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NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE

Press release

Simba: Intelligent Text Simplification

We present our new AI application for reducing language barriers in online texts.

Call for applications

Internet and Society Fellowship 2025

Researchers can apply until 30 September to become part of our interdisciplinary team.

Call for applications

Autumn School in Delhi

Students can apply until 25 August for a four-day programme on feminist principles in AI development.

Quarterly Newsletter

QUARTERLY: New projects at our institute

You can now read about our latest projects, activities and research in our new Quarterly Newsletter.

Research project

Generative AI in the world of work

This project explores the implications of generative AI for individuals, organisations and professions in the world of work.

Call for applications

Summer School: Resilience against hostility through science communication

Researchers can now apply for the two-day workshop on 23 and 24 September.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Further events

  • November 08
    Workshop on Micro-Credentials about Data
    14:10 - 15:30 | ITC Windsor |
  • November 08
    Workshop on Micro-Credentials about Artificial Intelligence
    16:00 - 17:15 | ITC Windsor |
  • November 13
    Diamond Open Access erfolgreich organisieren und gestalten
    10:00 - 13:00 | Online |

    • RESEARCH ISSUES IN FOCUS

    Platform governance

    In our research on platform governance, we investigate how corporate goals and social values can be balanced on online platforms.
    Du siehst eine Tastatur auf der eine Taste rot gefärbt ist und auf der „Control“ steht. Eine bildliche Metapher für die Regulierung von digitalen Plattformen im Internet und Data Governance. You see a keyboard on which one key is coloured red and says "Control". A figurative metaphor for the regulation of digital platforms on the internet and data governance.

    Data governance

    We develop robust data governance frameworks and models to provide practical solutions for good data governance policies.
    Du siehst Eisenbahnschienen. Die vielen verschiedenen Abzweigungen symbolisieren die Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten von Künstlicher Intelligenz in der Gesellschaft. Manche gehen nach oben, unten, rechts. Manche enden auch in Sackgassen. Englisch: You see railway tracks. The many different branches symbolise the decision-making possibilities of artificial intelligence and society. Some go up, down, to the right. Some also end in dead ends.

    Artificial intelligence and society

    The future of artificial Intelligence and society operates in diverse societal contexts. What can we learn from its political, social and cultural facets?

    Digitalisation and sustainability

    In terms of sustainability, digitalisation faces countless opportunities and challenges. We explore how technology is used responsibly.
    Du siehst eine Bibliothek mit einer runden Treppe die sich in die höhe schraubt. Sie steht sinnbildlich für die sich stetig weiterentwickelnden digitalen Infrastrukturen unserer Wissensgesellschaft. You see a library with a round staircase that spirals upwards. It symbolises the constantly evolving digital infrastructures of our knowledge society.

    Open higher education

    We explore the use of open higher education & edtech to create, share and disseminate knowledge for all in our knowledge society.
    Man sieht einen leeren Büroraum ohne Möbel und braunen Teppichboden. Das Bild steht sinnbildlich für die Frage, wie die Arbeit der Zukunft und digitales Organisieren und Zukunft unseren Arbeitsplatz beeinflusst. You see an empty office room without furniture and brown carpeting. The image is emblematic of the question of how the work of the future and digital organising and the future will influence our workplace.

    Digital future of the workplace

    How will AI and digitalisation change the future of the workplace? We assess their impact, and the opportunities and risks for the future of work.

    Experts for Media

    HIIG Expertise – Startseite - Micro - single

    Here you will find our experts on current press topics relating to the Internet and digitalisation.

    AI Compass

    KI Kompass Startseite

    Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI). But what is all the hype? Find out with this card game.

    SIMBA

    Simba Startseite

    Our new AI prototype helps people to understand German texts and summarise them in simplified language.

    DIGITAL SOCIETY BLOG

    Further articles

    Three groups of icons representing people have shapes travelling between them and a page in the middle of the image. The page is a simple rectangle with straight lines representing data used for people analytics. The shapes traveling towards the page are irregular and in squiggly bands.

    Empowering workers with data

    As workplaces become data-driven, can workers use people analytics to advocate for their rights? This article explores how data empowers workers and unions.

    Sonja Köhne, Nele Buß, Georg von Richthofen, Hendrik Send on 4 November 2024
    A stylised illustration featuring a large "X" in a minimalist font, with a dry branch and faded leaves on one side, and a vibrant blue bird in flight on the other. The image symbolises transition, with the bird representing the former Twitter logo and the "X" symbolising the platform's rebranding and policy changes under Elon Musk.

    Two years after the takeover: Four key policy changes of X under Musk

    This article outlines four key policy changes of X since Musk’s 2022 takeover, highlighting how the platform’s approach to content moderation has evolved.

    Adrian Kopps on 28 October 2024
    The picture shows a tractor cultivating a field from above. One side of the field is covered in green, the other is dry and earthy. This is intended to show that although sustainable AI can be useful in the fight against climate change, it also comes at a high ecological cost.

    Between vision and reality: Discourses about Sustainable AI in Germany

    This article explores Sustainable AI and Germany’s shift from optimism to concern about its environmental impact. Can AI really combat climate change?

    Laura Liebig on 17 October 2024