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Präzise Selbsteinschätzung: Worauf es ankommt

Ausbildung oder Studium? Lieber was mit Sprachen oder mit Naturwissenschaften, was liegt mir am Ehesten? Wie zielsicher junge Menschen diese Fragen beantworten, hängt maßgeblich von einem Faktor ab: ihrem sozialen Umfeld. Das hat eine Forschungsgruppe, an der die Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg beteiligt ist, nun herausgefunden. Im Rahmen der Langzeit-Studie untersuchten Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler knapp 600 Familien.

Le balado du CRDP

Nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter les trois premiers épisodes du Balado du CRDP.

Le Balado du CRDP invite ses chercheuses et chercheurs à partager leurs réflexions sur des enjeux d’actualité tels l’accès à la justice, les dimensions éthiques et juridiques liées au patrimoine génétique, les mutations du droit de l’environnement, ainsi que la responsabilité en matière d’intelligence artificielle.

Wikipedia’s value in the age of generative AI

If there was a generative artificial intelligence system that could, on its own, write all the information contained in Wikipedia, would it be the same as Wikipedia today?

This might seem like a philosophical question, but it’s now a very practical one due to recent advances in generative artificial intelligence and large language models (LLMs). Because of widespread adoption of generative AI technology designed to predict and mimic human responses, it is now possible to nearly effortlessly create text that seems a lot like it came from Wikipedia.

Dr. Sofie Royer interviewed on hate speech in chatgroups

Down for Nothing? Shutdowns during Exams in the Middle East and North Africa [Bread&Net 2022]

The session “Down for Nothing? Shutdowns during Exams in the Middle East and North Africa” was held as … Down for Nothing? Shutdowns during Exams in the Middle East and North Africa [Bread&Net 2022]Read More »

How Tech Regulation Can Leverage Product Experimentation Results

Sex tech entrepreneurs: Governing intimate data in start-up culture

High Risk Hustling: Payment Processors Sexual Proxies and Discrimination by Design

Open call for experts – Monitoring Media Pluralism in the Digital Era

The European University Institute has opened a call for tenders aimed at selecting experts for the EU-funded project “Monitoring Media Pluralism in the Digital Era”.

The framework contracts awarded shall have the duration of 4 years.

More information about the Media Pluralism Monitor project can be found here.

Andreas Wenninger zu Gast beim Podcast „Datenaffaire“

Datenprojekte in der freien Wirtschaft sind oftmals durchzogen von Deadlines und Meilensteinen, die einzuhalten und zu erfüllen sind. In der Forschung verhält sich das häufig anders: Viele Projekte seien für längere Zeiträume ausgelegt und weisen keine engmaschigen Kontrollnetze auf, resümiert die Unternehmensberaterin und Podcast Gastgeberin Dr. Annika B. Bergbauer aus eigener Erfahrung. An dieser Stelle setzt das agile Forschungsmanagement an. Dr.

ODR Forum Montreal 2023 | Call for contributions

International ODR Forum 2023, October 11th & 12th

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Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) cita trabalho do LAPIN em análise sobre o debate da inteligência artificial

No dia 06 de julho de 2023, a Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) publicou seu posicionamento sobre o atual debate da regulação da inteligência artificial (IA), especificamente no contexto do Projeto de Lei 2338/2023.

Out Now: Log Out – A Glossary of Technological Resistance and Decentralization

This book, edited by Valeria Ferrari, Florian Idelberger, Andrea Leiter, Morshed Mannan, María-Cruz Valiente, Balázs Bodó, brings together voices from various fields of intellectual inquiry, based on the idea that technological, legal and societal aspects of the information sphere are interlinked and co-dependent from each other.

Local Media for Democracy preliminary report sheds initial light on news deserts in Europe

The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom is pleased to announce the publication of a preliminary study conducted as part of the Local Media for Democracy project. The report, titled “News deserts in Europe: assessing risks for local and community media in the 27 EU Member States“, features a literature review and methodological definition of “news deserts” in the European context. 

Ein Zauberhandbuch für das Jenseits

Menschen, die ein gottgefälliges Leben frei von Sünden geführt haben, steht der Weg ins „Paradies“ offen. Sie können guten Gewissens das „negative Sündenbekenntnis“ nach ihrem Tod vor 42 Totenrichtern rezitieren: 42-mal negieren sie, 42 verschiedene Sünden begangen zu haben, Mord, Diebstahl, Ehebruch, kultische Unreinheit und vieles andere mehr.

EU Telecoms’ Newest Proposal to Force Websites to Pay Them Is Just As Terrible As Their Previous One

Europe’s largest telecoms have a new proposal to get the government to force websites and apps to pay them, claiming it’s a beautiful market-friendly, light-touch, targeted solution. 
But if you look just a little closer, it’s the same as their previous flawed proposal. Read more about EU Telecoms’ Newest Proposal to Force Websites to Pay Them Is Just As Terrible As Their Previous One
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For third time, China blocks Wikimedia Foundation as permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Geneva, Switzerland — Today, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, was rejected for the third time from gaining accreditation as a permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 

5 questions for Rumman Chowdhury

Better together: debriefing the Open Knowledge Network annual meeting in Zurich

In mid-June this year, the Open Knowledge Network chapters met in Zurich for our annual gathering.

It is only my second year working with the Network, but I already know how powerful it is when these people get together in a room, so I was burning with anticipation for months. And I was not disappointed. It’s always such an honour to witness the genuine pleasure we all feel when we get to share a meal, or a laugh, while updating each other on local and global news, current projects, and future hopes.

« Attachés aux libertés fondamentales dans l’espace numérique, nous défendons le droit au chiffrement de nos communications »

Tribune signée par Ksenia Ermoshina et Francesca Musiani, Le Monde, 14 juin 2023.
L’article « Attachés aux libertés fondamentales dans l’espace numérique, nous défendons le droit au chiffrement de nos communications » est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.