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Diamond OA: For a colourful digital publishing landscape

The blog post raises awareness of new financial pitfalls in the Open Access transformation and proposes a collaborative funding structure for Diamond OA in Germany.

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Disinformation: Are we really overestimating ourselves?

How aware are we of the effects and the reach of disinformation online and does the public discourse provide a balanced picture?

What skills does one need for the race with the machines on the labour market

Skills to ‘race with the machines’: The value of complementarity

As workers are constantly urged to reskill, how can they determine which skills to invest in? Learnings from one of the world’s largest online freelancing platforms.

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More Power to the People: How Platform Councils Can Make Online Communication More Democratic

Companies dominate digital spaces, impacting public debate. Could Platform Councils make online communication more democratic?

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How Russian online platforms compete with global giants

The Russian versions of Amazon, Facebook and co. are just as successful as their US competitiveness. How did they emerge and develop?

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How does the data institute become public-interest orientated?

The first German data institute is intended to coordinate the data ecosystem, network across sector boundaries, and enable innovations. (How) Can this be carried out in the public interest?

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People Analytics: Hype, Fear and Real Opportunities

A lot of data is collected about employees. Current studies show: People analytics has risks, but also real potential for human resources.

EU AI Act – Who fills the act with life?

EU AI Act: Tomorrow’s AI will be decided by authorities and companies in a complicated structure of competences.

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Participation with Impact: Insights into the processes of Common Voice

What makes the Common Voice project special and what can others learn from it? An inspiring example that shows what effective participation can look like.

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Between experimentation spaces and traffic light systems: Negotiating artificial intelligence at the company level

AI presents worker representatives with new challenges. At the same time, they also develop new approaches to negotiating AI in the interests of employees.

Wie beeinflussen KI-Anwendungen Kreativität

My robot did my homework: AI applications and creativity at the university

Is AI a creativity killer? We consider whether and how generative AI can be used to foster creativity at universities.

Data breaches: Does the GDPR help?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the data breach notification obligation in the GDPR given its objectives?

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Public Interest AI – Quo vadis?

A lot has happened since the founding of our research group on public interest-oriented AI, in science, society and politics. We provide an insight.

The Consent Fallacy

The Consent Fallacy

Are European data protection laws compatible with our rational capacity or lack thereof? Should the protection of fundamental rights rely on individual consent?

Analysing Hugging Face helps us to understand the dynamics of the machine learning hype

Inside Hugging Face

Understanding what actors and organisations are on Hugging Face is crucial for understanding the current dynamics of open-source research in machine learning. 

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EdTech: The secret to its implementation

How can universities best implement EdTech? Research-based support for universities navigating the tricky terrain of digital change.

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Digital technology for rainforest protection in Indonesia: disturbances, revitalisation and resilience

Digital technology and rainforest protection are strongly intertwined, with new tools offering multiple options for monitoring and restoring.

Green Tech seems promising

Net-zero growth driven by green tech – A story for all?  

The grand vision that green tech will contribute to net-zero emissions and sustainable economic growth is certainly appealing, but is it really a story for all?

LLMs

Teaching Norms to Large Language Models – The Next Frontier of Hybrid Governance 

This blogpost explores the ways in which we can teach norms to LLMs and introduces the concept of hybrid governance.

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Lowering the barriers: Accessible language and “Leichte Sprache” on the German Web

How much of the German web uses understandable language? And how much of it is in Leichte Sprache? Our AI & Society Lab takes a closer look.

ecological sustainability is getting more and more important in the tech sector

Public Interest Tech: A take on the actors’ perspectives on ecological sustainability

We asked actors in the field of public interest AI how they deal with ecological sustainability. What do they know about it in general and what measures do they take in particular?