Presented on March 13, 2025 by Aimee van Wynsberghe, MD, University of Bonn, Institute for Science and Ethics at the 2025 SAGES Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA
Introduction by Christopher M. Schlachta, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe is the Alexander von Humboldt Professor for the Applied Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of Bonn. She is director of the Institute for Science and Ethics (IWE) and founder of the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab. She is a member of the German Academy for Sciences and Literature, Mainz, Advisory Board member for the DAAD Konrad Zuse Schools of Excellence in AI and has served as a member of the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI. Prof. van Wynsberghe is author of the book Healthcare Robots: Ethics, Design and Implementation and founding editor for the international peer-reviewed journal AI & Ethics (Springer Nature). She regularly appears in the media to promote awareness of the pressing ethical issues surrounding the design and use of robotics and AI in society.