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Online course: Social polarisation and what to do about it

Why do societies drift apart and how can this be dealt with in practice?

Why AI predicts the past and perpetuates discrimination

Katharina Mosene explains why artificial intelligence is not neutral.

Three foundations are supporting digitalisation research at HIIG

With this momentum, HIIG is realigning its research agenda.

Democratic Change and Knowledge

We explore the interplay and role of knowledge and science in democratic self-determination – particularly in the context of digital challenges.

Senior Researcher (m/w/d): Innovation, Entrepreneurship und Society

HIIG is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to coordinate a new research focus area.

Research Lead (m/f/d): Democratic Change and Knowledge

HIIG is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to lead a new research focus area.

What the debate about possible chat control is all about

Matthias C. Kettemann warns of security risks on rbb24. (In German)

Corporate digital (ir)responsibility

Georg von Richthofen and Barbara Culiberg develop a conceptual framework for corporate digital responsibility in the sharing economy.

Digital Salon: In the valley of the clueless

We discussed with leading experts how well Germany and Europe are actually prepared to respond to possible blackouts.



Personalisation of advertising – who, what, why and how?

Maximilian Lukat and Volkan Sayman investigate how people perceive risks when their data is processed.

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