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KI gegen den Klimawandel. Real oder Hype?

Rainer Rehak, Jonathan Niesel, Lynn Kaack, Jennifer Pernau, Theresa Züger

Summary
Immer wieder liest man, dass KI-Systeme im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel helfen können - aber in welchem Umfang und wie genau ist unklar. Ist die KI-für-das-Klima-Sage nur ein Ablenkungsmanöver, damit wir politisch strukturelle Veränderungen aufschieben, oder ist was dran an diesem Potential?
Climate crisis
Freedom
AI
Stage 3
Panel
German
Wissenschaftsjahr
Conference

Die Gedanken sind frei, oder doch nicht? – Wenn künstliche Intelligenz das Gehirn lesen kann

Simon Eickhoff

Summary
Was verrät ein Scan Ihres Gehirns über Sie? Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Zukunft des Gedankenlesens mittels KI: Erfahren Sie, wie KI individuelle Eigenschaften und Persönlichkeitsmerkmale aus Hirnscans abliest und diskutieren Sie die ethischen und praktischen Implikationen dieser Technologie.
Health
AI
Civil Society
Stage 2
Talk
German
Conference

Explore Sonication in Biological Processes - BIOALUN

Irene Agrivina Widyaningrum

Summary
Hands-on workshop: DIY bio and open-source tech explore sonication in biological processes. Crafting devices with specific frequencies, participants experiment with ultrasonic waves—spanning fermentation, photosynthesis, and ecology. Observations will assess the impact sound on living organisms.
Makerspace
DIY
English
Hands On

Running the internet, under-funded and under-staffed

Jutta Horstmann

Summary
Open Source technologies build the foundation of the free and open internet, but many are developed by only a very small community. They remain under-funded and under-staffed.
Who cares? We all need to, otherwise these projects may die out, leaving critical components unmaintained.
Business models
Common good
Sustainability
Lightning Box 2
Talk
English
Conference

AIRA - Artificial Intelligence and the Rights of Autistic People

Imke Heuer

Summary
The AIRA project explores current and potential future effects of AI on autistic individuals and the autistic community. Conducted by autistic researchers from different European countries and academic backgrounds, it combines research with activism to build up capacities for autistic self-advocacy.
Activism
Freedom
AI
Lightning Box 2
Lightning Talk
English
Wissenschaftsjahr
Conference

Re:pair - how we can save ourselves from techno-utopianism to build networks for solidarity, resilience and planetary care

Alistair Alexander

Summary
Technology is a planetary parasite. It drives runaway consumerism, escalating energy use, resource extraction, digital dependency, information chaos, and relentless economic expansion to maintain its exponential growth.
We need radically different networks to regenerate the planet - and us.
Care
Climate crisis
Future & Utopia
Junk-E-Cat
Talk
English
Conference

Dynamic auto-updating open hardware assembly documentation

Eric Nitschke, Julian Stirling, Andreas Kahler

Summary
In this interactive hands-on workshop we will present an emerging approach to automated generation of hardware documentation. Our aim is to make it easier for OSH projects to write and continuously update documentation without the headaches, and to keep multiple variations of the docs in sync.
Makerspace
Workshop
English
Hands On

A Pigeon's Tale: Let‘s care about the impact of artificial intelligence on sustainability

Julia Schneider aka Doc J Snyder, Marcus Voss, Pauline Cremer

Summary
Join the pigeon and us in "A Pigeon’s Tale" to care about AI’s impact on sustainability. Experience a performative comic reading and an in-depth discussion about AI and sustainability.
Freedom
Sustainability
AI
Speak Up! - Community Garden
Talk
English
Wissenschaftsjahr
Conference