Project n. 13 – Inteligência Artificial Responsável: ética, transparência e impactos sociais / Responsible AI: ethics, transparency and social impacts

About the project

AI’s rapid advancement presents ethical challenges related to bias, privacy, job displacement, and security, particularly as AI systems become increasingly integral to healthcare, finance, and public safety.
This project, conducted at DigitalOBS with Students@Digimedia, evaluates the alignment of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot with ethical principles and social responsibility.

The study was conducted in four main phases: i) Review of international ethical guidelines; ii) Analysis of platforms’ standards implementation; iii) 12-question ethical assessment of each platform; iv) Evaluation using Chatbot Framework examining coherence, utility, complexity, ethics, and credibility.
While these platforms demonstrate progress in implementing ethical guidelines, compliance levels vary. Gaps remain in handling sensitive topics, such as electoral guidance, highlighting the need for stronger regulations. Platforms must strike a balance between addressing weaknesses and maintaining strengths to serve society effectively.

Participants

This project is coordinated by Oksana Tymoshchuk (DigiMedia researcher), with the participation of:

Lídia Oliveira (DigiMedia researcher) José Nunes (DigiMedia researcher) Mónica Silva (DigiMedia researcher) Beatriz Ponte (Biology)
Sofia Cruz (Multimedia and Communication Technologies)
Soraia Oliveira (Multimedia and Communication Technologies)

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