In einer Kooperation des Instituts für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie und des Instituts für Informatik der Universität Würzburg haben Professor Tobias Brixner, Dr. Stefan Müller und Professor Sebastian von Mammen mit ihren Teams seit 2020 ein simuliertes Laserlabor in Virtueller Realität (VR) entwickelt. Damit lässt sich der sichere Umgang mit Laserstrahlung in der Praxis erlernen. Universitäten, Schulen und Industrieunternehmen setzen die Würzburger Software mittlerweile an zahlreichen Standorten weltweit ein.

A comparison between German and US-American public discourse shows how different narratives on AI shape the future of work.
The post Brave new world of work? Narratives on AI and the future of work appeared first on HIIG.

Werden humanoide Roboter uns künftig die Arbeit abnehmen? Bei ZDFheute live erläutert Professorin Sabine Pfeiffer, Arbeitssoziologin und Vorsitzende des bidt-Direktoriums, welche technischen, wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Fragen damit verbunden sind. Weitere Medienbeiträge greifen ihre Einschätzungen zum Wandel der Arbeitswelt auf. 

Humanoide Roboter zwischen Vorführung und Alltag

À la suite de la publication du numéro spécial de Lex Electronica, La contribution du d

Image source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech/publication/digital-pathways-education-enabling-learning-impact

Author: Hosea Immanuel Latumahina, Achmed Faiz Siregar Editor: Syaifa Tania, Iradat Wirid, Adya Nisita

We are delighted to open the SoWi Methods Hub at the Faculty of Social Sciences together with researchers and students on 5 October 2026.
Opening of the SoWi Methods Hub
Monday, 5 October 2026, 17:00–19:30, Stiftungssaal (O.0.01), AAU
17:00–17:15: Welcome remarks and introduction to the SoWi Methods Hub

Author: Muhammad Ilyan FarisEditor: Achmed Faiz Yudha Siregar

We at OKFN are exploring how to connect AI to public data in a way that builds trust. This new publication shares our pilot process and invites you to test it in your own context.
The post New Field Guide: ‘Connecting AI to Government Data’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

We have drafted a proposal: can the European Commission protect Autistici/Inventati from the effects of the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration? We have spoken with lawyers, involved several Members of Parliament, and we know that there is a legal avenue to protect European citizens, organisations and banks from the extraterritorial effects of these sanctions. But legal instruments need to be matched by the political force required to use them.

You’re sitting in a café, having a quiet conversation about work, politics, or your personal life.
At the table next to you, someone is wearing a pair of glasses. They may not be looking at you, but their glasses most certainly are. And suddenly, everything in the room is being processed by an AI tool. This is the “future” of surveillance!
Behind this trendy technology is a web of issues that deserve a much closer look, but upon that close inspection, you may want to look away entirely from this product.

Die Jahrgänge 2024 und 2025 des Würzburger UniWeins haben guten Absatz gefunden. So steht einer Weiterführung der Kooperation zwischen der Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) und dem Staatlichen Hofkeller nichts im Weg.

Are you a technologist, journalist, lawyer, academic, student, government officer, or CSO activist passionate about digital rights in the WANA region? Participate in the MENA AI Hackathon: Building Local AI Tools for Internet Governance on October 8–9, 2026.
This is only open to residents of Lebanon.

Sabilillah/Adobestock (KI generiert)How is working from home related to presenteeism – that is, working despite illness? A study by Lena Zöhrer and Heiko Breitsohl (Department of Management) provides nuanced answers based on representative data from Germany in a recent publication in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

Le CRDP est heureux d’annoncer le renouvellement de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les droits humains et la justice réparatrice internationale, dirigée par la professeure Miriam Cohen, directrice du CRDP.

Open data leaders in Brazil and Uruguay jointly evaluate the pilot project they carried out with Open Knowledge, which ensures that reliable AI responses can be traced back to the original public data
The post ‘Traceability is the answer to AI and open government data’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Die Risiken der häufigen Nutzung sozialer Medien, gerade für Kinder und Jugendliche, sind weitestgehend als Problem anerkannt. Suchtfördernde Designs der Plattformen und die daraus resultierende Beeinträchtigung der mentalen Gesundheit der jungen Nutzerinnen und Nutzer stellen Politik und Gesellschaft vor Herausforderungen. Die Einführung eines Social-Media-Verbots in Australien verschaffte dem Thema schließlich auch in Deutschland und ganz Europa eine breite öffentliche Sichtbarkeit.

Pascal Lehner successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “A First Order in Time Formulation for Nonlinear Acoustics” on September 10, 2026.

His external reviewers and examiners were Ilaria Perugia, University of Vienna, and Herbert Egger, Johannes Kepler University Linz; his supervisor was Barbara Kaltenbacher, and his co-supervisor was Christian Pötzsche. Elena Resmerita chaired the defense.

On this occasion, the tradition of handing over a “Doktorhut” was inaugurated at our department!

aau/Müller“The character is often the medium through which the mood is conveyed”: Davide Tempesta investigates how Italian novels of the 1980s have created new connections between literature and reality, conducting his research in Venice and Klagenfurt as part of the double-degree PhD programme ‘Italian Studies’.