Together with partners from the HUMAINE project, the Institute of Ergonomics was represented with its own workshop at Learning AID at the Ruhr University Bochum. Under the title “Behind and Beyond Learning Analytics – Responsible AI Development and Usage”, we discussed responsible AI use as a component of higher education together with the participants. The workshop was requested and initiated by HUMAINE project manager Prof. Dr. Uta Wilkens and led by Dr. Valentin Langholf (Institute of Ergonomics) and Dominik Arnold (Chair of Production Systems).
After an introduction to criteria for human-centered and responsible AI use from a research perspective, four didactic formats from the HUMAINE project were presented. These included:
- A demonstrator to improve attitudes towards human-centered AI (Dominik Arnold, LPS)
- The human-AI role laboratory (Valentin Langholf, IAW)
- AIbox for solving sustainability challenges through the use of artificial intelligence (Marie-Christin Barton, ISSE)
- Design thinking for human-centered work design (Sophie Berretta, Business Psychology)
In a lively discussion with the participants, the formats and their role in a university didactic approach to the responsible use of AI were presented and discussed. In addition, the participants dealt with future developments such as the special features of generative AI and associated challenges for university teaching.
With this workshop, HUMAINE made a contribution to the already advanced discussion of AI in teaching at the Ruhr University Bochum by highlighting the special features of responsible AI use in work processes based on the expertise of the HUMAINE competence center. We would like to thank everyone for their committed participation in this exciting discussion of responsible AI in university teaching.