Built Better – Practical Ethics for Emerging Tech

Institute of Ethics in Medicine and Technology / Technical University of Munich

Health technology and AI are about more than coding, models, data, or performance. But many of the ethical and societal issues are complex and hard to grasp. This is where Built Better comes in: A science podcast for those interested in health innovation and the complex social dimensions and ethical questions behind technology development. In each episode, you get an in-depth conversation between our host and bioethicist Dr. Bettina Zimmermann and a fellow researcher at the Institute of Ethics and Medicine and Technology, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich. Our researchers dive deep into our latest research to bring you a practical perspective and nuanced analysis of the ethical implications of machine learning models for clinical care, health information on social media, aging in times of technological innovation, and more.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Why is categorical bias important for AI ethics AND quality? with Theresa Willem

    How can you make sure categorical data does not decrease the quality of your machine learning model? In this first episode of Built Better, Theresa Willem talks with host Bettina Zimmermann about her doctoral research and her work with an interdisciplinary team that developed a machine learning model for skin cancer detection. The conversation takes us to how scientists began working on developing a machine learning model using an open-access categorical dataset. As the project progressed, the team discovered that certain categories in the data were useful to initially collect the data but might decrease performance of the model actually trained on them. Analyzing how and why that data had been collected allowed Theresa to contribute to the identification of biases, the correction of decisions in the project, and the improvement of both the system’s performance and its ability to serve more diverse populations. This episode is about data, categories, artificial intelligence, and the role ethics can play in the day-to-day development of technologies that are ever more widely used to support medical diagnosis.

  2. Oct 30

    Trailer: Introducing Built Better - Practical Ethics for Emerging Tech

    Health technology and AI are about more than coding, models, data, or performance. But many of the ethical and societal issues are complex and hard to grasp. This is where Built Better comes in: In each episode, you get an in-depth conversation between our host and bioethicist Dr. Bettina Zimmermann and a fellow researcher at the Institute of Ethics and Medicine and Technology about our latest research that brings context, nuance and a practical perspective to pressing ethical question. Listen to the trailer now and follow the show on Spotify and Apple Podcast!

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Health technology and AI are about more than coding, models, data, or performance. But many of the ethical and societal issues are complex and hard to grasp. This is where Built Better comes in: A science podcast for those interested in health innovation and the complex social dimensions and ethical questions behind technology development. In each episode, you get an in-depth conversation between our host and bioethicist Dr. Bettina Zimmermann and a fellow researcher at the Institute of Ethics and Medicine and Technology, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich. Our researchers dive deep into our latest research to bring you a practical perspective and nuanced analysis of the ethical implications of machine learning models for clinical care, health information on social media, aging in times of technological innovation, and more.

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  • Creator
    Institute of Ethics in Medicine and Technology / Technical University of Munich
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Institute of Ethics in Medicine and Technology / Technical University of Munich
  • Show Website
    Built Better – Practical Ethics for Emerging Tech