The initiative DIGHUM lectures started with regular online events to discuss the different aspects of Digital Humanism. The bidt and the TU Wien are cooperation partners for DIGHUM lecture series.
Panelists: Hans Akkermans (w4ra.org, the Netherlands), George Metakides (Digital Enlightenment Forum) and Marc Rotenberg (Center for AI and Digital Policy, USA)
Moderator: Christiane Wendehorst (University of Vienna, Austria)
As digital technology reshapes the way our societies function, challenges our democracies, and shifts global power structures, governments and lawmakers around the world are grappling with how to regulate the digital space. This panel will explore the evolving landscape of digital governance and regulation, from AI and data protection to anti-trust, cybersecurity, and digital platform accountability. Leading experts will discuss the challenges of promoting innovation as well as regulation aimed to safeguard the values for which digital humanism stands, and strategically positioning our liberal democracies in a world of geopolitical tensions and a changing global order.
About the Series
A roughly bi-weekly seminar offers presentations and panels from worldwide thought leaders. It is typically held on Tuesday afternoons at 17:00 CET.
The bidt and the TU Wien are cooperation partners for DIGHUM lecture series.
Digital Humanism deals with the complex relationship between man and machine. It acknowledges the potential of Informatics and IT. At the same time, it points to related apparent threats such as privacy violations, ethical concerns with AI, automation, and loss of jobs, and the ongoing monopolization on the Web.
For this reason, a new initiative — DIGHUM lectures — started with regular online events to discuss the different aspects of Digital Humanism.
We will have one or more speakers on a specific topic followed by a discussion, or panel discussions, depending on topic and speakers. The exact dates will be announced at least two weeks before.
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