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The Many Faces of Deepfakes
On rbb | radioeins, Dr.. Jeanette Hofmann discusses whether synthetic media are always intended to deceive or whether they can also have legitimate uses.
The Pope and AI
On ZDF’s heute journal, Matthias C. Kettemann comments Pope Leo XIV.'s first encyclical on artificial intelligence.
AI and Gender Equality
We identify research gaps in the area of structural disadvantage of women in the context of AI systems, to inform policy and practice.
Regulating AI through creative agency
In the FAZ, Ali Gümüşay and Matthias Kettemann examine discretion and judgement in the use of new technologies by public authorities and courts.
US court rules that social media platforms are bad for mental health
Matthias Kettemann discusses the court case lost by Meta and Google in the US on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
The digital 2000s: the rise of smartphones, computer games and social media
Jeanette Hofmann talks about the digitalisation between 2000 and 2009 on radioeins.
Navigating Crisis
Our new Learn-and-Do Kit supports higher education institutions in strengthening their resilience through creativity.
Student Assistant: Impact AI
Join our “Impact AI” research team and work research on AI, the common good and sustainability with us.
Student Assistant: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Society
We are seeking support for the research focus area “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Society”.
Student Assistant: AI, Platforms, Rules of the Digital Society
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