Half day conference about ethical perspectives of using AI in research organised by AI Lund at Lund University.

Risks and Benefits of AI in Research: Ethical Perspectives" provides a forum to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming the research landscape.  It explores AI's potential to unlock new frontiers of knowledge, while addressing risks such as bias, misuse of data, and erosion of trust. Ethical perspectives guide discussions on accountability, transparency, and equitable access to AI-driven tools.

By bringing together researchers, ethicists, and research funders, the conference aims to balance innovation with responsibility, ensuring AI contributes positively to scientific progress while safeguarding research integrity.

When: 23 April 13.00 to 16.15 (CET)

Where: Palaestra, Paradisgatan 2, Lund, Sweden and online on zoom

Spoken language: English

Program outline

13.00 Presentations

Moderator: Kalle Åström, Professor Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Coordinator AI Lund

Online moderators: 

• Ellinor Blom Lussi, Doctoral student, AI and Society, Lund University
• Bibi Imre-Millei, Doctoral student,  Political Science, Lund University

Welcome 

Per Mickwitz, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Sustainability and Campus Development, Lund university

Science Publishing and AI

Anita Dewaard, Vice-President for research collaboration at Elsevier

Ethical Trade-offs in AI

Docent Sune Hannibal Holm, Associate Professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance, Copenhagen University

14.15 Coffee break with poster session

• GPT in examination - experiment and lessons,
  Julia Adlecreutz, PhD student, Automatic Control, Lund University
• "This ground truth is muddy anyway": Ground truth data assemblages for medical AI development, 
  Charlotte Högberg, Technology and Society, Lund University
• 18 Billion Reasons Why: Quantificationas a Justification for Automated Welfare Surveillance, 
  Ellinor Blom Lussi, AI and Society, LTH, Lund University
• Governing AI through transparency requirements in the EU law
  Kasia Söderlund, AI and Society, LTH, Lund University
• Ethical perspectives of talking about GenAI with students
  Vincent Loft, Academic Development Unit, LTH; Lund University
• Analysing qualitative data with GenAI tools? Better not!
  Rachel Forsyth, Senior Educational Developer, Unit for Educational Services and Mirjam Glessmer, Centre for Engineering Education, Lund University
• LU Innovation - innovation support at Lund University and current projects in our pipeline
  Savannah Gillblad, Project Manager, LU Innovation, Lund university

14.45 Presentations

AI and the Assessment of Research Proposals: Rules and Experiences of the Swedish Research Council

Sumithra Velupillai, Senior Research Officer at the Swedish Research Council (VR) 

15.15 Panel discussion

Moderator: Jimmie Kristensson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Integrity and Character, Lunds University

Panelists

• Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, Ass. Prof., Vice Dean for Research at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Lund University
• Lisa Flower, Ass. Prof., Coordinator for the Qualitative Research Methods Lab at the Lund Social Science Methods Lab, Lund University
• Rachel Forsyth, Senior Educational Developer, Unit for Educational Services, Lund University
• Mats Johansson, Ass. Prof., Research Integrity Officer, Lund University
• Sophia Zackrisson, Prof., Consultant in Radiology Diagnostics, Lund University
   

16.00 Closing remarks 

Kalle Åström, Professor Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Coordinator AI Lund

16.15 End of conference

References

• Yes, I want to use AI, but what is the right way to do it?, by Vice-Chancellor Per Mickwitz and Pro Vice-Chancellor Jimmie Kristensson at Lund University Staff pages.
• Swedish AI Commision Road Map for Sweden (in Swedish on regeringen.se)
• EU:s Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research (europa.eu)
• VR:s Good research practice 2024 (in Swedish on vr.se)

Registration

To participate is free of charge. Sign up at ai.lu.se/2025-04-23/registration

Organisation and contact

• AI Lund
• University wide research board
• Lund University Council for Ethics and Academic Freedom

Contact

• Jonas Wisbrant, AI Lund
• Malin Bredenberg, forskningsnamnden@lu.se
• Kalle Åström, AI Lund