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Content moderation: Human and machine

Matthias C. Kettemann on the question of how AI can meaningfully moderate content on social media and where humans are still needed. (in German)

AI skills in the creative industry

Fabian Stephany looks at how AI will change the world of work, and the new skills that self-employed workers in particular will need to develop. (In German)

KAPAZ Summer School

Applications are now open for the next Summer School on 'Resilience against hostility through science communication'.

Digitaler Salon: Update Unbekannt?

How can we think about the future in the digital age? The panel found answers and imagined a future where we remain flexible. (In German)

Musk as a supporter of the AfD

A data analysis of Alice Weidel's posts on X, carried out by Sami Nenno (HIIG) and Philipp Lorenz-Spreen (Synosys), is analysed in reports in the international press.

Digitaler Salon: Gesprächsklimawandel

How much internet can our democracy take? In our talk series, we discussed social media and democratic opinion making.

Disinformation and the German election

The recording of our spotlight on the digital landscape and the key changes that could shape the democratic process is online.

Impact AI

We are developing an auditing method for AI projects to assess their contribution to social transformation and environmental sustainability.

HIIG is now on Bluesky

New focus, new platforms: our time on X is over. Follow us on our other channels like LinkedIn, Instagram or brand new on Bluesky!

Community notes instead of fact checking

The recording of our spotlight on the radical transformation of meta in content moderation on social media is online.

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