Other News from Participating Centers

Humanoide Roboter, künstliche Intelligenz und die Zukunft der Arbeit – Sabine Pfeiffer in den Medien 

Werden humanoide Roboter uns künftig die Arbeit abnehmen? Bei ZDFheute live erläutert Professorin Sabine Pfeiffer, Arbeitssoziologin und Vorsitzende des bidt-Direktoriums, welche technischen, wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Fragen damit verbunden sind. Weitere Medienbeiträge greifen ihre Einschätzungen zum Wandel der Arbeitswelt auf. 

Humanoide Roboter zwischen Vorführung und Alltag

La contribution du droit à l’instauration d’un monde décroissant : discussion autour des actes du colloque publiés chez Lex Electronica

À la suite de la publication du numéro spécial de Lex Electronica, La contribution du droit à l’instauration d’un monde décroissant, cette activité réunira plusieurs contributrices et contributeurs de l’ouvrage collectif afin d’échanger autour des principaux enjeux soulevés par les actes du colloque.

Opening of the SoWi Methods Hub on October 5th

We are delighted to open the SoWi Methods Hub at the Faculty of Social Sciences together with researchers and students on 5 October 2026.
Opening of the SoWi Methods Hub
Monday, 5 October 2026, 17:00–19:30, Stiftungssaal (O.0.01), AAU
17:00–17:15: Welcome remarks and introduction to the SoWi Methods Hub

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

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

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

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

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

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant

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

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

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

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

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

From the Autistici/Inventati Case to a European Dispute over Financial Autonomy

We have drafted a proposal: can the European Commission protect Autistici/Inventati from the effects of the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration? We have spoken with lawyers, involved several Members of Parliament, and we know that there is a legal avenue to protect European citizens, organisations and banks from the extraterritorial effects of these sanctions. But legal instruments need to be matched by the political force required to use them.

Why the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses are a Privacy Disaster in the SWANA Region

You’re sitting in a café, having a quiet conversation about work, politics, or your personal life.
At the table next to you, someone is wearing a pair of glasses. They may not be looking at you, but their glasses most certainly are. And suddenly, everything in the room is being processed by an AI tool. This is the “future” of surveillance!
Behind this trendy technology is a web of issues that deserve a much closer look, but upon that close inspection, you may want to look away entirely from this product.

Trauben für den UniWein sind gelesen

Die Jahrgänge 2024 und 2025 des Würzburger UniWeins haben guten Absatz gefunden. So steht einer Weiterführung der Kooperation zwischen der Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) und dem Staatlichen Hofkeller nichts im Weg.

MENA AI Hackathon: Building Local AI Tools for Internet Governance

Are you a technologist, journalist, lawyer, academic, student, government officer, or CSO activist passionate about digital rights in the WANA region? Participate in the MENA AI Hackathon: Building Local AI Tools for Internet Governance on October 8–9, 2026.

Better Tech

Ill at home, but still working? Study explores working from home and working despite illness

Sabilillah/Adobestock (KI generiert)How is working from home related to presenteeism – that is, working despite illness? A study by Lena Zöhrer and Heiko Breitsohl (Department of Management) provides nuanced answers based on representative data from Germany in a recent publication in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

einBLICK: Nachrichten aus der JMU

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft