Irina Kühnlein
Irina Kühnlein is a research assistant on the ‘Safe in data traffic: Everyday illustrations of fundamental rights at risk (SiD)’ research project, which is part of the research focus ‘New Technologies and the Future of Law’. The project focuses on analysing society’s understanding of personalised online advertising and the potential associated risks to fundamental rights. Based on this analysis, the project aims to identify ways of explaining the underlying technical mechanisms and enabling informed decision-making. Irina’s work focuses on the design and implementation of those educational materials.
Prior to her role as a research assistant, Irina also worked as a student assistant in the research project „Public Interest AI” which is affiliated with the research group „AI & Society Lab“. Her main area of interest was the debate surrounding AI and sustainability, with regard to both ecological and social dimensions.
She completed her Master’s degree in European Media Studies at the University of Potsdam and the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences. Her Master’s thesis focused on the development of an interactive audio installation that explores various approaches towards forests of the future in Germany. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Literature, Art and Media Studies at the University of Konstanz.
Politics & law · Science & educationSafe in data traffic: Everyday illustration of fundamental rights at risk
Das Projekt erarbeitet Strategien, um das Wissenschaftssystem widerstandsfähiger gegen Hassrede & Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit zu machen.
Journal articles and conference proceedings
Züger, T., Kuper, F., Fassbender, J., Katzy-Reinshagen, A., Kühnlein, I. (2023). Handling the hype: Implications of AI hype for public interest tech projects. TATuP – Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice, 32(3), 34-40. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.32.3.34 Publication details
Working paper
Züger, T., Faßbender, J., Kuper, F., Nenno, S., Katzy-Reinshagen, A., & Kühnlein, I. (2022). Civic Coding: Grundlagen und empirische Einblicke zur Unterstützung gemeinwohlorientierter KI. Civic Coding Initiative. Publication details
Other publications
Kühnlein, I. & Lübbert, B. (2024). Ein kleiner Teil von vielen – KI für den Umweltschutz. Digital Society Blog. Publication details
Kühnlein, I. (2023). Public Interest Tech: A take on the actors’ perspectives on ecological sustainability. Digital society blog. Publication details
Lübbert, B., & Kühnlein, I. (2023). Partizipation mit Wirkung: Einblicke in die Prozesse von Common Voice. Digital Society Blog. Publication details
Züger, T., Katzy-Reinshagen, A., Fassbender, J., Kuper, F., & Kühnlein, I. (2022). Civic Coding. Empirische Erkenntnisse und Empfehlungen zur Unterstützung gemeinwohlorientierter KI. HIIG Impact Publication Series. Publication details
Organisation of events
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft22.06.2024. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (National) Further information
Philipp Mahlow, Birte Lübbert, Maurice Stenzel, Alina Kontareva, Daniel Pothmann, Nele Buß, Irina Kühnlein, Sarah Spitz, Freia Kuper, Sami Nenno, Freya Hewett, Frederik Efferenn, Georg von Richthofen, Sonja Köhne, Bronwen Deacon, Matthias C. Kettemann, Thomas Christian Bächle, Nataliia Sokolovska, Martin Wrobel, Jörg Pohle, Hendrik Send, Theresa Züger, Jeanette Hofmann
Digitaler Salon: Quanten statt Quaken27.03.2024. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (National) Further information
Daniel Pothmann, Irina Kühnlein, Sarah Spitz
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Research Assistant: Safe in data traffic
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