Some consider the concept of trustworthiness of and trust in AI to be a buzzword or even a category mistake and think it is "only" about reliability and dependability. But we also trust other entities that are inherently beyond formal provability and verifiability, such as institutions, organizations and even processes. The situation is similar with AI.

Kevin Baum, M.A., M.Sc.
Head of CERTAIN

People want assurance that the AI systems they use or are affected by will act reliably, safely and ethically. Trust in AI is essential if we are to use this technology in critical applications, whether in medicine, transportation or finance.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Slusallek
Founding Director of CERTAIN

BSI supports research and development, as in CERTAIN, to increase both IT security using AI methods and IT security of AI systems. Responsible use of AI systems can only occur if there is independent and verifiable confirmation of the security properties and trustworthiness of the AI systems.

Vera Sikes
Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)

IRT SystemX, as coordinator of Confiance.ai the largest French technological research program in the national AI strategy, welcomes the enthusiastic kickoff of CERTAIN. The cooperation between IRT SystemX and CERTAIN will foster tangible solutions that can be applied in the real world and are ready for deployment in operations.

Lionel Scremin
IRT SystemX

The task of creating trustworthy AI is a collective effort that goes far beyond the boundaries of technology. It requires an interdisciplinary approach where ethics and governance are as important as algorithms and data

Dr.-Ing. Christian Müller
Co-Head of CERTAIN