AI is a powerful tool that can bring both great benefits and considerable harm, depending on how it is designed and used. Lukas Madl emphasized that ethical AI is not about machines acting morally, but about humans taking responsibility for its development and application. This applies in particular to medical applications.

He showed ways in which innovations can be guided into a “win-win zone” through ethical reflection, stakeholder dialogues, and risk assessments. The EU AI Act was presented as a regulatory framework designed to help seize opportunities and minimize risks – for a thriving and healthy society in which technology serves people.