SIENNA: Technology, ethics and human rights
Human genomics, human enhancement, artificial intelligence and robotics offer benefits for both individuals and society. But these technologies also challenge our notions of what is ethical. SIENNA will provide frameworks to help develop research ethics protocols, professional ethical codes and better legal frameworks.
The SIENNA approach: Stakeholder informed ethics
SIENNA (Stakeholder-Informed Ethics for New technologies with high socio-ecoNomic and human rights impAct) will develop ethical protocols and codes for human genomics, human enhancement and AI & robotics.
The results coming out of this project will be informed by experts and citizens through ethical impact assessments, consultations with experts and stakeholders, workshops with stakeholders, public opinion surveys in 11 countries and citizen panels in 5 countries.
News
- Simple solutions to complex issues? Technology and the human brain 2020-12-02
- Webinar on ethical guidelines for human enhancement on 14 December 2020-11-30
- SIENNA responds to public consultation on children's rights in digital environments 2020-11-24
- Time for ethical guidance for human enhancement? 2020-11-19
- SIENNA response to the public consultation on UNICEF’s draft Policy Guidance on AI for Children 2020-11-16
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SIENNA's contribution
The SIENNA project will develop ethical codes for human genomics, human enhancement, AI & robotics. We will also help improve existing ethical and legal frameworks for all three areas.
Human Genetics & Genomics
Technologies to sequence or edit DNA can become powerful tools to diagnose and treat diseases, yet they also raise important ethical, legal and social issues.
Human Enhancement
Technology can enhance our physical, cognitive, emotional and moral abilities. Challenging the boundaries between health and illness, treatment and enhancement, normality and abnormality.
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
We interact with robots, smart devices, intelligent software, prosthetics and implants. We can benefit enormously from interacting with machines. But there are significant ethical challenges.