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Palliative care: Cautious digitisation of a technologically disconnected working world

How can innovative digital systems support the demanding, multi-professional collaboration of palliative care professionals? The PALLADiUM project is investigating this question.

Talking about the “What?” and “How?” of AI ethics

In this blog post, Jan Gogoll explains why it is becoming increasingly important for systems incorporating AI to be designed in an ethical and responsible manner.

bidt launches new round of calls for research projects

In a new round of calls for proposals, the bidt is funding interdisciplinary research projects on digital transformation. Project proposals can be submitted until 3 May 2023.

There is still a lot of future music in dealing with voice assistants

An interview with Carolin Wienrich and Andreas Hotho about trust in voice assistants and the potential of technologies like ChatGPT.

Sabine Pfeiffer is a new member of bidt’s Board of Directors

Sociologist Sabine Pfeiffer joins the bidt Board of Directors. She researches the interplay between people, technology and organisation as well as the effects of digital change on society.

The 49-euro ticket in the digital subscription – participation for all?

Figures from bidt show that parts of the population could face major hurdles in acquiring and using the 49-euro ticket due to a lack of digital skills.

The 49-euro ticket in the Digital Subscription – Opportunities and Risks for Digitalisation in Germany

Does the introduction of the 49-euro ticket as an online-only product make sense? Roland A. Stürz provides answers to this question in his blog post.

Hot topics of digital transformation in 2023

Our experts provide an assessment of which topics will be relevant for digital transformation in 2023 and why.

RT’s and Sputnik’s website and mobile app reach

In their blog post, Julia Kling and Florian Töpfl examine the reach of RT and Sputnik between 2019 and 2021. One result: the media reached a small audience via their websites and mobile apps immediately before Russia’s…

WELT guest article: How ethically (un)problematic is ChatGPT?

In a guest article in the WELT, Julian Nida-Rümelin and Dorothea Winter discuss how ethically (un)problematic the speech synthesis system ChatGPT is.