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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.
Evaluating the Impact of AI for Sustainability and Public Interest
We are looking for an postdoctoral researcher for the analysis of the social impact of AI systems.
encore 2024/2025
This issue explores the contradictions of the digital transformation of our society.
How powerful is Elon Musk?
Jeanette Hofmann talks about the tech billionaire and his influence on politics in 'Das Politikteil'.
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