“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

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The students of the course ‘The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Visions in Science Fiction, Politics and Society’ (Master’s programme ‘Science, Technology and Society’) cordially invite you to a film evening on 9 December 2025, 6 p.m. in HS 3. The movie ‘Moon’ (2009, English OV with subtitles) will be shown. After the film, there will be a discussion organised by the students on social visions of artificial intelligence. No registration required; all interested parties are very welcome.

AI is changing higher education. This article explores the risks of bias and why we need a critical approach.
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aau_ubOn December 8 the University Library stays closed.
Please register in good time – 24 hours in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
We look forward to your visit!
 
Our opening hours:
Mo, Th: 8.30 am – 7 pm
Tu, We, Fr: 8.30 am – 5 pm
Sa: 9 am – 1 pm

A few weeks ago, I came across a metaphor from one of my favorite authors, Brené Brown, that has stayed with me. She describes trust-building in human relationships as filling a marble jar: every trustworthy action we do for each other—keeping a promise, remembering personal details, showing up when it matters—is like adding a marble to the jar. 

En un nuevo hito para la ciberseguridad en Chile, el miércoles 26 de noviembre se llevó a cabo el 2º Ejercicio Nacional de Gestión de Crisis para la Defensa de Infraestructuras Críticas, Escudo Minerva, en la Academia de Guerra del Ejército de Chile. En esta edición, el ejercicio se centró en un ataque cibernético dirigido a una empresa de agua potable, sector estratégico considerado infraestructura crítica en el país.

A seguir, um resumo da declaração publicada por diversas organizações latino-americanas que atuam na interseção entre tecnologia e meio ambiente e que participaram da última COP realizada em Belém, Brasil. A versão completa da declaração pode ser acessada aqui.

Tiere, die in Gruppen leben und krank werden, versuchen oft, ihre Symptome zu verheimlichen, um nicht aus dem Sozialleben ausgeschlossen zu werden. Bei der Wegameise Lasius neglectus ist genau das Gegenteil der Fall: Todkranke Ameisenpuppen senden der Kolonie ein Alarmsignal, das eine unheilbare Infektion und damit ein Ansteckungsrisiko für die ganze Kolonie anzeigt.

Am Montag, 1. Dezember 2025, haben die Mitglieder des vom Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt geförderten Kopernikus-Projekts Ariadne ihren neuen Report vorgestellt. Darin stellen sie erstmals Zusammenhänge zwischen politischen Maßnahmen und spezifischen Marktversagen für saubere Energiegüter her. Sie fordern: Deutschland sollte sich bei sauberen Energiegütern nicht zu abhängig von Ländern machen, deren Marktanteile in diesem Bereich wachsen – allen voran China.

Wikipedia will mark its 25th anniversary on January 15, 2026. No one could have predicted 25 years ago that Wikipedia would grow into the backbone of knowledge on the internet it is today—powering search engines, voice assistants, and generative AI tools.