University of Basel

Faculty of Law

e-PIAF is a faculty research unit dedicated to fundamental theoretical and practical issues related to digitally transforming governments and administrations.

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Research Center

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Automated Democracy

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Legal Framework for AI

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Consulting

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Signature digital

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Use of New Data

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Smart Mobility

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e-PIAF on LinkedIn

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e-PIAF on Mastodon

News

Electronic synapses in e-PIAF style

White paper on transparency through the written motivation of algorithm-based rulings

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White paper on transparency through a public register on the use of artificial intelligence (AI)

[Translate to English:] Hand über dem Chatverlauf auf einem Display.

Article on the protection of legitimate expectations in the event of incorrect information from public administrations via chatbots

Buchcover von Automated Democracy

Book "Automated Democracy - Die Neuverteilung von Macht und Einfluss im digitalen Staat" published by Herder Verlag

Deckblatt der Präsentation

Presentation on "AI - Legal Challenges & Developments in the Swiss Confederation and in Europe"

Bild der Buchvorderseite, erschienen bei Springer Vieweg

Book on automated public transport published

Ausschnitt der Publikation, auf dem Bild ein Raum mit vielen Robotern, im e-PIAF-Stil

Domain-specific training: The holy grail for ChatGPT & Co.

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The great confusion - AI and automation in government and business

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Blog post on Automation of Tax Procedures in French

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AI in the Public Sector – Video and Slides available

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Essay on automation and risk management systems

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Essay on Mobility-as-a-Service published

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Conference report published: First findings on transparency, discrimination and manipulation

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New publication on rulings and automated individual decision-making

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Conference report "State and Data" published

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Presentation on possibilities and limits of AI

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Review: State and Data Conference

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Presentation on AI in the Public Administration

Portrait of Prof. Nadja Braun Binder, one of the Digital Shapers 2022.

Digital Shapers 2022

Interview with FSO Director Georges-Simon Ulrich

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Paper on Face Recognition

Group picture at the launch of the E-PIAF research unit with Dean Wolfgang Wohlers, Nadja Braun-Binder and Christian R. Ulbrich.

e-PIAF launched

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