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Citizens' Council recommends new standards for AI research in Baden-Württemberg
On March 10, 2025, the Citizens' Assembly "AI and Freedom" handed over recommendations on citizen participation in AI research to Minister Olschowski.
Citizens' Council recommends new standards for AI research in Baden-Württemberg
On March 10, 2025, the Citizens' Assembly “Artificial Intelligence and Freedom” at the University of Tübingen presented its recommendations for citizen participation in AI research. The handover of these nine demands took place at the Ministry of Science, Research and Art in Stuttgart and was accompanied by Science Minister Petra Olschowski. The recommendations are the result of four meetings that took place between September and December 2024 and were developed by 40 randomly selected citizens from four different municipalities in Baden-Württemberg.
The members of the Citizens' Assembly represent different age groups, educational levels and people with and without a migration background. Topics such as medicine, transport and media were discussed in depth, with participants' personal perspectives and experiences being central to shaping future AI research. The aim of the citizens' assembly was to strengthen the interface between science and society and to promote responsible and transparent research.
Important recommendations
In her speech, Minister Olschowski emphasized the outstanding importance of citizen participation in the transformation process through artificial intelligence. This initiative makes it possible to transparently communicate the uncertainties in AI applications and to review the ethical handling of data donations. Other specific recommendations include the transparent communication of AI research and the communication of measures to educate people about data donations.
Initiative and funding
The citizens' assembly, which was initiated in January 2024, received financial support from the Excellence Strategy of the University of Tübingen and the Volkswagen Foundation. Supporting institutions such as the Center for Rhetorical Science Communication Research on AI (RHET AI) and the International Center for Ethics in the Sciences (IZEW) were also involved.
In addition, the research project was launched by Anika Kaiser from RHET AI to investigate the hurdles to better inclusion of citizens in the AI discourse. The results of the citizens' assembly, which also include recommendations to the Cluster of Excellence "Machine Learning for Science" and to the Cyber Valley Public Advisory Board, can be viewed on the website www.buergerart-ki.de.
The Citizens' Assembly represents a significant step towards strengthening citizen participation in AI research and was called upon to take people's perspectives seriously in order to shape a responsible future for artificial intelligence.
In summary, the Citizens' Assembly emphasizes that cooperation between citizens and scientists is essential in order to tackle the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence together and responsibly.