Chapter 13 of the Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence, edited by Simon Lindgren, published by Edward Elgar at UK and USA at the end of 2023, provides a contribution on digital humanism and AI, authored by Wolfgang Hofkirchner…
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The World Logic Day is an international day promoted by Professor Jean-Yves Beziau, proclaimed by UNESCO in association with the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) in November 2019 to be celebrated on January 14 every year. WLD…
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Our Member of Advisory Committee, the German philosopher of technology and physicist, Klaus Kornwachs, published last year a new book on the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Since the development of AI has so far been owed to humans, it…
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Hannes Werthner from the Digital Humanism Initiative with an assessment of the EU AI Act agreement (see here about the public statement): These have been 37 good hours for the EU AI Act and the (digital) world. Many from civil…
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Science, activism and the techno-eco-social transformation Date: 26-28 October 2023 Venue: 4lthangrund, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien Organisation GSIS in co-operation with partners:Club of ViennaDegrowth ViennaDFG-Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe “Zukünfte der Nachhaltigkeit”, Universität Hamburg (DFG-KFG)Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung (FIfF)Fridays for Future…
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Hannes Werthner from the Digital Humanism Initiative writes: […] the long-discussed EU AI Act to regulate Artificial Intelligence using a risk-based approach is currently in the so-called trilogue process between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the 27 Member…
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Three intense days, over 70 of active participants, guests from all continents: this is the result of UTOPIA(S) RELOADED organised by #GSIS on 26-28 October in Vienna. We aimed to create an inclusive and diverse platform for scholars, experts and…
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The purpose of the talks about “Utopia(s) reloaded: Science, activism and the techno-eco-social transformation” we are preparing for 26-28 October 2023 is to raise awareness of the scientific basis on which action can be effective in overcoming the current polycrisis.…
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The International Society for the Study of Information (IS4SI) calls for a paradigm change in the study of information at the Summit 2023 in Beijing, convened by the China Chapter of IS4SI. The message is: A physical approach is deemed…
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Yagmur Denizhan, full time faculty member at the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, Head of the Graduate Program in Systems and Control Engineering, published the outcome of her talk in February 2022 as Research Article…
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