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

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

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

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

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

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Location: Remote or hybrid, depending on your location.
Commitment: Part-time
Start Date: Immediately
Compensation: Negotiable.
 
About the Role

Frühling im Wald: Viele Insekten, vor allem Raupen, schlüpfen genau dann, wenn die nährstoffreichen Blätter der Bäume noch jung und weich sind. So finden sie einen reich gedeckten Tisch und können direkt mit dem Fressen anfangen.
Werden Eichen in einem Jahr stark von Raupen befallen, reagieren sie darauf im folgenden Frühjahr: Sie verzögern dann ihren Blattaustrieb um drei Tage. Für die Raupen ist das ungünstig. Sie stehen nach dem Schlüpfen wortwörtlich vor leeren Tellern, weil die Eichenblätter noch fest in den Knospen verborgen sind.

Gut möglich, dass in naher Zukunft Menschen einer KI ihre Symptome schildern müssen, bevor sie einen Arzttermin erhalten. Die KI entscheidet dann, ob es sich um einen Notfall handelt oder ob die Behandlung noch warten kann, und vergibt dementsprechend Termine.

Les Actes de la Conférence Cyberjustice Europe 2025, tenue le 3 décembre dernier à Strasbourg, sont désormais disponibles dès maintenant.

Across Europe, there are concerns surrounding the state of media freedom and the democratic decline that we have witnessed, with journalists facing a hostile environment, including threatening legal tactics, the rise of Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs), online and physical harassment, and surveillance on journalists. 

AI Learning Labs, RightsCon, knowledge commons as critical digital infrastructure, Open Technology Research, and more.
The post Learning together, building together – OKFN Newsletter April 2026 first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

On April 16, The Datasphere Initiative hosted a new Global Sandboxes Forum (GSF) Insights Session focused on business engagement in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sandboxes. Aiming to foster a rich debate with insights regarding corporate participation in sandboxes, the event brought together sandbox specialists, representatives from the private sector, ranging from Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, to major industry players such as Mastercard and Nubank.

Now on its 16th edition, Wiki Loves Monuments still retains its crown as the world’s largest photo contest. Each year since 2010, photographers from around the globe have come together to celebrate cultural heritage through their camera lens—and donate it all to benefit Wikimedia’s freely shared knowledge. 

I recently finished Joshua Gooch‘s Capitalism Hates You: Marxism and the New Horror Film, where the author looks at contemporary horror movies and argues that monsters work like mirrors. They reflect whatever sociopolitical anxiety is boiling underneath—economic precarity, environmental collapse, the feeling that the whole system wants you dead.

aau_ubThe University Library will be closed from 1 May to 3 May 2026 due to the public holiday on first May.
 
The 24/7 library will be open as usual. Please register for this service in good time if you wish to use the reading rooms or the open stacks next weekend.
 
We look forward to seeing you at the library!

Our team and network will discuss pressing issues such as reimagining AI, experiencing brain-computer interfaces, leveraging digital public goods, and more; check the full agenda
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