Wed 3 Sep 2025 11:00 - 11:30 at Salon de Actos - Explainability and Ethics I Chair(s): Meira Levy

Software is an integral part of modern everyday life. Nevertheless, recent ethical issues in software, such as privacy issues, censorship and behaviour manipulation are prevalent in software applications. To develop ethical software, it is crucial to understand the ethical concerns of its end-users. To provide these insights, we conducted a survey among 511 participants and analyze which ethical concerns they have regarding software and why. The results indicate that privacy and scam are important ethical concerns for the majority. Reasons included—but not limited to—are the exposure of personal sensitive information and fear of material loss. Our results show that end-users’ gender and education level significantly influence the perceived importance of several ethical concerns. Moreover, whether someone is from the Global North or Global South significantly influences how one would respond when faced with an ethical issue.

Wed 3 Sep

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11:00 - 12:30
Explainability and Ethics IResearch Papers at Salon de Actos
Chair(s): Meira Levy Shenkar College of Engineering, Design, Art
11:00
30m
Paper
Where Do Users Draw the Line? Ethical Concerns about Software
Research Papers
Daan Kieft Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Laura Duits Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Emitzá Guzmán Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
11:30
30m
Paper
Model Cards Revisited: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice for Ethical AI Requirements
Research Papers
Tim Puhlfürß University of Hamburg, Walid Maalej University of Hamburg, Julia Butzke University of Hamburg
12:00
30m
Paper
Identifying Explanation Needs: Towards a Catalog of User-based Indicators
Research Papers
Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Laura Reinhardt Leibniz University Hannover, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group
Pre-print