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Science under attack: Anfeindungen gegen Wissenschaft und Wissenschaftskommunikation

Jana Laura Egelhofer, Magdalena Obermaier

Summary
Wer mit Wissenschaft an die Öffentlichkeit tritt, ist zunehmend Hass und Anfeindungen ausgesetzt - insbesondere in den digitalen Medien. Was weiß die Kommunikationswissenschaft über diese Anfeindungen und ihre Folgen für die Betroffenen? Und: Was können wir dagegen tun?
Freedom
Polarisation
Lightning Box 1
Talk
German
Wissenschaftsjahr
Conference

Responsible AI: Mitigating Social Risks for a Safe and Resilient Society

Pandu Nayak, Jeanette Hofmann

Summary
Critical discussion on the transformative power of generative AI, its impact on the future of search and information integrity. Google’s Chief Scientist on Search, Pandu Nayak, and Prof. Jeanette Hofmann will explore AI-driven information, addressing exciting possibilities and potential pitfalls.
Disinformation
AI
Platforms
Trust
Stage 3
Conversation
English
Conference

Sphin-X: Datenturbo für Forschung und Versorgung

Maro Bader, Ege Hüsemoglu

Summary
Sphin-X ist Ihnen kein Begriff? Dann wird es Zeit, es kennenzulernen. Sphin-X ist eine Initiative von Unternehmen und Verbänden der Gesundheitswirtschaft. Dieser kollaborative Datenraum soll den Datenfluss zwischen allen Akteuren im Gesundheitswesen erhöhen und die Forschung und Entwicklung stärken.
Data
Health
Lightning Box 1
Lightning Talk
German
Conference

Gallery Walk: Die Prototypen-Show für gemeinwohlorientierte KI - Teil 2

Holger Seyfarth, Svenja Nette, Marcel Petek, Falko Saalfeld, Alexander Groddeck, Carolin Johannsen, Finn Viehberg, Gabriele Dederer, Mareen Lee, Julia Küthe, Thomas Pleiter, Mark Schatz, Jacob Beautemps

Summary
Wie genau können KI-Lösungen einen Beitrag zum Gemeinwohl leisten? In einem Gallery Walk präsentieren sieben von der Initiative Civic Coding ausgezeichnete Projektteams ihre gemeinwohlorientierten KI-Prototypen in den Bereichen Umwelt & Flächennutzung und freuen sich auf Feedback und Austausch!
Common good
AI
Civil Society
Atrium
Meetup
German
Conference

Be a Rainmaker - Assembly and Co-Design Session for Open Source Solar Desalination

Simon Meyer, Spyros Nompilakis, Tom Dietel

Summary
Join us in hacking for hydration! With Open Source Hardware and Holistic Product Design, we will join as makers and rainmakers and make “rain-in-a-box” a reality. Together, we will assemble the LibreWater prototype. Along the way, we creatively crunch on the open challenges and co-design solutions.
Makerspace
Workshop
English
Hands On

A New Era of CyberLove: Reimagining Porn Platform Regulation

Alexandra Keiner, Lisa Völzmann, Irma Mastenbroek, Alessandro Polidoro

Summary
Imagine a future where big tech platforms no longer dominate our digital intimacy and desires. This panel presents the latest EU regulation on internet pornography, discovers the power of advocacy for digital governance, and explores further actions needed for responsible representation and privacy.
Digital rights
Platforms
Sex
Stage 3
Talk
English
Conference

Podcast "Progression to Analog" live

Caitlin Begg

Summary
In Progression to Analog, Caitlin Begg, founder of Authentic Social and sociological researcher, speaks with practitioners and academics across Europe and North America about ways to explore a more human everyday amidst technological modernity. Tune into the conversation via rp:audio.
Digital rights
17Ziele Podcast Booth
Conversation
English
Conference

In Germany we don’t say 😃, we say 😐. Why we Germans are rather reserved and how this is linked to intergenerational trauma.

Melanie Stein

Summary
Germans are often stereotyped as humorless, unfriendly, and reserved, as depicted in many satirical memes. A scientific examination reveals how historical events such as past wars, dictatorships, and limited access to therapy have influenced the character traits attributed to Germans.
Health
Neurodiversity
Fun & Games
Stage 7
Talk
English
Conference

Solarpunk Utopie

Sebastian Piatza

Summary
Realisiere deine Utopie! Baue eine eigene virtuelle Welt, in der alles möglich ist: Fliegende Fahrräder, freundliche Roboter, fantasievolle Wälder, feuerspeiende Drachen in der Großstadt.

Fabmobil
Workshop
German
TINCON
Hands On

The role of Germany in addressing the commercial spyware proliferation

Natalia Krapiva, Siena Anstis

Summary
Germany has been notably absent from the efforts to tackle the proliferation of commercial hacking technologies. In March 2024, however, the country joined the US-led initiative to combat spyware at the Summit for Democracy in South Korea. Is Germany finally serious about addressing the problem?
Digital rights
Law
Civil Society
Stage 9
Conversation
English
Conference