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

AI Learning Labs, course for conflict mediators, public launch of traceable AI prototype, recommendations for our brain commons, and more.
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Startschuss für ein ehrgeiziges Projekt der Astroforschung: Bis 2031 entsteht aktuell ein neues Observatorium zur Detektion von Gammastrahlen – mit je einem Standort auf der Nord- und der Südhalbkugel der Erde. Maßgeblich daran beteiligt ist ein deutscher Verbund aus zwei Max-Planck-Instituten, einem Helmholtz-Zentrum sowie sieben deutschen Universitäten, darunter die Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU).

As governments around the world move to limit children’s exposure to technology and social media, 52 U.S. state attorneys general have reached a settlement with Meta, potentially reshaping how social media platforms protect teenagers from the harmful effects of digital technology.

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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.

Between application forms, waiting times and uncertainty around new rules like the AI Act, everyday life as an AI entrepreneur in Germany is rarely plain sailing. Tell us where things are getting stuck for you.
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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.

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.