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I just finished the Digital4Sustainability course by UN environment programme
The Digital4Sustainability Learning Path explores the transformational role digital solutions and innovations can play in advancing environmental and social sustainability. In particular, how can digital technologies power the green transition, and how can the digital transition be green? Introduction We live in a technologically advanced world, spending more than a third of our lives in front of a…
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European Social Simulation Association (ESSA) Summer School in Social Simulation 2023: Agent-Based Modelling for Wicked Problems
28 August-1 September 2023, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Link zur Veranstaltung For my doctorate at the Chair of Sociology of Technology and Innovation, Social Simulations, I took part in the Summer School of the European Social Simulation Association in August 2023. During this time, I was able to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge…
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11. Deutsches GeoForum – 22.-23.11.2023 in Berlin
22.-23.11.2023 (Berlin) Link zur Veranstaltung Auch das 11. Deutsche Geoforum findet wieder in Berlin statt – in unmittelbarer Nähe zur Politik, den Ministerien und vielen Akteuren von Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft. So wollen wir als Deutscher Dachverband für Geoinformation den Raum und die Plattform für den Informationsaustausch zwischen Politik, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Verwaltung bieten – wieder…
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KI Camp 2023
The AI Camp, organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) brings together AI talents and renowned AI experts from all over the world. In interactive discussion rounds, lecture sessions and hands-on formats, the free convention will address transdisciplinary future issues from the fields of society,…
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Bias in algorithms: A report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental rights
„This report looks at the use of artificial intelligence in predictive policing and offensive speech detection. It demonstrates how bias in algorithms appears, can amplify over time and affect people’s lives, potentially leading to discrimination. It corroborates the need for more comprehensive and thorough assessments of algorithms in terms of bias before such algorithms are…
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New AI technologies can perpetuate old biases: some examples in the United States
A new and really interesting article was recently published by Erika Ota-Liedtke and Madhuri Raghunath both working at the Federal Bank of New York. This Article was originally published on the OECD.AI website on October 18, 2022. https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/ai-biases-usa
David Wurster 