DSI Apéro Philo Session: Digital Wellbeing

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Talk im Turm: Göttliche Algorithmen und Putins Desinformation

Campus Oerlikon Lecture Series: Digital Worlds

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

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

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

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

On June 11, 2025, Safer Internet Lab’s research consultant, Rifqi Rachman, was invited by FPCI to speak at one of their Reality Checks workshops. The session covered several key topics:

The main goal of the training was to facilitate knowledge of open data and its easy handling.
The post Empowering Youth with Open Data Skills: A Training Recap in DR Congo first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

El pasado martes 24 de junio, se llevó a cabo el seminario online “Origen y Tendencias de la Regulación Tecnológica en Europa y Chile”, organizado por el Programa de Derecho, Ciencia y Tecnología UC, en el que participaron Carolina Fernández, profesora de IE LawSchool, Ex Directora de Derecho de Competencia de Telefónica España, y Ex DeputyDivision Counsel-Iberia en The Coca-Cola Company; y Matías Aránguiz profesor de Derecho UC, subdirector del Programa de Derecho, Ciencia y Tecnología UC, y socio de la consultora Inteligencia Digital.

AI chatbots have become more and more integrated in the lives of millions since 2022. Beyond technical assistance and finding information, many have turned to these bots for emotional support and companionship. These systems are increasingly used as informal therapists, confidants, or even substitutes for friendship, especially in contexts where people cannot access mental health services. In other cases, some simply want to speak to a non-judgmental conversationalist.

On July 3, 2025 met at the SV Donau sports field in Kneipgasse, the USI indoor footballers and their selection a selection of USI artificial turf footballers. Two 30-minute matches were played in sweltering heat. Nevertheless, both teams gave their all in these conditions. In the end, the indoor footballers were able to cheer. They won 6 to 1. The match was refereed by (perhaps) future FIFA referee Klaus RISS. You couldn’t tell it was too hot for him. Afterwards, we went to the canteen of the Donau sports club and ended the evening together.

Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la publication de « Big data: A collective resource of connected world », de Pierre Trudel, dans l’ouvrage Artificial Democracy. 

Pierre Trudel, « Big data: A collective resource of connected world » in Montigny, E. et C. Biancalana (Eds) Artificial Democracy, Vancouver, UBC Press, 2025, 43-66.

Post-Communist Grounds. In Search of the Commons’ is a collection of  interventions seek to explore and activate practices of commoning in post-communism in a range of genres and media forms, with a specific interest in developing experimental aesthetic practices.

Last week, Meta announced that WhatsApp will now feature targeted ads. As many news articles and comments from civil society have pointed out, the founders never wanted advertising in Whatsapp. There has been a lot of concern about this move from privacy advocates. Here’s what the move really means for your privacy. 

Hélène Bourdeloie et Éric George (dir.), Communiquer, no 39, 2024.
L’article Repenser morale et communication est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Aus dem 13. Treffen des Netzwerks Sozialpädagogik in Österreich in Klagenfurt heraus entwickelte sich eine „Öffentliche Stellungnahme zur Situation und Zukunft der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe in Österreich“. Sie wurde am 26. Mai 2025 an die zuständige Bundesministerin Claudia Plakolm geschickt. Fast 700 Kolleg:innen fordern darin, in die Reformbemühungen unabhängige Vertreter:innen der Fachwissenschaft einzubinden.

Am Anfang ist alles viel schneller gegangen als erwartet: „Im Januar 2004 hatte ich nicht gesehen, dass schon im folgenden Dezember die Begabungspsychologische Beratungsstelle und das Frühstudium die Arbeit aufnehmen würden.“ Mit dieser Aussage hat Wolfgang Schneider seinen Vortrag beim Festakt zum 20-jährigen Doppeljubiläum eingeleitet. Schneider hatte bis 2016 den Lehrstuhl für Psychologie IV der Universität Würzburg inne; er war Initiator und, von 2005 bis 2019, Direktor der Begabungspsychologischen Beratungsstelle.