Events / Program: Digital Humanism Program

	Title	Date Sort ascending	Type	Speakers
	Can Machines Save the World?	Thu, 16.11.2023 - Fri, 17.11.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran	Can Machines Save the World? Thu, 16.11.2023 - Fri, 17.11.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran Series: Conferences and Workshops When it comes to the impact of machines, robots, and Artificial Intelligence, commentators easily adopt a doom-and-gloom perspective. This conference asked, rather provocatively, Can Machines Save the World? Read more
Can Machines Save the World? Thu, 16.11.2023 - Fri, 17.11.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran Series: Conferences and Workshops When it comes to the impact of machines, robots, and Artificial Intelligence, commentators easily adopt a doom-and-gloom perspective. This conference asked, rather provocatively, Can Machines Save the World? Read more
	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 3	Wed, 05.07.2023	Other	Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 3 Wed, 05.07.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Series: Other This session presented the results of the two-day conference Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability and was open to the public. Afterward, there was an opportunity for press inquiries. Read more
Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 3 Wed, 05.07.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Series: Other This session presented the results of the two-day conference Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability and was open to the public. Afterward, there was an opportunity for press inquiries. Read more
	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 2	Tue, 04.07.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger George Metakides Hannes Werthner Ljubiša BojićAndrew Wyckoff, Lucilla Sioli, Marc Rotenberg, Viktoria Robertson, Zephyr Teachout, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Roger Berkowitz, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Dylan Sparks	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 2 Tue, 04.07.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger George Metakides Hannes Werthner Ljubiša BojićAndrew Wyckoff, Lucilla Sioli, Marc Rotenberg, Viktoria Robertson, Zephyr Teachout, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Roger Berkowitz, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Dylan Sparks Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 2 Tue, 04.07.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger George Metakides Hannes Werthner Ljubiša BojićAndrew Wyckoff, Lucilla Sioli, Marc Rotenberg, Viktoria Robertson, Zephyr Teachout, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Roger Berkowitz, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Dylan Sparks Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 1	Mon, 03.07.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Ljubiša Bojić Misha GlennyPaul Timmers, Daniel Innerarity, Enrico Nardelli, Colin Megill, Pablo Aragón, Moshe Vardi, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Roger Berkowitz	Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 1 Mon, 03.07.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Ljubiša Bojić Misha GlennyPaul Timmers, Daniel Innerarity, Enrico Nardelli, Colin Megill, Pablo Aragón, Moshe Vardi, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Roger Berkowitz Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
Digital Humanism Summit on AI and Democratic Sustainability – Day 1 Mon, 03.07.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Hannes Werthner Ljubiša Bojić Misha GlennyPaul Timmers, Daniel Innerarity, Enrico Nardelli, Colin Megill, Pablo Aragón, Moshe Vardi, Hans Akkermans, Jakob Angeli, Pablo Aragon Asenjo, Anna Assimakopoulos, Valerie Barr, Marina Biskic-Burzin, Sanja Boltek, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Amra Delic, Anita Eichinger, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Martin Fritz, Eva Fuchs-Rendl, Walter Gehr, Roger Berkowitz Series: Conferences and Workshops The release of ChatGPT has stirred worldwide enthusiasm as well as anxieties. It has triggered popular awareness of the far-reaching impact of the latest generative AI, which ranges from numerous beneficial uses to worrisome concerns for open democratic societies and the lives of their citizens. We are concerned about the enormous concentration of power, resources, and prioritization of future AI R&D directions in the hands of Big Tech as well as under the control of government bureaucracies. Read more
	Responsible AI	Wed, 07.06.2023	Lecture	Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Ricardo Baeza-YatesGerti Kappel	Responsible AI Wed, 07.06.2023 Speakers: Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Ricardo Baeza-YatesGerti Kappel Series: Lecture The first part of this presentation covered irresponsible AI. This set the context for the second part, where three main challenges were addressed: (1) principles and governance, (2) regulation, and (3) our cognitive biases. At the end of the talk there was a discussion on responsible AI initiatives and the outlook for the near future. Read more
Responsible AI Wed, 07.06.2023 Speakers: Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Ricardo Baeza-YatesGerti Kappel Series: Lecture The first part of this presentation covered irresponsible AI. This set the context for the second part, where three main challenges were addressed: (1) principles and governance, (2) regulation, and (3) our cognitive biases. At the end of the talk there was a discussion on responsible AI initiatives and the outlook for the near future. Read more
	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