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Welcome!

This is the homepage of the research group Ethics in Information Technology  at Universität Hamburg. Our team researches the ethical, legal, social and political implications of contemporary information technologies and big data practices.

Here you can learn more about our research group and interdisciplinary team, the research, and teaching we do within and beyond the department of informatics and find latest news about activities from members of the research group.

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EIT Public Lecture Series: TAMING THE MACHINES

We are looking forward to welcoming our next guest speaker Prof. Dr. Henning Schmidgen (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar) on 1 July 2026 with his lecture "Machinic Normativity". Join us this summer semester for six engaging talks as part of our new program - in Hamburg and online. 

This semester's lectures by Lucy Osler, Anna-Verena Nosthoff and Azadeh Akbari are now available for streaming. Please also browse our past programs and stream previous talks.

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1 July 2026|Event

Public Lecture: Machinic Normativity

How do machines shape the way we live, think, and interact? In his lecture on 1 July 2026, Prof. Dr. Henning Schmidgen explores Félix Guattari’s idea of “machinic normativity” and its relevance today. He shows why this thinking is particularly relevant for the analysis and critique of an increasingly digitalized capitalism.

Plate 43 from 'Los Caprichos': The sleep of reason produces monsters

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26 June 2026|Event

Workshop: ‘Philosophy and Crisis: Perspectives from Critical Phenomenology’

On 26 June 2026, Lisa Guenther (Queen’s University, Canada), Matthias Fritsch (Concordia University, Canada), and Marieke Borren (Open University, Netherlands) will speak at the workshop ‘Philosophy and Crisis: Perspectives from Critical Phenomenology’ about how to address the interlocking crises in contemporary societies...

Eine große Gruppe von Menschen als Bild für Vielfalt und Demokratie

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17 June 2026|Event

Jahrestagung des Deutschen Ethikrats: Demokratie schützen - Demokratie stärken

Demokratien stehen weltweit zunehmend unter Druck – auch die deutsche Demokratie. Was können wir tun, um sie zu bewahren? Auf seiner öffentlichen Jahrestagung am 17. Juni 2026 in Weimar fragt der Deutsche Ethikrat nach den Voraussetzungen einer gelingenden Demokratie. Die Jahrestagung bringt Expertinnen und Experten aus...

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15 June 2026|Event

Fachtagung DZSKJ 2026: Sucht 2.0 - Kinder und Jugendliche im digitalen Zeitalter

Digitale Medien sind zu einem integralen Bestandteil der Lebenswelt von Kindern und Jugendlichen geworden. Während digitale Angebote ein hohes Maß an Unterhaltung und Bestätigung für die Kinder und Jugendlichen bieten, sollte die Wahrnehmung von Gefahren für problematische Mediennutzung sowie neue Formen der Erreichbarkeit...

Die Stellungnahme wird in der Bundespressekonferenz vorgestellt.

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11 June 2026|Publication

Deutscher Ethikrat: Veröffentlichung der Ad-hoc-Stellungnahme „Schutz, Teilhabe und Befähigung von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der digitalen Welt“

Am Donnerstag, dem 11. Juni 2026, veröffentlichte der Deutsche Ethikrat seine Ad-hoc-Stellungnahme „Schutz, Teilhabe und Befähigung von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der digitalen Welt“ und stellte sie im Haus der Bundespressekonferenz vor.

Firmenschriftzug Anthropic auf Smartphone

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6 June 2026|Interview

WDR 5: Brauchen wir eine KI-Pause und was bringt das?

KI-Entwickler Anthropic fordert, die Weiter-Entwicklung von KI-Software vorerst zu unterbrechen. Der Mensch verliere gerade die Kontrolle. Wäre eine Pause sinnvoll? WDR 5 Morgenecho spricht dazu mit Prof. Dr. Judith Simon.

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3 June 2026|Event

Public Lecture: Uneven Datafication: Political Economy of Digital Colonial Capitalism

Prof. Dr. Azadeh Akbari, recently named by „Die Zeit“ as one of seven thinkers to know, is our next guest speaker at „Taming the Machines“ on 3 June 2026. In her talk she develops the concept of uneven datafication, drawing on literature on coloniality, uneven development, and dependency theory. She shows how datafication...

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2 June 2026|International

Prof. Dr. Judith Simon joins European Commission's AI Act Scientific Panel

Prof. Dr. Judith Simon has been selected as one of 60 independent experts to serve on the European Commission’s newly established AI Act Scientific Panel. The appointment is for two years and the result of a highly competitive selection process involving more than 1,000 applicants.

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27 May 2026|Event

Public Lecture: Cybernetic Authoritarianism: On Silicon Valley’s Technofascism

In her talk on 27 May 2026, Prof. Dr. Anna-Verena Nosthoff presents insights into her recent book “Kybernetik und Kritik. Eine Theorie digitaler Regierungskunst” (Cybernetics and Critique: A Theory of Digital Government), and shows how Silicon Valley’s current authoritarian turn can be understood through the lens of...

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