The ORF article “Digital humanism challenged by AI” by Siegfried Steinlechner is about digital humanism and how it is coming under pressure due to the rapid progress of artificial intelligence. The article was published online at science.orf.at on 27 May and was written in connection with the Digital Humanism Conference (dighum) in Vienna. The text quotes three researchers who took part in the conference, including Ute Schmid, bidt Director and Professor of Cognitive Systems at the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg.
Despite the great potential of the new digital approaches, the AI researcher is concerned that they can lead to a loss of intrinsic motivation, the ability to persevere and a sense of quality, especially in children and young people. Children should therefore learn not only to consume digital tools, but also to use them creatively and critically. Schmid sees this as the basis for realising digital humanism:
For me, digital humanism means that we use technologies such as artificial intelligence for the benefit of all people.
Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid To the profile
To achieve this, AI and data literacy must become part of general and school education, and at all ages, according to the bidt director’s plea.
to the article (In german)
