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NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE

Press release

Simba: Intelligent Text Simplification

We present our new AI application for reducing language barriers in online texts.

Call for applications

Internet and Society Fellowship 2025

Researchers can apply until 30 September to become part of our interdisciplinary team.

Call for applications

Autumn School in Delhi

Students can apply until 25 August for a four-day programme on feminist principles in AI development.

Quarterly Newsletter

QUARTERLY: New projects at our institute

You can now read about our latest projects, activities and research in our new Quarterly Newsletter.

Research project

Generative AI in the world of work

This project explores the implications of generative AI for individuals, organisations and professions in the world of work.

Call for applications

Summer School: Resilience against hostility through science communication

Researchers can now apply for the two-day workshop on 23 and 24 September.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Further events

  • October 16
    AI and warfare
    All Day | Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society |
  • October 16
    Kim Lane Scheppele: Democracy at risk – The autocrat's spyware?
    18:00 - 19:30 | Auditorium Friedrichstraße | Making sense of the digital society
  • October 17
    Gemeinsam finanzieren, gemeinsam profitieren: Diamond Open Access nachhaltig gestalten
    10:00 - 13:00 | Online |

    • RESEARCH ISSUES IN FOCUS

    Platform governance

    In our research on platform governance, we investigate how corporate goals and social values can be balanced on online platforms.
    Du siehst eine Tastatur auf der eine Taste rot gefärbt ist und auf der „Control“ steht. Eine bildliche Metapher für die Regulierung von digitalen Plattformen im Internet und Data Governance. You see a keyboard on which one key is coloured red and says "Control". A figurative metaphor for the regulation of digital platforms on the internet and data governance.

    Data governance

    We develop robust data governance frameworks and models to provide practical solutions for good data governance policies.
    Du siehst Eisenbahnschienen. Die vielen verschiedenen Abzweigungen symbolisieren die Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten von Künstlicher Intelligenz in der Gesellschaft. Manche gehen nach oben, unten, rechts. Manche enden auch in Sackgassen. Englisch: You see railway tracks. The many different branches symbolise the decision-making possibilities of artificial intelligence and society. Some go up, down, to the right. Some also end in dead ends.

    Artificial intelligence and society

    The future of artificial Intelligence and society operates in diverse societal contexts. What can we learn from its political, social and cultural facets?

    Digitalisation and sustainability

    In terms of sustainability, digitalisation faces countless opportunities and challenges. We explore how technology is used responsibly.
    Du siehst eine Bibliothek mit einer runden Treppe die sich in die höhe schraubt. Sie steht sinnbildlich für die sich stetig weiterentwickelnden digitalen Infrastrukturen unserer Wissensgesellschaft. You see a library with a round staircase that spirals upwards. It symbolises the constantly evolving digital infrastructures of our knowledge society.

    Open higher education

    We explore the use of open higher education & edtech to create, share and disseminate knowledge for all in our knowledge society.
    Man sieht einen leeren Büroraum ohne Möbel und braunen Teppichboden. Das Bild steht sinnbildlich für die Frage, wie die Arbeit der Zukunft und digitales Organisieren und Zukunft unseren Arbeitsplatz beeinflusst. You see an empty office room without furniture and brown carpeting. The image is emblematic of the question of how the work of the future and digital organising and the future will influence our workplace.

    Digital future of the workplace

    How will AI and digitalisation change the future of the workplace? We assess their impact, and the opportunities and risks for the future of work.

    Experts for Media

    HIIG Expertise – Startseite - Micro - single

    Here you will find our experts on current press topics relating to the Internet and digitalisation.

    AI Compass

    KI Kompass Startseite

    Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI). But what is all the hype? Find out with this card game.

    SIMBA

    Simba Startseite

    Our new AI prototype helps people to understand German texts and summarise them in simplified language.

    DIGITAL SOCIETY BLOG

    Further articles

    The picture shows a white wall with several clocks, all showing a different time. This symbolises the paradoxical impact of generative AI in the workplace on productivity.

    Between time savings and additional effort: Generative AI in the workplace 

    Generative AI in the workplace is enhancing productivity, yet employees face mixed results. This post examines chatbots’ paradoxical impact on efficiency.

    Georg von Richthofen on 25 September 2024
    The picture shows seven yellow heads of lego figures, portraying different emotions. This symbolizes the emotions university educators go through in the process of resistance to change due to digitalisation.

    Resistance to change: Challenges and opportunities in digital higher education

    Resistance to change in higher education is inevitable. However, if properly understood, it can contribute to shaping digital transformation constructively.

    Bronwen Deacon, Melissa Laufer on 12 September 2024
    The picture shows a young lion, symbolising our automated German text simplifier Simba, which was developed by our research group Public Interest AI.

    From theory to practice and back again: A journey in Public Interest AI

    This blog post reflects on our initial Public Interest AI principles, using our experiences from developing Simba, an open-source German text simplifier.

    Freya Hewett on 9 September 2024