Research area: Communication and Society
What is explainable artificial intelligence? How explanations influence trust in human-AI interaction
How can AI decisions be made more understandable? This article uses examples to show how explanations can be used effectively in human-AI interaction and what role they play in building trust.
Copyright in Academia
Date: 02.12.2025 Duration: Four hours, 9am-1pm Course language: English Subject of the course: Basically German law, but much of the law is influenced by European law or international law, i.e. the main features are also applicable…
How much trust does generative AI deserve?
Generative artificial intelligence has long been part of everyday life, but how reliable are its results? In this interview, bidt Director Ute Schmid explains why trust in AI is more than just technical confidence.
The bidt at re:publica and TINCON
Researchers from the bidt were prominently represented at re:publica and TINCON with talks and panels on disinformation, AI in the classroom, digital generational silos, toxic entertainment and the political handling of authenticity.
bidt Conference 2025: Really? Trust in the digital transformation
At the two-day event, we will present current results from bidt research projects and discuss them with experts from science, politics, business and society.
ORF article about Ute Schmid’s contribution at the Digital Humanism Conference
Why do we need a human-centred approach to digitalisation and AI? bidt director Ute Schmid is quoted in a new ORF article.
AI assistant OneTutor in Deutschlandfunk and FAZ podcasts
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the AI assistance system OneTutor for university teaching? This is the topic of two recent podcast episodes.
Understanding instead of measuring – insights into qualitative methods
Qualitative research methods play a particularly important role in interdisciplinary digitalisation research. They capture the subjective perspectives, experiences and attributions of meaning of the actors involved and thus…
bidt research focus in cover story of Spiegel supplement on trust in AI
The new bidt research focus “Humans and Generative AI: Trust in Co-Creation“ is presented in the SPIEGEL supplement “StarkesLandBayern” from May 2025.
bidt meets re:publica
Our researchers will be represented at this year’s re:publica with talks and panels on digitalisation. The festival for the digital society in 2025 has the motto “Generation XYZ”.