Medical sciences have long since established an ethics code for experiments, to minimize
the risk of harm to subjects. Natural language processing (NLP) used to involve mostly …

To achieve a successful energy transition, it is vital to integrate citizens' needs into
government policies through participatory processes. However, offline participatory …

Abstract Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) provides a framework for judging the
ethical qualities of innovation processes, however guidance for researchers on how to …

Abstract The Safe-by-Design approach in synthetic biology holds the promise of designing
the building blocks of life in an organism guided by the value of safety. This paves a new …

In recent years, informed consent has been suggested as a way to deal with risks posed by
engineered nanomaterials. We argue that while we can learn from experiences with …

Workers who develop and use nanoparticles are on the front line of exposure to the
purported risks of nanoparticles. Employers have a legal duty to protect their employees …

Patient safety increasingly depends on health professionals' ability to deal with the
technological, organisational and social complexity of their working environment. 1 The …

Nutrigenomics diverged from mainstream nutrition science, ideologically, instrumentally and
culturally, due to the establishment of a protective niche. That protection is fading. This …

Welcome to the first ACL Workshop on Ethics in Natural Language Processing! We are
pleased to have participants from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives: social science …