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Modeling the Crisis. The Role of AI and Statistical Models in the COVID-19 Pandemic (additional Corona-related funding)

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof Dr Matteo Pasquinelli

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Impact/ effectiveness of control measures

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

This research project examines the reliability and ethical consequences of AI and statistical models in the mitigation of the COVID-19 crisis. It results in four case studies in the fields of epidemiology, logistics, education and humanitarianism, as well as a symposium on the trustworthiness and instability of modeling techniques. The project contributes to understanding the societal impact of AI and statistical models at a point where their influence on economics, culture and politics seems to become ubiquitous.