editing, data analysis) to increase productivity.
Result: exposure to #risks like data security and compliance.
#Disney to pay $10 Million to settle allegations of #unlawfully collecting #childrens personal data
On data collection without parental consent.
dig.watch/updates/disn...
On data collection without parental consent.
dig.watch/updates/disn...
Disney to pay $10 Million to settle allegations of unlawfully collecting childrens personal data | Digital Watch Observatory
Disney will pay $10 million settlement for allegedly mislabelling children’s videos on YouTube, allowing data collection without parental consent. The FTC settlement requires stricter compliance and i...
dig.watch
September 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#Disney to pay $10 Million to settle allegations of #unlawfully collecting #childrens personal data
On data collection without parental consent.
dig.watch/updates/disn...
On data collection without parental consent.
dig.watch/updates/disn...
The biggest antitrust case against Big Tech in decades turned out to be kind of a flop!
When a monopolist’s (#Google) stock price goes up after a court announces its “remedies" ---- don’t expect radical change.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...
When a monopolist’s (#Google) stock price goes up after a court announces its “remedies" ---- don’t expect radical change.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...
The biggest antitrust case against Big Tech in decades turned out to be kind of a flop
When a monopolist's stock price goes <em>up</em> after a court announces its "remedies" — as Google's just did — don't expect radical change. "You don’t find someone guilty of robbing a bank and then ...
www.niemanlab.org
September 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The biggest antitrust case against Big Tech in decades turned out to be kind of a flop!
When a monopolist’s (#Google) stock price goes up after a court announces its “remedies" ---- don’t expect radical change.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...
When a monopolist’s (#Google) stock price goes up after a court announces its “remedies" ---- don’t expect radical change.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...
Years after a #Tesla driver using #autopilot killed a young Florida couple in 2019 Tesla said it could not find crucial data about the crash.
#Tesla lied about "missing" data on its servers.
👁️🗨️ Forensic #hacker found it.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
#Tesla lied about "missing" data on its servers.
👁️🗨️ Forensic #hacker found it.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it.
The key evidence was presented last month to a jury, which found the company partially liable for the 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Years after a #Tesla driver using #autopilot killed a young Florida couple in 2019 Tesla said it could not find crucial data about the crash.
#Tesla lied about "missing" data on its servers.
👁️🗨️ Forensic #hacker found it.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
#Tesla lied about "missing" data on its servers.
👁️🗨️ Forensic #hacker found it.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
AI chatbots are not safe replacements for therapists, research says
NO, they aren't. Joe #Weizenbaum (father of 1st chatbot Eliza) already alerted in the 1960s.
www.news-medical.net/news/2025070...
NO, they aren't. Joe #Weizenbaum (father of 1st chatbot Eliza) already alerted in the 1960s.
www.news-medical.net/news/2025070...
AI chatbots are not safe replacements for therapists, research says
Should AI chatbots replace your therapist? New research says "no." The new study exposes the dangerous flaws in using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health support. For the first tim...
www.news-medical.net
September 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
AI chatbots are not safe replacements for therapists, research says
NO, they aren't. Joe #Weizenbaum (father of 1st chatbot Eliza) already alerted in the 1960s.
www.news-medical.net/news/2025070...
NO, they aren't. Joe #Weizenbaum (father of 1st chatbot Eliza) already alerted in the 1960s.
www.news-medical.net/news/2025070...
AI #chatbots are harvesting user #data at an alarming rate, with 30 per cent of them handing it over to third parties, including data #brokers.
STOP FEEDING THEM!
fudzilla.com/news/ai/6057...
STOP FEEDING THEM!
fudzilla.com/news/ai/6057...
Nearly a third of AI chatbots share data
Google Gemini does the most evil AI chatbots are harvesting user data at an alarming rate, with 30 per cent of them handing it over to third parties, including data brokers. A new report by Surf...
fudzilla.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
AI #chatbots are harvesting user #data at an alarming rate, with 30 per cent of them handing it over to third parties, including data #brokers.
STOP FEEDING THEM!
fudzilla.com/news/ai/6057...
