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ChatGPT and other generative AI products would not have been possible without Common Crawl, a massive repository of web crawl data. Yet most people never heard of it. In this talk, we will show what Common Crawl is and how it has influenced generative AI to date.

In a world where AI innovation is driven by a select few and we're risking monopolization of this technology, the word "trustworthy" is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about AI. Applying open-source concepts to AI could change that, argues Mark Surman of the Mozilla Foundation.

DNA databases in human genetics often contain data of unknown origin, collected without donors’ consent. This isn't just a research issue. Join Yves Moreau as he explains why everyone should care, as the DNA privacy of each of us is at stake.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kann ein Pflegeroboter auf emotionale Bedürfnisse von Patient*innen eingehen? Welche Herausforderungen bringt der Einsatz von empathisch wirkenden Maschinen mit sich? Katharina Weitz beleuchtet über den Zugang von "Erklärbarer KI" wie soziale Roboter in Medizin und Pflege eingesetzt werden können.

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.

An invitation to dream beyond, imagine what it would be like to navigate a pluriverse where digital intimacy is sacred, where AI is queer and feminist, where technology is decolonial and where care and community is at the center of all decisions.

Sind Empathie und Mitgefühl erlernbar wie ein Musikinstrument oder Sport? Warum ist es besonders in Zeiten politischer Krisen so wichtig, sich auf die mentale Gesundheit und deren Training zu konzentrieren?