Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

The last panel of The Responsible AI Forum on May 20th, 2026 closed with a timely discussion on the use of AI in education. Moderated by Prof. Nicole Lønfeldt, the panel brought together experts Prof. Christiane Lütge, Prof. Anne Keune and Prof. Sneha Das to explore the opportunities and risks that AI is already presenting and may pose in the future. The post TRAIF 2026 Panel On AI And Education …

MoralPLai Revisited, was a behind-the-scenes documentary that premiered on May 20th, 2026, one year after The Third Voice, at Amerikahaus during the Responsible AI Forum, the flagship event of the TUM Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence. The post MoralPLai Revisited: The Documentary–Now Available Online! appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

From May 4–6th, 2026, the Future of Open Research: Reliable, Responsible, Equitable Conference (FOR2026) was held at the Technical University of Munich’s Institute for Advanced Studies (TUM-IAS) in Garching. The event brought together scholars, activists and policymakers to explore the evolving challenges of open research and to reflect on its future directions. The post MoralPLai Poster from “Th…

On May 21st, 2026 in Munich, the Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), together with colleagues from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (LBI-GMR) and the University of Vienna, convened a roundtable on “AI Governance in a Fragmented Landscape”. The post Successful Roundt…

alignAI blog about AI and health help-seeking. The post Navigating Online Mental Health Information: The Role of Value-aligned AI appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

On May 7th, 2026, alignAI doctoral candidate Simay Toplu was an invited guest lecturer at Technical University of Munich as part of Prof. Christoph Lütge’s course on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. The post When Algorithms Meet the Mind: AI, Mental Health & Ethics appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

alignAI blog about AI and human-computer interaction. The post The Oracle Speaks in Declaratives: When Confident Answers Obscure the Need for Interpretation appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

Roundtable, “AI Governance in a Fragmented Landscape” will bring together international  and interdisciplinary experts by invitation on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM, at the TUM Think Tank at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) (Richard Wagner Str. 1, D-80333 Munich). The post Roundtable in Munich on AI Governance in a Fragmented Landscape appeared first on Institute for Et…

We are excited to announce that the MoralPLai Project will take center stage at this year’s The Responsible AI Forum, returning to the Amerikahaus on May 20th from 13:30–14:45. The post MoralPLai Revisited: Documentary Premiere & Live Discussion Taking Center Stage at TRAIF 2026 appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

alignAI blog about LLM-driven AI system design and children. The post Understanding the Role of “AI Friends” in Children’s Sociocognitive Development appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

On April 10th, IEAI Associate Research Director Dr. Auxane Boch was an invited lecturer at Université Paris Cité & Sorbonne Université as part of Prof. Katie Evans' module on Ethics of Cognitive Science. The post From Insight to Impact: Mapping the Psychological Impact of Interactional Systems appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

alignAI blog about the transition from GUIs to CUIs. The post How Do LLMs Reason? The Power of Thinking Longer and Test-time Scaling appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

Discussing To Offload or Not to Offload: How AI May Alleviate Cognitive Burden and Related Ethical Reflections by Lance Lindauer. The post Research Brief on To Offload or Not to Offload: How AI May Alleviate Cognitive Burden and Related Ethical Reflections – Q1 2026 – Out Now appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

On March 13th, IEAI Associate Research Director Dr. Auxane Boch was an invited panelist at the 9th Women in STEM Round Table held in Garching. The post IEAI Associate Research Director at Women in STEM Round Table appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

alignAI blog about LLMs and Test-time Scaling. The post How Do LLMs Reason? The Power of Thinking Longer and Test-time Scaling appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

alignAI blog about AI, legal frameworks and regulatory learning. The post AI is Reshaping Regulatory Thinking appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

Over the past few weeks, the MoralPLai team has taken part in numerous exchanges, presentations and conference discussions in Vancouver, Essen, Eindhoven and Vienna, sparking engaging conversations about the value of theater, the ‘moral reasoning’ of large language models (LLMs), how to navigate contrasting research findings and trust in LLM-based conversational AI, particularly in psychotherapy.…

On March 20th, IEAI Director Prof. Christoph Lütge was an invited lecturer at Klagenfurt University. The post IEAI Director Holds Lecture at Klagenfurt University appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

On November 10th 2025, AI4POL partners gathered at the TUM Think Tank in Munich to review progress, exchange feedback and further align activities as the project moves into its next phase. The post AI4POL Consortium Meeting appeared first on Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence .

On December 12th 2025, the IEAI, TechEthics, Ulster University’s School of Computing and LMU co-organized the panel discussion “Human Rights in the Age of AI” with Ulster University as part of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival. The post Experts from IEAI, LMU, Ulster University, TechEthics, IEEE and the Irish Parliament Convene at Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival to Address AI’s I…