AI Ethics: the theory vs. the messy reality

Let’s be honest: everyone loves talking about “Ethical AI” in theory. But what actually happens when principles meet production deadlines, budget cuts, and messy code?

Spoiler: The ethics often disappear.

For our next Working Women Würzburg meetup, we are skipping the long academic lecture. Instead, we’re diving straight into the gap between “what we should do” and “what actually gets built.”

Our speaker, Angelica Henestrosa, researches exactly this. She’ll kick things off with quick, hard-hitting insights on:

• Why ethical values seem to evaporate on the way to practical solutions.
• The real-world obstacles of implementing values into systems.
• How to bridge the gap from “Ethics” to “Action.”

This is not a monologue. After a short intro to the findings, we are opening the floor. We want to hear from you — the developers writing the code, the scientists analyzing the data, and the entrepreneurs making the hard calls.

• Have you faced an ethical dilemma at work?
• Do you think “Ethical AI” is currently just a buzzword?
• Where do you see the most significant obstacles?

Come for the insights, stay for the real talk (and the networking, obviously).