Events / Program: Digital Humanism Program

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	In the Shadow of Big Tech	Wed, 23.11.2022	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger George MetakidesPaul Timmers	In the Shadow of Big Tech Wed, 23.11.2022 Speakers: Allison Stanger George MetakidesPaul Timmers Series: Conferences and Workshops Following up on Allison Stanger’s public lecture “Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech” the evening before, this workshop provided space for a deeper reflection on the political and societal implications of the unrestricted power of Big Tech companies. Read more
In the Shadow of Big Tech Wed, 23.11.2022 Speakers: Allison Stanger George MetakidesPaul Timmers Series: Conferences and Workshops Following up on Allison Stanger’s public lecture “Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech” the evening before, this workshop provided space for a deeper reflection on the political and societal implications of the unrestricted power of Big Tech companies. Read more
	Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech	Tue, 22.11.2022	Lecture	Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn	Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech Tue, 22.11.2022 Speakers: Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture There is growing public awareness that the velocity of technological innovation has outstripped the West’s efforts to harness it to the common good. An unprecedented shift in the balance of power between multinational industry and national governments has been a necessary condition for these new challenges. While many of these problems are in some ways new, they have also been previously encountered. Learning from past thought on existential threats to human values can help us better protect and defend the contemporary free world. Read more
Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech Tue, 22.11.2022 Speakers: Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture There is growing public awareness that the velocity of technological innovation has outstripped the West’s efforts to harness it to the common good. An unprecedented shift in the balance of power between multinational industry and national governments has been a necessary condition for these new challenges. While many of these problems are in some ways new, they have also been previously encountered. Learning from past thought on existential threats to human values can help us better protect and defend the contemporary free world. Read more
	Limits of Machines, Limits of Humans	Tue, 24.05.2022	Lecture	Edward Lee Ludger HagedornStefan Woltran, Gerti Kappel, Michael Wiesmüller	Limits of Machines, Limits of Humans Tue, 24.05.2022 Speakers: Edward Lee Ludger HagedornStefan Woltran, Gerti Kappel, Michael Wiesmüller Series: Lecture "Rationality" in Simon’s "bounded rationality" is the principle that humans make decisions based on step-by-step (algorithmic) reasoning using systematic rules of logic to maximize utility. "Bounded rationality" is the observation that the ability of a human brain to handle algorithmic complexity and data is limited. Bounded rationality, in other words, treats a decision maker as a machine carrying out computations with limited resources. In this talk, Edward A. Lee argued that the recent breakthroughs in AI demonstrate that much of what we consider "intelligence" is not based on algorithmic symbol manipulation, and that what the machines are doing more closely resembles intuitive thinking than rational decision making. Under this model, the goal of "explainable AI" is unachievable in any useful form. Read more
Limits of Machines, Limits of Humans Tue, 24.05.2022 Speakers: Edward Lee Ludger HagedornStefan Woltran, Gerti Kappel, Michael Wiesmüller Series: Lecture "Rationality" in Simon’s "bounded rationality" is the principle that humans make decisions based on step-by-step (algorithmic) reasoning using systematic rules of logic to maximize utility. "Bounded rationality" is the observation that the ability of a human brain to handle algorithmic complexity and data is limited. Bounded rationality, in other words, treats a decision maker as a machine carrying out computations with limited resources. In this talk, Edward A. Lee argued that the recent breakthroughs in AI demonstrate that much of what we consider "intelligence" is not based on algorithmic symbol manipulation, and that what the machines are doing more closely resembles intuitive thinking than rational decision making. Under this model, the goal of "explainable AI" is unachievable in any useful form. Read more
	Digital Humanism	Thu, 17.03.2022	Lecture	Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Nena MočnikHenriette Spyra, Michael Wiesmüller	Digital Humanism Thu, 17.03.2022 Speakers: Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Nena MočnikHenriette Spyra, Michael Wiesmüller Series: Lecture A New Fellowship Program in Cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Climate Action Read more