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Evaluating the Impact of AI for Sustainability and Public Interest

We are looking for an postdoctoral researcher for the analysis of the social impact of AI systems.

Research magazine

encore 2024/2025

This issue explores the contradictions of the digital transformation of our society.

Interview

How powerful is Elon Musk?

Jeanette Hofmann talks about the tech billionaire and his influence on politics in ‘Das Politikteil’.

Digital Society Blog

Do Alice Weidel and the AfD benefit from Musk’s attention on X?

Sami Nenno, Philipp Lorenz-Spreen on 29 January 2025
A powerful image symbolising resilience: ocean waves crashing against a lighthouse during the daytime, representing researchers standing strong against science hostility.

Science hostility: What we know and what we can do about it

Nataliia Sokolovska on 23 January 2025
Modern subway station escalators leading to platforms, symbolizing the structured pathways of access rights. In the context of online platforms, such rights enable research but impose narrow constraints, raising questions about academic freedom.

Why access rights to platform data for researchers restrict, not promote, academic freedom

Tobias Mast, Martin Fertmann on 27 November 2024
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