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ELSA Lab for an AI Approach to Low Literacy

In the Netherlands, about 2.5 million have a low level of literacy, meaning that they have difficulty reading, writing and doing sums. Using computers and smartphones is also very awkward for them. Despite the broad range of assistance on offer, this issue has proved difficult to get a grip on. The ELSA Lab for an AI Approach to Low Literacy is therefore using AI technology to tackle the problems of low literacy and numeracy.

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The AI4Youth ELSA Lab

The attention being paid to interactions between humans and AI technology is increasing, but young people were hardly involved in that for a long time. And that is despite them being a group that is growing up in a world where AI is already having a major impact and where it is clear that the impact of that technology is only going to get bigger. The AI4Youth ELSA Lab is therefore actively involving young people in the development of AI systems and how they are deployed.

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ELSA Lab for AI Solutions for Disability Care

There are various issues in disability care where AI could provide an ideal solution. On the one hand, it is about quality of life for people with disabilities and the quality of care they receive. On the other, disability care is also facing significant understaffing due to labour shortages. This ELSA Lab therefore consists of parties who investigate what is possible in those areas in practical situations.

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ELSA Lab DataXchange

Using data to combat crime that undermines society and genuinely making a change in that area. That is the goal of the ELSA DataXchange Lab (which can be read as both ‘data exchange’ and ‘data x change’). It is becoming increasingly clear that better exchanges of data can help society protect itself against serious, organised crime.

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ELSA Lab for Multi-Agency Public Safety Issues in AI

How can we use AI technology in the Netherlands to improve public safety? And how can we do that in a responsible and human-centric way, so that using AI does not lead to undesired effects and social dissatisfaction? This is what the participants of this ELSA Lab are currently being confronted with. This ELSA Lab focuses on real-world practical cases involving wide-ranging cooperation, trying to make progress step by step.

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The ELSA Cultural AI Lab

It can be difficult for institutions in culture and heritage to ensure that everything they express in public is in line with what is socially desirable. To make sure no one feels excluded, extra attention has to be paid to diversity and inclusiveness. That is quite a challenge, as it involves an enormous amount of information, in which context also plays a key role. That is why the ELSA Cultural AI Lab is looking at whether AI can give humans a helping hand.

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ELSA Lab Meaningful Human Control over Public AI Systems

Using AI in policy implementation not only promises to handle social challenges better but is also associated with costs relating to democratic and public values. These costs are now often presented anecdotally or as generic normative frameworks.

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ELSA Lab Urban Digital Twin

Municipalities would like what is known as a ‘digital twin’ to be developed: a three-dimensional virtual representation of the physical town or city in which the municipalities’ data and their cooperative partners are linked to relevant locations, and that can be used for monitoring, checks, control, and simulations. An important aspect of this is that the digital twins have to be based on shared public values and democratic logic.

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The scarcity of AI talent and the lack of AI experts will be a limiting factor in the development of AI in the Netherlands within the various sectors.

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