STOP FEEDING THEM!
fudzilla.com/news/ai/6057...
#OpenAI, #Meta, #Google among AI giants warned by US Attorneys General: ‘Don't hurt kids, you will be held #accountable’
FINALLY!!!!
www.livemint.com/technology/t...
FINALLY!!!!
www.livemint.com/technology/t...
OpenAI, Meta, Google among AI giants warned by US Attorneys General: ‘Don't hurt kids, you will be held accountable’ | Mint
44 US Attorneys General warned top AI companies about the risks their chatbots pose to children, emphasizing the need for accountability. Among the top companies addressed in the letter are: OpenAI, M...
www.livemint.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#OpenAI, #Meta, #Google among AI giants warned by US Attorneys General: ‘Don't hurt kids, you will be held #accountable’
FINALLY!!!!
www.livemint.com/technology/t...
FINALLY!!!!
www.livemint.com/technology/t...
📸 Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024, Shane Gross with
"The Swarm of Life"
👏 👏 👌 🙌 👏 👏 👌
A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles in a lake in Vancouver Island, Canada.
Definitely, #swarms are hype! 💖
"The Swarm of Life"
👏 👏 👌 🙌 👏 👏 👌
A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles in a lake in Vancouver Island, Canada.
Definitely, #swarms are hype! 💖
September 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
📸 Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024, Shane Gross with
"The Swarm of Life"
👏 👏 👌 🙌 👏 👏 👌
A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles in a lake in Vancouver Island, Canada.
Definitely, #swarms are hype! 💖
"The Swarm of Life"
👏 👏 👌 🙌 👏 👏 👌
A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles in a lake in Vancouver Island, Canada.
Definitely, #swarms are hype! 💖
🛜 Beware #Agentic confusion: when "agent" for #AI is different from "agent" in #ethics. And can lead to wrong decisions with ethical and legal issues about #accountability, #responsibility and #liability.
September 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🛜 Beware #Agentic confusion: when "agent" for #AI is different from "agent" in #ethics. And can lead to wrong decisions with ethical and legal issues about #accountability, #responsibility and #liability.
A Call to Address #Anthropomorphic AI Threats like bonding #chatbots to Freedom of Thought.
www.cigionline.org/publications...
www.cigionline.org/publications...
A Call to Address Anthropomorphic AI Threats to Freedom of Thought
“Bonding chatbots” simulate emotionally meaningful relationships with users, encouraging anthropomorphization and emotional attachment. This dynamic is not incidental: it aligns with the business mode...
www.cigionline.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A Call to Address #Anthropomorphic AI Threats like bonding #chatbots to Freedom of Thought.
www.cigionline.org/publications...
www.cigionline.org/publications...
The emergence of political technology is very alarming. From an ethical perspective.
en.paperjam.lu/article/the-...
en.paperjam.lu/article/the-...
“The emergence of political technology is very alarming”
A world first when established in 2019 in Luxembourg, the House of Ethics will be holding its first series of high-level conferences at the Da Vinci Forum this spring. Founder Katja Rausch is calling ...
en.paperjam.lu
September 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The emergence of political technology is very alarming. From an ethical perspective.
en.paperjam.lu/article/the-...
en.paperjam.lu/article/the-...
Can Data Die? From Cyber Immortality to Digital Spiritism. – The House of Ethics™
www.houseofethics.lu
September 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"Deadbots" - AI avatars of deceased people are showing up in new and unexpected contexts.
www.kedm.org/npr-news/202...
www.kedm.org/npr-news/202...
AI 'deadbots' are persuasive — and researchers say they're primed for monetization
The digital afterlife industry may near $80 billion in a decade, fueled by AI "deadbots." Tech firms see profit. But experts warn of troubling consequences.
www.kedm.org
September 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
"Deadbots" - AI avatars of deceased people are showing up in new and unexpected contexts.
www.kedm.org/npr-news/202...
www.kedm.org/npr-news/202...
💡About #effervescence, #purpose & #ethics.
In 1912, French sociologist Émile #Durkheim introduced the concept of "collective effervescence".
Collective #effervescence relates to converging #intelligences (cognitive, emotional, polysensory) and #collective #ethics.
