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Venkatesh Kannaiah of The Indian Express interviewed Shylesh Muralidharan, Senior Fellow at the Portulans Institute, about the accelerating global pushback against data centre expansion, and what it means for power grids, water resources, and communities worldwide.
At the upcoming conference of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST), which takes place from 8–11 September in Krakow, several members of the Department of Society, Knowledge and Politics (SoKPol) will present their ongoing research. Our contributions cover the wide range of themes addressed at the department, from public health to welfare algorithms and from national accounts data to wildlife conservation.
Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation
“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality
Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division
Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use
Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern
Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant
Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching
New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects
Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern
New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland
ÖH KlagenfurtThe Info Days of the Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) at the University of Klagenfurt/Celovec, the lobby group in university politics for all students at our university, will support you on 15 & 16 July and 2 & 3 September 2026 before the start of the semester with advice on all aspects of studying.
Aiden/Adobestock (KI generated)Starting in the winter semester 2026/27, the University of Klagenfurt will provide all students with free, data-protection-compliant access to artificial intelligence through “Academic AI”. This will enable students to use powerful AI tools to support their studies.
Studierende lassen Experiment mit Höhenforschungsballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleichstellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft
We are glad to announce the next AI Learning Labs in partnership with Conflux Center. In this conversation, Tanja and Miloš Strugar explore the skills and background needed to use AI responsibly in peace negotiations
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While the DPDP Act relies on consent as the primary mechanism for user control, meaningful control is often elusive when it comes to health data. Health data is increasingly relational and often implicates multiple members of a family or group, making individual consent-based frameworks inadequate to fully protect privacy.