Time is money, talk is silver, silence is gold - metaphors like these are not only linguistically ubiquitous as implicit comparisons, but also significantly shape our thinking. In relation to climate change, metaphorical messages can thus be an important key to increasing our often low risk perception.
In ihrem Gastbeitrag „Endlich neue Prüfungen dank ChatGPT!“ in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung gehen Prof. Alexander Pretschner, Dr. Jan Gogoll und Prof. Dirk Heckmann der Frage nach, welchen Einfluss ChatGPT auf Prüfungen in Bildungseinrichtungen haben wird. Das Textsynthesesystem wirft eine längst überfällige Debatte über die veralteten Zustände von Prüfungen auf und darüber, wie diese in der Zukunft gestaltet werden sollten. Die Autoren sehen die Technologie eher als Chance, sie mahnen jedoch, dass eine schnelle Anpassung des Prüfungswesen notwendig sei.
Schon 2019 gelang einem internationalen Forschungsteam rund um die Materialchemikerin Anna Isaeva – damals Juniorprofessorin am Würzburg-Dresdner Exzellenzcluster ct.qmat – Komplexität und Topologie in Quantenmaterialien – mit der Herstellung des ersten antiferromagnetischen topologischen Isolators Mangan-Bismut-Tellurid (MnBi2Te4) eine kleine Sensation.
The Digital Media Research Centre has delivered an evaluation of State Library of Queensland Digital Inclusion Programs at the Future Libraries: Better Communities Symposium (#slqFutureLibraries).
What is the National Cybersecurity Strategy? A cybersecurity expert explains what it is and what the Biden administration has changed
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Read more about Thoughts on the Biden National Cybersecurity Strategy
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March 16, 2023 To the Communications and Media Commission of Iraq (CMC) Baghdad, Iraq Subject: Regarding the … Open letter to the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission: Drop the draft regulation of digital content and protect freedom of expression onlineRead More »
New Project on the Chilling Effects of Dataveillance
Für eine neue Generation chemischer Katalysatoren wird die Basis womöglich an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) gelegt. Hier erforscht Professor Qing Ye die Molekülklasse der Bisalkinyl-Borane. „Sie sind im Vergleich zu anderen Boranen bislang nur wenig untersucht“, sagt er, „und ich sehe in ihnen ein großes Potenzial für grundlegende Innovationen.“
A strange shift has overcome NGOs, academia and philanthropy working in the digital politics and culture spheres – a long held commitment to freedom of expression has been overtaken by a new consensus that accepts actively shaping and removing ‘unacceptable’ ideas and information. What is unacceptable or untrue tends to change weekly, if not more often.
By Franco Berardi
Who wrote this text? Me or Franco Berardi? Peter Gabriel says the question is irrelevant.
One year ago the visionary musician Peter Gabriel released a book titled Reverberation, a sort of technophile introduction to the science behind deep listening.
“Reverberation is the impact a sound makes after the sound has stopped,” explains Peter Gabriel. Grab hold of any sound and hang on tight, you’ll be amazed how far it reverberates and where you end up.
Di Carlo Bartoli, presidente del Consiglio nazionale dell’Ordine dei giornalisti
I temi dell’informazione, nel contesto di un ecosistema digitale in continua evoluzione, sono centrali sia per le moderne democrazie che per lo sviluppo economico. Riteniamo pertanto utile e proficua l’iniziativa dell’Unione Europea che prova a delineare uno scenario normativo coordinato a livello comunitario nel campo della libertà e del pluralismo dell’informazione considerati “beni comuni e di primaria importanza”.
With the help of smartphone softwares, users can obtain videos and audio files from numerous websites, including Facebook, … Popular App “Snaptube” Caught Leaking Data and Installing MalwareRead More »
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With Queensland again under threat from flooding, a QUT project aims to use storytelling to improve disaster communication and awareness among communities in which English is not the first language, including refugees and new migrants.
Olivier Alexandre a été invité à plusieurs reprises dans les médias pour présenter son ouvrage paru aux éditions du Seuil en mars 2023. Les enregistrements d'émissions sont disponibles en ligne.
L’article La Tech. Quand la Silicon Valley refait le monde est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.
The Open Definition initiative was a collaborative process led by the Open Knowledge Foundation more than a decade ago that created a consensus among experts by defining openness in relation to data and content, in a collaborative, open process with volunteer leading experts in the field, who did a remarkable job.
