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“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

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

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

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

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

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

DSI Apéro Philo Session: Digital Wellbeing

DSI Apéro Philo Session: Digital Wellbeing

7 reasons you should donate to Wikipedia

Love Wikipedia? Get to know the nonprofit behind it

Most people don’t know that Wikipedia is hosted by a nonprofit. Accurate information online is needed now more than ever, as is the work of the Wikimedia Foundation.

How many times did you look up something on your phone today? Did you ask ChatGPT a question? How about Alexa or Siri or a social media site? 

Open Data Editor in Action: Enhancing Fiscal Governance and Transparency in South African Municipalities

ODE helped PARI restructure messy public financial datasets into a clean, consistent format, making them more presentable and ready for reliable analysis
The post Open Data Editor in Action: Enhancing Fiscal Governance and Transparency in South African Municipalities first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Weltpremiere im All: Würzburger KI steuert Satelliten

Ein echter Meilenstein auf dem Weg zu autonomen Raumfahrtsystemen: Ein Forschungsteam der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) hat einen KI-basierten Lageregler für Satelliten direkt im All erfolgreich getestet – eine Weltpremiere! Der Test fand an Bord des 3U-Nanosatelliten InnoCube statt. 

New research project: Artificial Intelligence that thinks logically

aau/MüllerHow can systems solve complex problems such as creating a duty roster in a hospital or a time and room schedule at a university – while remaining clear and easy to follow? In the project ‘EX3: EXplain and EXploit Knowledge EXtracted to Improve ASP’, funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, Alice Tarzariol will be working on new methods for solving these kinds of issues more efficiently and accurately with the help of Artificial Intelligence.

The rise and fall of DAOstack

30e anniversaire de la revue juridique Lex Electronica

Cette année, la revue Lex Electronica du Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP) fête ses 30 ans. Fondée en 1995 par Karim Benyekhlef, elle est la première revue juridique en libre-accès de la francophonie. Ses 30 volumes et ses 74 numéros témoignent de sa persévérance et de son succès.

Have you taken care of all your appointments?

Have you taken care of all your appointments?
Many parents took vacation during the fall break week. This was not only noticeable among the staff, but also in the courses, where seats remained empty. Many of them were probably engaged in caregiving activities during this time.

Rehe bremsen die Baumvielfalt – auch im Licht

In der aktuellen Ausgabe des Journal of Applied Ecology berichten Forschende der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), dass Rehe die natürliche Regeneration von Laubwäldern deutlich stärker einschränken als bislang angenommen. Das Team um Professor Jörg Müller hat in einem mehrjährigen Freilandexperiment gezeigt: Selbst wenn nach Störungen viel Licht in den Wald fällt, kann dieser Vorteil den selektiven Verbiss durch Rehe nicht kompensieren. 
Verbiss verhindert positive Lichteffekte 

Uni Würzburg lädt zur ersten Junior Conference Quantenphysik

Am Buß- und Bettag, den 19. November 2025, verwandelt sich die Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie der Julius‑Maximilians‑Universität Würzburg (JMU) in ein Quantenlabor: Unter dem Titel „Junior Conference on Quantum Physics“ erwartet Schülerinnen und Schüler der siebten bis neunten Klassen ein abwechslungsreiches Programm aus Workshops, spannenden Vorträgen und Experimenten.

Talk im Turm: Göttliche Algorithmen und Putins Desinformation

Talk im Turm: Göttliche Algorithmen und Putins Desinformation