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Emotion AI, a branch of affective computing, promises to algorithmically detect, infer, or predict people’s emotions, moods, and mental states. These systems are rapidly spreading, from entertainment and consumer technologies to education, healthcare, and the workplace, despite an absence of regulation in the United States and weak regulatory efforts in the European Union. Drawing on… Weiterlesen »Emotion AI: Utopian Promises, Dystopian Realities

The guest lecture by Bilge Kaan Güner  (Lawyer, Consultant and Doctoral Researcher at the University of Tübingen, Faculty at Law) examines the limits of formal legal responsibility under the GDPR when technology producers shape data protection by design (DPbD) without being directly regulated as controllers or processors. It explores how this gap creates a structural… Weiterlesen »AI & Law Lecture Series: From Formalism to Relational Accountability in Complex Computing Environments

Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) have become integral to modern data systems both in academia and industry. However, a critical limitation of LLMs is their tendency to produce non-factual outputs, commonly referred to as hallucinations. In this talk, recent results of leveraging agentic AI technologies for multi-modal data exploration in medicine will be… Weiterlesen »Multi-Modal Exploration of Medical Data with Agentic AI

Guest Lecture by Professor Alan Mislove Can algorithms quietly exclude people from opportunities like jobs, housing, or credit? Are online ads treating everyone fairly, and how would we even know? Who decides which ads you see, and on what basis? What happens when automated advertising crosses the line from personalization to discrimination? This guest lecture… Weiterlesen »Identifying Discrimination in Online Social Network Advertising

Die nächste Ausgabe der Event-Reihe «Raum für Psychologie» taucht ein in ein aktuelles Medienphänomen: Podcasts. Warum begleiten uns Stimmen beim Kochen, Pendeln oder Putzen? Was steckt psychologisch hinter unseren Hörgewohnheiten? Podcasts sind aus unserem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken: Nachrichten im Tram, Comedy beim Kochen oder True Crime beim Staubsaugen. Laut der Studie IGEM-Digimonitor 2025, hören… Weiterlesen »Phänomen Podcast: Zur Psychologie hinter den Hörgewohnheiten

Neurotechnologies enable the measurement, monitoring, and stimulation of the human brain, with applications ranging from medical treatments and brain–computer interfaces to consumer technologies that track sleep or enhance attention. While they hold great promise for improving health and quality of life, they also raise critical questions around privacy, autonomy, and social inequality—especially as brain data… Weiterlesen »Apéro Digital. Freeing minds: Responsible Development of Neurotechnology