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News (2026)

27 January 2026|Campus

Doctoral researchers in the DFG Graduate Program “Collective Decision-Making” (12 positions) § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG

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The University of Hamburg is now accepting applications for 12 doctoral researcher positions in the DFG-funded Graduate Program “Collective...
22 January 2026|Event

Einstein Forum: Gegen KI – Zur Notwendigkeit der Auseinandersetzung für Wissen, Beziehungen und Demokratie

the image is a critique of genAI and its toolmen, forcing genAI into our lives, families and homes. It frames genAI as a power(ful) tool to control and influence behaviour.

Photo: Bart Fish & Power Tools of AI / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, cropped

Die starke Nutzung insbesondere Generativer KI, bspw. von Chatbots oder Bildgeneratoren, hat innerhalb kürzester Zeit dazu geführt, dass etablierte...
22 January 2026|Event

ARIC Brown Bag Session: Hype, Hope und Statistik: GenAI aus ethischer Perspektive

Vortragsankündigung Brown Bag Session

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GenAI ist in aller Munde: Als Zukunftstechnologie, als Next Big Thing, in Gestalt enttäuschter Erwartungen, oder als Gesellschaftsdystopie. Dr...
14 January 2026|Event

Public Lecture: Implicit Knowledge in Human-Machine Relationships. A Philosophical Investigation

Two digitally illustrated green playing cards on a white background, with the letters A and I in capitals and lowercase calligraphy over modified photographs of human mouths in profile.

Photo: Alina Constantin / Better Images of AI / Handmade A.I / CC-BY 4.0

In her lecture on Januar 14, 2026, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gramelsberger (RWTH Aachen) examines the naturalization of digital technology as envisioned by...
7 January 2026|Event

Public Lecture: AI, Explainability and Epistemic Dependence

portrait of Jocelyn Maclure

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In his lecture on Januar 7, 2026, Prof. Dr. Jocelyn Maclure (McGill University, Canada) explores the debate about whether people deserve to know how...