How have digital technologies shaped democracy? What about emerging interaction patterns between AI and the rights, processes, and institutions that are at the core of democratic societies? How can we strengthen democracy in a world in which technologies (can) play an important role. [weiterlesen]

On September 22, 2023, Prof. Urs Gasser participated in the Digital Vision Forum of New York University’s John Paulson Center, where President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk-yeol along with NYU President Linda G. Mills, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, and Yann LeCun emphasized the… [weiterlesen]

On September 5, 2023, Prof. Urs Gasser participated in Tallinn Digital Summit on openness and resilience and took part in a panel conversation with Ambassadors Nele Leosk, Amandeep Gill, Josephine Teo and Florian Breger. [weiterlesen]

Prof. Urs Gasser took part in the AI Executive Program Digital Healthcare: Clinical Practice, Research and Healthcare Administration. Together with Kerstin Noëlle Vokinger, professor of law and of medicine, Prof. Urs Gasser shared experiences with Thai regulators, hospital leaders, and physicians,… [weiterlesen]

Science invited Prof. Urs Gasser to share some initial thoughts on what the draft AI Act adopted by the European Parliament, i.e. its negotiating position, might mean for the international research and science community from a governance perspective should it become law. [weiterlesen]

At a panel discussion hosted by Fraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen im Bundestag, Prof. Urs Gasser introduced three ideas to adress challenges of generative AI such as ChatGPT and embrace some opportunities for public discourse and democracy, in addition to legal guardrails discussed in the context of… [weiterlesen]

After three days exploring Generative AI from global perspectives at Harvard University, Prof. Urs Gasser contributed to the inaugural Stanford University Responsible Quantum Technology conference. In addition to introducing the Quantum Social Lab at TUM Think Tank, he shared his thoughts on what… [weiterlesen]

The debates about the promise and perils of generative AI are in full swing across the globe, with common threads, significant differences, and shades of grey regarding assessments, priorities, and policy approaches. On May 17 - 19, 2023, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard… [weiterlesen]

Prof. Urs Gasser had the honor to represent the Hochschule für Politik München at the ceremony where Charlotte Knobloch and rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt awarded Bavarian Prime Minister Söder with the Lord Jakobovits Prize of European Jewry on behalf of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER). Rabbi… [weiterlesen]

Auf generativer künstlicher Intelligeng (GenAI) basierende Anwendungen haben in letzter Zeit einen enormen Innovationsschub erlebt. Dies birgt auch Risiken. Als Gast im Interview bei der Sonntags-Zeitung des Tagesanzeigers diskutierte Prof. Urs Gasser deshalb Gefahren, Regulierung und internationale… [weiterlesen]