DSI Apéro Philo Session: Digital Wellbeing

Campus Oerlikon Lecture Series: Digital Worlds

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Talk im Turm: Göttliche Algorithmen und Putins Desinformation

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

The in-person training at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) aimed to ensure adherence to the Brazilian Access to Information Law, promoting both active and passive transparency.
The post Open Data Editor Training in Brazil: Empowering Transparency and Innovation first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Meta claims that its Community Standards Enforcement Report for the first quarter of 2025 resulted in significant improvement in moderation accuracy while keeping harmful content at bay. This reported stability follows major policy and enforcement changes announced in January 2025.

The 24-hour library will be deactivated on Thursday, July 31, 2025, from 6:00 PM due to a several-hour power shutdown. The library will be completely closed overnight.
24-hour operation will resume on Friday, August 01, 2025, at 6:00 AM.
 
We kindly ask for your understanding!

Der Beitrag Power shutdown! No 24/7 Library on July 31 erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.

The Internet Society’s latest Country Report on Lebanon reveals a paradox at the core of the country’s internet ecosystem. Although 90% of the population reports using the internet, a figure well above the 62% average in Asia, the underlying infrastructure is outdated and vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches. 

Source: ISOC’s Lebanon Country Report 

Digitalminister Fabian Mehring kommt mit Scheck - Ruchti-Stiftung vergibt Doppelförderung zum 20. Geburtstag - Doktorandenkolleg RNAmed geht in die Verlängerung – Zukunftsrat übergibt Empfehlungen für eine gerechtere Mobilität

Por Macarena Mairata

Immer häufiger unterstützen KI-Systeme bei Entscheidungen in wichtigen Lebensbereichen wie im Finanzwesen, in der Justiz oder der Medizin. Da solche Entscheidungen weitreichende Konsequenzen für die Betroffenen haben können, ist es besonders relevant, dass sie nachvollziehbar und überprüfbar sind. Moderne KI-Systeme beruhen meist auf statistischen Modellen, die auf Basis von Wahrscheinlichkeiten Entscheidungen treffen. Die interne Modellstruktur kann dabei äußerst komplex sein.

In 2024, frequent telecom outages caused by continued Israeli attacks on crucial infrastructure left thousands of families in the South without the means to communicate with emergency relief services and each other. The government had failed to ensure swift repair work to reinstate connectivity.