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At the closed meeting of the bidt research focus “Generative AI: Trust in Co-Creation”, all ten projects discussed their latest findings, shared concepts of trust and the next steps in their interdisciplinary collaboration.

The 2026 SZ Digital Summit focused on Europe’s digital future, with a particular emphasis on AI, security and sovereignty.

The AI tool OneTutor is widely accepted in higher education. A study by bidt shows that the tool primarily supports students in exam preparation and serves as a meaningful complement to traditional forms of learning.

Effective April 1, 2026, Professor Sabine Pfeiffer, a sociologist of work, will succeed Professor Alexander Pretschner as chair of the bidt’s Board of Directors. At the same time, two new staff positions will be created.

At the network meeting of the bidt Graduate Centre in Bernried on Lake Starnberg on 12 and 13 February 2026, funded doctoral students and postdocs came together to further develop interdisciplinary collaboration in a targeted…

The bidt offers annual funding for interdisciplinary consortium projects. This year’s call focuses on governance of digital transformation, with a special emphasis on business and labor.

A new study on LLMs in healthcare reveals weaknesses in the assessment of medical conditions. Patient interaction with AI can lead to errors. Ute Schmid comments on the new study.

Since the European Commission first proposed chat monitoring, there has been disagreement about its possible implementation and the consequences of scanning communications for the purpose of protecting children.

In interviews with ARD alpha and “Der Standard”, Sabine Pfeiffer describes how AI will change the world of work. She advocates a realistic assessment and warns against exaggerated predictions about the future.

To mark the publication of the anthology ‘Recht und Sicherheit der Digitalisierung’ by bidt Director Dirk Heckmann, bidt and TUM CDPS hosted an evening lecture on digitalisation, democracy and law.