Topic: Digital society
How can society successfully undergo digital transformation? From the state of digitalisation in Germany to questions regarding its benefits for the common good, social change requires a dialogue prioritising knowledge transfer.
The role of humour in the climate crisis
What role does humorous content such as memes play in the climate discourse? A team of researchers in the KLIMA-MEMES project is investigating this question. Initial findings were presented at re:publica24.
Science in Dialogue: The bidt at the Open BAdW Day 2024
On 4 May, the BAdW opened its doors to the public. The bidt was also present with an information stand, a presentation and a panel discussion on digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
A Regulatory Clustering of Privacy Laws
The working paper constitutes a central component of the underlying project’s approach of allowing interdisciplinary comparison of the impact of different regulatory systems on individual behavior.
bidt members in the Akademie Aktuell
Three bidt employees in the new issue of Akademie Aktuell: How better IT teaching can increase digital literacy, the state of digitalization across Europe and Steliyana Doseva’s favourite piece.
“The law alone cannot explain how data protection actually works in different countries.”
In this interview, Professor Kai von Lewinski reveals exciting results from the “Vectors of Data Disclosure” project, a comparative study on the use of personal data.
State Minister of Digital Affairs Dr Fabian Mehring as a guest at bidt
During his visit to the bidt, we spoke with State Minister of Digital Affairs Dr. Fabian Mehring about important topics of digital transformation, including generative artificial intelligence and the fight against disinformation…
Fit for voice-based AI systems
The functioning of language-based AI systems is often opaque. A model-based online platform aims to promote the confident use of these systems and help shape the digital future.
Paradigm shift: new approach to measuring opinion power in the platform age
Youtube, X, BILD – which media brands influence public opinion and how can opinion power be measured? The ‘bidt policy brief’ outlines how opinion power monitoring can replace the tv-centred media concentration law.
