The collaborative event with the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs explores the topic of disinformation from interdisciplinary perspectives and outlines specific measures in the fight against misinformation and the protection of democracy.
Disinformation threatens democracy. The Global Risks Report from 2024 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) even sees misinformation and disinformation as the greatest risk of the next two election years. But how does the spread of disinformation through AI-supported technologies affect trust in politics and the media? What can we do together in the fight against disinformation? And how can we ultimately even use AI to counter disinformation?
The event, organised in cooperation with the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs, will not only look at the downsides and potential risks, but also at concrete measures against disinformation and the opportunities that generative AI offers for our democracy. With this event, we want to inform and educate as well as create awareness for the topic and the ability to act across society.
Following the event, we invite you to a get-together and supporting programme.
Please note that the event will be held in German.
Registration is necessary.
Speakers (among others)
- State Minister Dr Fabian Mehring, MdL (Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs)
- Prof Dr Lena Frischlich (Professor of Communication and Media Psychology at the University of Southern Denmark)
- Prof Dr Andreas Jungherr (Chair of Political Science at the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg)
- Andrea Martin (Head of IBM Watson Centre Munich)
- Prof Dr Alexander Pretschner (Chairman of the bidt Board of Directors and Professor of Software & Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich)
- Karolin Schwarz (author, journalist and consultant)
- Juri Schnöller (political consultant and co-chair of AI4Democracy)
Moderation: Vera Cornette (Head of Strategy & Planning Staff at the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs) and Prof. Dr Dirk Heckmann (Member of the bidt Board of Directors and Chair of Law and Security of Digitalisation at the Technical University of Munich)
Bavarian alliance against disinformation
The initiative launched by the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs and the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration declares war on fake news and targeted manipulation on the internet. The aim is to educate, arm and protect the population through concrete measures in cooperation with tech companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta as well as established media. The bidt is also a member and provides scientific support for the initiative.
