UT philosophy professor Mieke Boon's consortia granted 6.8 million euros for project on democratizing AI

Wednesday 23 July 2025

Mieke Boon, Full Professor of Philosophy of Science in Practice at the University of Twente, is leading a consortium that has just been announced as one of fourteen to receive funding from the Dutch government as part of the Research along Routes by Consortia (ORC) programme line of the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA).

The project led by Professor Boon is titled DECIDE: Democratizing AI – Empowering Citizens through Transparent Decision-making:

Summary of DECIDE
Citizens are increasingly confronted with decisions made about them by AI-systems in, e.g., healthcare and government services. Often without the AI-system being able to explain that decision. The DECIDE project wants to change this. Scientists from various disciplines, such as computer science, philosophy, ethics, psychology, law, public administration and business sciences together with citizens, are developing a new generation of more transparent and democratic AI systems. This gives citizens more control over decisions affecting their lives. We also develop new AI-systems as 'intelligence-enhancing-technology' for use by citizens. This will ensure that AI contributes to a fair transformation of society.

For more information: https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/fourteen-consortia-receive-funding-in-the-nwa-orc-round-2024

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