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How can AI support social work?
Can an algorithm help youth welfare workers to act ethically? Michael Reder and Christopher Koska examine this question using the example of child welfare endangerment.
“I would never walk across a bridge that an AI system built on its own”
A conversation with Ute Schmid about the success factors and limits of AI and why it is worth looking into the black box of artificial intelligence – from medicine to art.
The Federal Government’s new digital strategy: The decisive element is still missing
With its digital strategy, the coalition government is following up on previous efforts to coordinate digital policy across ministries. An assessment by Thomas Hess and Christoph Egle.
Do we need more artificial intelligence oriented towards the common good?
A conversation with Julia Gundlach from the Bertelsmann Foundation and Dr Roland A. Stürz, head of the bidt think tank, about the use of AI and algorithms, knowledge building in the population and opportunities for public…
Data portability pays off: a data portability option improves user perception of online services
A bidt-funded project has investigated how data-sharing options affect the willingness to use and pay for online services.
Trust in AI for medical decisions
The bidt project “Responsibility gaps in human-machine interactions” investigates the appropriate trust in machines for medical decisions.
Change of perspective is enormously important
Dr. Andreas Wenninger is research coordinator at bidt. In his role, he combines different perspectives from research and science management.
Five questions for Christoph Bornschein
What do experts think about digitalisation? What questions and challenges do they deal with? And how do they themselves deal with modern means of communication? We asked Christoph Bornschein, member of the bidt Advisory Board,…
Early detection of breast cancer, political polarisation and fake news: Around three million euros for seven projects by top scientific talents
The Free State is funding digitisation projects by excellent young researchers at the universities in Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Munich and Regensburg with a total of around three million euros. The selected researchers…
New Digital Strategy: Classification on the topic of governance
Following the adoption of the digital strategy by the Federal Government on 31 August, bidt Managing Director Dr. Christoph Egle will present his views on the topics of coordination and governance.