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Thomas Ploug's research primarily falls within the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics, Data Ethics, Medical Ethics and Research Ethics. He has worked extensively on topics such as Informed consent and consent models, Explainable AI (XAI), The right to contest AI decision-making and other AI related rights, nudging in the health care system, patient trust in relation to data exchange and AI use in the health care system, population preferences for feedback on genomic findings and related topics.
Thomas Ploug is Director of Centre for AI Ethics, Law, and Policy, and Director of Centre for Ethics Education. Chair of the Research Ethics Committee at Aalborg University. Former member of the National Council of Ethics in Denmark. Guest Professor at Halmstad University, Sweden. Member of multiple expert groups, committees and advisory boards in relation to AI development and implementations.
Thomas Ploug has extensive teaching and supervision experience from more than 20 years of teaching.
Keywords
- Philosophy
- Moral Philosophy/Ethics
- Applied Ethics
- IT-Ethics
- Ethics on the Internet
- Medical Ethics
- Temporal Philosophy/Logics
- Philosophy of Science
- Communication and Informatics
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REPAI: Responsible AI for Value Creation
Hyllested, K. H. (Project Coordinator), Moeslund, T. B. (PI), Agger Nielsen, J. (PI), Ploug, T. (PI), Johansen, A. S. (Project Participant), Pujol Vidal, A. (Project Participant), Sabet Jahromi, M. N. (Project Participant), Aslam, N. (Project Participant), Nasrollahi, K. (Project Participant), Fredenslund, L. L. (Project Participant), Christensen, S. N. (Project Participant), Elmholdt, K. T. (Project Participant), Noesgaard, M. S. (Project Participant), Jørgensen, A. (Project Participant), Wiewiura, J. (Project Participant), Wecker, L. (Project Participant), Høgenhaug, A. M. (Project Participant), Andersen, M. R. F. (Project Participant), Elliott, D. (CoPI), Ratner, H. (CoPI), Motzfeldt, H. M. (Supervisor), Holm, S. (CoPI), Gammeltoft-Hansen, T. (Supervisor), Frederiksen, L. (Supervisor), Villadsen, A. (Supervisor), Escalera Guerrero, S. (Supervisor), Hvidtfeldt, R. (Project Participant) & Hyllested, K. H. (Project Coordinator)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research
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XAI for Safety and Security: A Bottom-Up Approach
Nasrollahi, K. (PI) & Ploug, T. (PI)
Project: Research
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Journalens sociale liv
Dindler, C. (Project Manager), Roslyng, M. M. (Project Participant), Ploug, T. (Project Manager), Larsen, G. (Project Participant) & Gravengaard, G. (Project Participant)
07/06/2017 → 01/12/2019
Project: Research
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Digital Disruption Consortium
Rosenstand, C. A. G. F. (PI), Nielsen, K. (CoI), Otrel-Cass, K. (CoI), Gertsen, F. (CoI), Haase, L. M. (CoI), Tollestrup, C. (CoI), Brunø, T. D. (CoI), Nielsen, C. (CoI), Thomsen, P. (CoI), Lund, M. (CoI), Kristiansen, K. B. (CoI), Ploug, T. (CoI), Gudiksen, S. K. (CoI), Andersen, J. G. (CoI), Lassen, A. H. (CoI), Jensen, J. F. (CoI), Haslam, C. R. (CoI), Vistisen, P. (CoI), Johansen, S. S. (CoI), Brix, J. (CoI), Kjeldskov, J. (CoI), Sarangi, S. K. (CoI) & Kristiansen, J. N. (CoI)
01/06/2017 → 01/05/2019
Project: Research
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HANDS: HANDS Helping Autism-diagnosed teenagers Navigate and Develop Socially
Aagaard, M. (Project Participant), Øhrstrøm, P. (Project Coordinator), Schärfe, H. (Project Participant), Gyori, M. (Project Participant), Balázs, A. (Project Participant), Kanzsi, I. (Project Participant), Stefanik, K. (Project Participant), Pop, S. (Project Participant), Mintz, J. (Project Participant), March, C. (Project Participant), LERMAN, S. (Project Participant), Wicksen, G.-M. (Project Participant), Berglund, T. (Project Participant), Erasmus, J. (Project Participant), Sørensen, M. (Project Participant), Madsen, S. (Project Participant), Wolling, K. (Project Participant), Moltsen, L. (Project Participant), Krab, J. (Project Participant), Albrechtslund, A. (Project Participant), Sandborg-Petersen, U. (Project Participant) & Ploug, T. (Project Participant)
FP7 7.2 Accessible and Inclusive ICT
01/06/2008 → 01/10/2011
Project: Research
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Co-Reasoning and Epistemic Inequality in AI Supported Medical Decision-Making
Holm, S. & Ploug, T., 2024, In: American Journal of Bioethics. 24, 9, p. 79-80 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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Ethical dilemmas in conducting qualitative, public health research on social media: using a study on Facebook as a case