In 1912, French sociologist Émile #Durkheim introduced the concept of "collective effervescence".
Collective #effervescence relates to converging #intelligences (cognitive, emotional, polysensory) and #collective #ethics.
August 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
💡About #effervescence, #purpose & #ethics.
In 1912, French sociologist Émile #Durkheim introduced the concept of "collective effervescence".
Collective #effervescence relates to converging #intelligences (cognitive, emotional, polysensory) and #collective #ethics.
In 1912, French sociologist Émile #Durkheim introduced the concept of "collective effervescence".
Collective #effervescence relates to converging #intelligences (cognitive, emotional, polysensory) and #collective #ethics.
⏩The cyber-ethics #Gordian Knot
"Worldwide AI ethics: A review of 200 #guidelines and recommendations for AI #governance" highlights the operational gap of normative #ethics and difficulties for #integration. Why? "Ethicists" lack business expertise and AI ethics mostly comes as linear guidelines.
"Worldwide AI ethics: A review of 200 #guidelines and recommendations for AI #governance" highlights the operational gap of normative #ethics and difficulties for #integration. Why? "Ethicists" lack business expertise and AI ethics mostly comes as linear guidelines.
August 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
⏩The cyber-ethics #Gordian Knot
"Worldwide AI ethics: A review of 200 #guidelines and recommendations for AI #governance" highlights the operational gap of normative #ethics and difficulties for #integration. Why? "Ethicists" lack business expertise and AI ethics mostly comes as linear guidelines.
"Worldwide AI ethics: A review of 200 #guidelines and recommendations for AI #governance" highlights the operational gap of normative #ethics and difficulties for #integration. Why? "Ethicists" lack business expertise and AI ethics mostly comes as linear guidelines.
💎 "The Rarest, most Precious Vital Force" 💎 by Marie #Slodowska #Curie
[memorandum to the Council of the League of Nations, Geneva, 1926] #ethics #devotion #commongood
[memorandum to the Council of the League of Nations, Geneva, 1926] #ethics #devotion #commongood
August 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
💎 "The Rarest, most Precious Vital Force" 💎 by Marie #Slodowska #Curie
[memorandum to the Council of the League of Nations, Geneva, 1926] #ethics #devotion #commongood
[memorandum to the Council of the League of Nations, Geneva, 1926] #ethics #devotion #commongood
More and more user #data to feed and train proprietary #AI models... under the mantel of convenience and innovation!
#tiktok #meta #anthropic #microsoft
techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/t...
#tiktok #meta #anthropic #microsoft
techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/t...
TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs | TechCrunch
The new capabilities bring TikTok’s messaging experience more in line with that of other popular social apps and services.
techcrunch.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
More and more user #data to feed and train proprietary #AI models... under the mantel of convenience and innovation!
#tiktok #meta #anthropic #microsoft
techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/t...
#tiktok #meta #anthropic #microsoft
techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/t...
📢 Très heureuse de participer à la #Healthcare Week #Luxembourg 2025 #HWL25 en tant que panéliste sur la "ethics of #care" et la "#dataethics" dans une perspective de l'#innovation techno-humaniste dans le domaine médical.
August 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📢 Très heureuse de participer à la #Healthcare Week #Luxembourg 2025 #HWL25 en tant que panéliste sur la "ethics of #care" et la "#dataethics" dans une perspective de l'#innovation techno-humaniste dans le domaine médical.
🟢VIGILANCE - Après le #green-washing et le #ethics-washing à tout va, nous assistons actuellement à des vagues désinhibées de #sovereignty-washing de la part des deal-makers nationaux!
www.robert-schuman.eu/en/european-...
www.robert-schuman.eu/en/european-...
The European Union and national sovereignty: a new democratic challenge?
www.robert-schuman.eu
August 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🟢VIGILANCE - Après le #green-washing et le #ethics-washing à tout va, nous assistons actuellement à des vagues désinhibées de #sovereignty-washing de la part des deal-makers nationaux!
www.robert-schuman.eu/en/european-...
www.robert-schuman.eu/en/european-...