“Do we trust AI more when it smiles?”

2 August 2026, by HCI-UHH

Photo: Welt.de

Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke was interviewed by Jörn Lauterbach, editorial director of WELT in Hamburg, about the development, risks, and opportunities of AI.
The full interview can be read here: https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article6a687155ce0aac7f44e40a57/mensch-maschine-interaktion-vertrauen-wir-der-ki-mehr-wenn-sie-laechelt.html?cid=socialmedia.email.sharebutton

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