We are seeking an postdoctoral researcher for our Impact AI project to explore the impact of AI on sustainability and public interest?
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After sailing through Taipei for the Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum, Safer Internet Lab continues its journey by bringing Southeast Asian perspectives to the 19th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh. This marks our second consecutive year attending the IGF.
Studienberatung, Studierendenkanzlei, Prüfungsamt, Rechenzentrum, Sportzentrum, Sanderring-Uni, Alte Universität und die Institute im Südflügel der Residenz bleiben in dieser Zeit geschlossen. Auch die Uni-Gebäude am Wittelsbacherplatz, am Hubland und auf dem Campus Nord sind zu. Die Regelung gilt außerdem für die Institute am Röntgenring und an der Versbacher Straße.
There are rising cases of foreign information manipulation in Southeast Asia. This was one of the key findings uncovered by Pieter Pandie, our researcher, during his work. He presented these findings at the session titled “Addressing Information Manipulation in Southeast Asia” on December 15, 2024, during Day 0 of the Internet Governance Forum 2024 in Riyadh.
Culminó el programa de becas Junior Fellowship en su edición 2024, una iniciativa del Centro de Estudios de Telecomunicaciones de América Latina (cet.la), con la colaboración del Centro Latam Digital, donde dos jóvenes investigadores publicaron artículos académicos que contribuyen con investigación y conocimiento al desarrollo de las telecomunicaciones, la expansión de la conectividad y la promoción de una digitalización inclusiva en América Latina. Descarga sus investigaciones gratis aquí.
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A inteligência artificial (IA) desponta como uma das tecnologias mais transformadoras do século XXI, redefinindo a maneira como interagimos, nos relacionamos e impulsionamos a inovação em diferentes setores. Contudo, seus impactos também levantam preocupações éticas, legais e sociais, exigindo uma regulação que proteja direitos. A supervisão do desenvolvimento e uso da IA, portanto, é vital.
Today, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, announced that two new members have joined its Board of Trustees: Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz and Christel Steigenberger. In addition, current community-and-affiliate selected Trustees Dr. Victoria Doronina and Lorenzo Losa have also been reappointed to the Board for another term.
En diciembre de 2024 se dio inicio al proyecto “Truth and Democracy: Collaborative Plan to Strengthen Media Capacities against Disinformation and Online Violence”, desarrollado por el Programa de Derecho, Ciencia y Tecnología UC, con el apoyo de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Chile.
Tim peneliti dari Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya Jakarta yang dipimpin oleh Dr. jur. Sih Yuliana Wahyuningtyas, S.H., M.Hum., telah menyelesaikan draft White Paper bertajuk “Human-Computer Interaction dan Portabilitas Data Biometrik dalam Teknologi Imersif.” Untuk mendapatkan umpan balik, mereka mengundang berbagai pihak dari beragam latar belakang pada diskusi yang berlangsung pada Selasa, 26 November 2024.
On 19-20 November 2024, we were honored to be invited to speak at the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) Conference on Distortions, Rumours, Untruths, Misinformation and Smears (DRUMS) in Singapore.
The Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) is a constituent research unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.The centre conducts inter-disciplinary research within the broad domains of cyber, disinformation, hybrid threats, and social resilience.
Like a double-edged sword, advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) hold both promising capabilities and risks that could negatively impact many sectors, particularly in political aspects. In the electoral context, AI holds the promise of enhancing the electoral process by improving security, reliability, and efficiency, making elections more fair, inclusive, and accessible. Yet, it also poses significant challenges, particularly in the political information environment, where it may erode trust in democratic institutions and procedures.
At the Internet Governance Forum, an annual event for multistakeholder policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance, the Datasphere Initiative brought together researchers and regulators designing or studying sandboxes to share their experiences on their use and potential as an example of the “multistakeholder approach” in practice.
In the first week of December, we had the opportunity and the pleasure to participate in the Open America event in Brazil, which brings together prestigious international meetings dedicated to the research, publication and use of open data on topics such as transparency, access to information, open government, civic technologies, data journalism, digital government, accountability and equity.
Foto: BMBWF/Sabine Klimpt Lichtblick KG www.klimpt.at Alessandro Fornasier’s work involves helping robots and drones to navigate the world. As part of his PhD project, he used the theory of ‘equivariant systems’ to develop localisation algorithms that are more robust and accurate.