Sørensen, J. B., Thomassen, J. L., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Kingod, N. R., Konradsen, F. & Ploug, T., Dec 2024, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 52, 8, p. 1013-1018 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Generative AI and Learning: Online micro course
Møgelmose, A., Scholkmann, A., Ploug, T., Moeslund, T. B., Bundgaard, K., Harfeld, J. L., Ejsing-Duun, S., Lindsay, E., Zambach, S., Vestergaard Karkov Holst, M., Skytte, A., Krejberg, L. (Other), Sterregaard, J. S. (Producer), Bredahl, N. H. (Producer) & Frederiksen, C. (Producer), 1 Sept 2024Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Education
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Markets for Human Body Parts: The Case of Commercial Surrogacy
Halsnæs, K. & Ploug, T., 2023, Market, Ethics and Religion: The Market and its Limitations. Kærgård, N. (ed.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 211-220 10 p. (Ethical Economy, Vol. 62).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Online with suicidal ideation: How individuals communicate in and perceive a peer-to-peer mediated social media group
Sørensen, J. B., Thomassen, J. L., Konradsen, F., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Vildekilde, T., Karstad, O. M., Ploug, T. & Kingod, N. R., Dec 2023, In: Mental Health and Prevention. 32, 200303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)77 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Additional file 1: of Eliciting meta consent for future secondary research use of health data using a smartphone application - a proof of concept study in the Danish population
Holm, S. (Contributor) & Ploug, T. (Creator), Figshare, 15 Aug 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3854236_d1.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.c.3854236_d1.v1
Dataset: Supplementary material
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Eliciting meta consent for future secondary research use of health data using a smartphone application - a proof of concept study in the Danish population
Ploug, T. (Creator) & Holm, S. (Creator), Figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3854236.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Eliciting_meta_consent_for_future_secondary_research_use_of_health_data_using_a_smartphone_application_-_a_proof_of_concept_study_in_the_Danish_population/3854236/1
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Eliciting meta consent for future secondary research use of health data using a smartphone application - a proof of concept study in the Danish population
Ploug, T. (Creator) & Holm, S. (Creator), Figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3854236, https://figshare.com/collections/Eliciting_meta_consent_for_future_secondary_research_use_of_health_data_using_a_smartphone_application_-_a_proof_of_concept_study_in_the_Danish_population/3854236
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Prizes
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Best Paper Award
Jakobsen, D. (Recipient), Øhrstrøm, P. (Recipient), Ploug, T. (Recipient), Thorvaldsen, S. (Recipient) & Sandborg-Petersen, U. (Recipient), 25 Nov 2020
Prize: Conference prizes
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Lecturer of the Year (2009), Faculty of Humanities, AAU.
Ploug, T. (Recipient), 3 Nov 2009
Prize: Educational prizes
Activities
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Samtykke til forskning med udvidet genetiske analyser
Ploug, T. (Speaker)
14 Dec 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Denormaliseringens etik
Ploug, T. (Speaker)
22 Nov 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Etiske aspekter af Kunstig Intelligens
Ploug, T. (Speaker)
25 Sept 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Etiske aspekter af genomsekventering
Ploug, T. (Speaker)
24 Sept 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
Press/Media
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Overvågning af patientjournaler halter i regionerne, advarer professor
09/07/2025 → 10/07/2025
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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EU fastholder plan for nye AI-regler trods opråb fra virksomheder
07/07/2025 → 08/07/2025
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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App skal samle kort og beviser i ny digital tegnebog fra 2026
29/06/2025 → 01/07/2025
39 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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AI in health care needs patient-centered regulation to avoid discrimination, say experts
26/06/2025 → 27/06/2025
8 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Region Hovedstaden vil stramme adgangen til patientdata på Sundhedsplatformen
20/06/2025 → 24/06/2025
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media