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Research for the digital society<\/a><\/h1>

Global, interdisciplinary, in dialogue<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe institute’s DNA\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

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Press<\/p>\t\t\t\n

The main problem is a lack of responsibility<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

Theresa Z\u00fcger contextualises the call by several tech CEOs for a pause in AI development and argues why it is not speed that causes harm.<\/p>\n \t\n\t\t

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What Anthropic’s Amodei could do about AI overkill<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

In the FAZ, Matthias C. Kettemann compares Dario Amodei’s call for an emergency stop with the UN Secretary-General’s report on global AI inequality.<\/p>\n \t\n\t\t

Publication<\/p>\t\t\t\n

A Question of Context<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

According to a new HIIG whitepaper, how companies introduce generative AI and employees use it depends not on the technology itself, but on the professional field.<\/p>\n \t\n\t\t

Open Call<\/p>\t\t\t\n

Founders, what has to change?<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

What’s slowing startups down in Germany? And how can it be fixed? We want to hear from founders where the friction is and what should be redesigned. We are collecting answers until 10 October.<\/p>\n \t\n\t\t

Press<\/p>\t\t\t\n

What Meta’s billion-euro settlement means for young people and parents<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

Matthias C. Kettemann analyses on web.de which changes to strengthen youth protection the tech giant has agreed to (in German).<\/p>\n \t\n\t\t

Press<\/p>\t\t\t\n

Independence through openness<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

In a guest article for Tagesspiegel Background, our researcher Judith Fa\u00dfbender, together with Ben Burmeister, calls for open source to be used strategically by the state (in German).<\/p>\n

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Digitalisation and sustainability<\/a><\/h2>

How can technology be used responsibly, taking into account social, economic and ecological dimensions?<\/h3>\n\t\t

Platform governance<\/a><\/h2>

How can commercial goals of corporations and societal values be reconciled on online platforms?<\/h3>\n\t\t

The digital future of work<\/a><\/h2>

How will digital organisation, digitalisation, and AI in the workplace transform the world of work?<\/h3>\n\t\t

Data Governance<\/a><\/h2>

How can the technical, organisational, and regulatory mechanisms governing data sharing and use be shaped in the public interest?<\/h3>\n\t\t

Artificial intelligence and society<\/a><\/h2>

How can we better understand the complex and reciprocal relationship between AI systems and social processes?<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Tackling hostility towards science<\/a><\/h3>

What can be done when research comes under pressure? This resource collection supports researchers and institutions with strategies and tools for responding to hostile attacks.<\/p>\n\t\t

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AI compass<\/a><\/h3>

AI is embedded across many areas of society, from medicine to nature conservation. Our card game presents concrete applications and invites players to critically examine their uses and implications.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Data governance guide<\/a><\/h3>

Why does the potential of municipal data so often go unrealised? This handbook supports public administrations in planning and implementing data-driven projects in legally sound ways.<\/p>\n\n