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AI follows stereotypes related to scientific research, oftentimes expected to serve a useful purpose. Its paradigm-shifting potential is evident in direct applications such as automating processes, creating intelligent assistants, optimizing processes, and solving previously intractable tasks with the power of vast datasets and deeper networks. While these technical advancements are transforming various domains – from… Weiterlesen »The False Promise of ChatGPT

In collaboration with the ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, and supported by The BRIDGE Lab, this event explores how Generative AI challenges traditional notions of intellectual property, authorship, and ownership. As AI systems increasingly build on vast public and private datasets, often without consent or compensation, we face a need to rethink how knowledge… Weiterlesen »Apéro Philo: AI, Post-Intellectual Property, and Co-Inherited Wealth

What are the carbon footprints of digital technologies such as AI and data-driven services? How can AI systems be effectively used to monitor deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and responsible use of resources? Will IoT sensors and open environmental data platforms enable participative climate action and ecosystem protection? And how can digital technologies help accelerate climate… Weiterlesen »Apéro Digital: Friends or Foes? Digitalization & Sustainability towards COP30

Every year, the Plenary Assembly offers a space for dialogue, exchange and future collaborations across the DIZH partner universities. This year, we invite you to explore the synergies between digitality and sustainability. Program Our plenary discussion will examine how sustainability intersects with digital innovation through the lens of current DIZH projects. Researchers from different DIZH… Weiterlesen »Plenary Assembly DIZH

Der Historiker Felix K. Maier nutzt eine selbst entwickelte KI, um sich ein lebendiges Bild vom alten Rom zu machen. Der Kulturwissenschaftler Roland Meyer analysiert, wie mit KI-Bildgeneratoren online alternative Geschichtsbilder produziert werden und weshalb diese bei der politischen Rechten besonders Anklang finden. Im Talk im Turm diskutieren Felix Maier und Roland Meyer mit den… Weiterlesen »Talk im Turm: «Lebendige Antike und falsche Heroen»

KI-gestützte Chatbots und Lernassistenzsysteme bieten enormes Potential für die Bildung: Adaptive Lernbegleitung, ständige Verfügbarkeit, Unterstützung beim Erstellen von Kursinhalten. Kein Wunder, werden an der ZHAW unterschiedliche Bots entwickelt – über die Bildung hinaus. Gleichzeitig stellen sich Herausforderungen wie Datenschutz, Privacy und Urheberrecht. Zum Event und Anmeldung