Topic: Digital responsibility
The digital transformation in all areas of life leads to ethical and legal issues when digital technologies are used for the common good, ranging from ensuring digital participation to data security.
DigiMeet 2025: Global perspectives on platform governance
DigiMeet connects young researchers and promotes dialogue on the social, political and technological conditions of digital transformation. Focus for 2025: Design and regulation of digital platforms.
Dialogue series “Servus, AI!” launched
With the “Servus, AI!” series of dialogue, adult education centers, bidt, acatech, and the Learning Systems Platform are bringing citizens and experts together to discuss the opportunities and risks of AI.
bidt researcher Fay Carathanassis at BR24-#Faktenfuchs on the legal handling of false reports on TikTok
BR24’s #Faktenfuchs investigates fake videos that have gone viral on TikTok. Bidt researcher Fay Carathanassis explains when false claims are punishable by law – and what limits apply to freedom of expression.
Federal Cross of Merit for bidt Director Dirk Heckmann
bidt Director Dirk Heckmann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his services to digital law. With this order, the Federal Republic honours individuals whose life’s work has strengthened science and society.
Focus on digital responsibility: Federal Minister Wildberger visits institutes for digitalisation research
Federal Minister Dr. Karsten Wildberger met with the Network of Institutes for Digitalization Research (NIfD). The focus: digital public sphere, disinformation, generative AI, and the modernization of government and administration.
Trust in the digital transformation: Impressions from the bidt Conference 2025
At the 2025 bidt Conference, experts from academia, politics, business and society discussed trust in digital transformation – in particular, the responsible use of AI.
The concept of trust in interdisciplinary research on human-AI interaction
How do we understand trust in AI in interdisciplinary research? This article addresses the conceptual ambiguity between different research disciplines and proposes a possible common working concept of trust in AI.
Between reconnaissance and manipulation: deepfakes in law enforcement
Generative AI also opens up completely new possibilities in law enforcement, including the use of deepfakes to infiltrate criminal organisations. But would this be technically possible, ethically justifiable and legally feasible?
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.
Digitalisation as an opportunity: how an app can support palliative care
How can digitalisation succeed in sensitive medical fields such as palliative care? In this interview, researchers from the bidt project “PALLADiUM” explain how the app they have developed improves communication and collaboration.