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Digital Humanism Conference
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The first Digital Humanism Conference took place in Vienna on 26–28 May. Stay tuned for 2026!

Organised by @digitalhumanism.at and supported by @eudhit.eu.

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Conference 📷 by (c) swype
#DigHum2025 #DigitalHumanism #DigitalerHumanismus
✎🗒 ˎˊ˗ Mark your calendar for the upcoming week! Michael Ekstrand @md.ekstrandom.net​ will share his views on #DigitalHumanism on Thu/6pm at @tuwien.at​​, as part of the CDL-RecSys Lab summer school.

Details at https://caiml.org/news/200/

@dighum.bsky.social@acm.org#RecSys2025
September 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
⊹ Today marks the start of the 4th ACM Europe Digital Humanism Summer School at @informatics.tuwien.ac.at​​. We wish all students a great week ahead!

Join the public programme today, on Tue (online DIGHUM lecture) and Wed (public screening of “How to Build a Truth Engine” at Topkino.
September 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
𓇼 Are you at @ars.electronica.art Festival this weekend? Join Erich Prem & his guests at the Digitality & Vulnerability panel on Sunday at 3pm!

⤷ 🔗 https://ars.electronica.art/panic/en/view/digitality-and-vulnerability-24238ddb450c817394e2f4bd5c9c2380/

#DigitalHumanism #Digitality #ArsElectronica
September 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When platforms replace institutions – what happens to democracy and public discourse? ✮ With V. Almeida @harvard.edu​​, A. Gawer @uniofsurrey.bsky.social​​,​ @b-snaith.bsky.social​‬, P. Staab @humboldtuni.bsky.social​, and host M. Stampfer @wwtf.at​.
#Recap
July 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What drives AI forward, and what should hold it back? The “AI’s Technical Trajectory” panel explored current AI frameworks, examining the balance between progress and ethical considerations.
💬 With @carlessierra.bsky.social​, @mmbronstein.bsky.social​, Edward A. Lee and Ute Schmid.
#Recap
July 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
What happens when AI dictates the rules of democracy? How should democratic institutions react?
🎙️This insightful session, moderated by @claudiazettel.bsky.social, featured professors Lawrence Lessig (@harvard.edu​) and Moshe Y. Vardi (@ricecompsci.bsky.social​).
#Recap
July 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
When AI meets society, what questions matter most? How do we ensure AI serves the public, not just private interests? At #DigHum2025, Sabine T. Köszegi moderated a panel with Ricardo Baeza-Yates​ @upf.edu​, Katja Bühler @vrvis.bsky.social​​, and Toby Walsh @tobywalsh.bsky.social​ (UNSW).
#Recap

July 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎙️ Katja Mayer von der Universität Wien @univie.ac.at und dem ZSI spricht im Pragmaticus-Podcast mit Karin Pollack über die Hintergründe und Ziele des Digitalen Humanismus. Sehr empfehlenswert!

https://www.derpragmaticus.com/r/digitaler-humanismus

#DigitalerHumanismus #DigitalHumanism #Pragmaticus
May 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, cultural manager and former director of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, explores the relationship between nature, technology, and creativity in the context of regenerative arts & the potential of AI.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/christoph-thun-hohenstein/
#DigHum2025
May 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Michael A. Cusumano, Professor at MIT Sloan @mitsloan.bsky.social, researches software strategy and the economics of digital platforms.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/michael-a-cusumano/
#DigHum2025 #MIT #MITSloan
May 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Annabelle Gawer, Professor at the @uniofsurrey.bsky.social, is a global authority on digital platforms, unpacking their power and influence across industries.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/annabelle-gawer/
#DigHum2025
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Michael Veale @michae.lv, Associate Professor at UCL @ucl.ac.uk, researches digital rights and regulation, focusing on power, justice, and privacy-enhancing technologies in the context of machine learning.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/michael-veale/
#DigHum2025
May 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Siddhi Gupta, founder of the Inclusive AI Lab, works at the intersection of justice and technology, building AI that centres marginalised voices.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/siddhi-gupta/
#DigHum2025 #InclusiveAILab
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Karin Tausz, Managing Director of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), has led strategic roles in mobility and innovation at companies like Magna Steyr and ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/karin-tausz/
#DigHum2025 #FFG
May 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Toby Walsh @tobywalsh.bsky.social, Professor of AI at UNSW Sydney), advocates for ethical AI use and has spoken globally on its impact, including at the UN and with heads of state.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/toby-walsh/
#DigHum2025 #UNSW
May 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Anna Bon, researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, designs tech solutions with and for communities in the Global South, centring social equity and sustainability.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/anna-bon/
#DigHum2025 #VUamsterdam
May 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Lawrence Lessig @lessig.bsky.social, Professor at Harvard Law School @hls.harvard.edu, draws on a career in legal scholarship, institutional leadership, and judicial clerkships to shape debates on law and society.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/lawrence-lessig
#DigHum2025
May 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Michael Stampfer, Managing Director of the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (@wwtf.at), supports scientific research in Vienna and has been a highly active and engaged supporter of the Digital Humanism movement since its inception.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/michael-stampfer/
#DigHum2025
May 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Martina Lindorfer @lindorfer.in, Associate Professor at TU Wien @tuwien.at, investigates systems security and privacy through large-scale analysis of mobile apps and smart devices.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/martina-lindorfer/
#DigHum2025
May 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Dame Wendy Hall, Professor at the University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social, helped invent the Semantic Web and now leads global efforts on ethical AI governance.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/dame-wendy-hall/
#DigHum2025 #SemanticWeb #AIgovernance
May 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Edward A. Lee, professor at UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, draws on decades of work in embedded software, cyber-physical systems, and AI to examine the human dimensions of technology.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/edward-a-lee
#DigHum2025
May 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra @upf.edu, expert researcher in algorithms and bias, helping uncover hidden inequalities in big data.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/ricardo-baeza-yates/
#DigHum2025 #BigData
May 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Astrid Mager, senior scientist at the Austrian Academy of Sciences @technikfolgen.bsky.social, studies AI ethics, algorithmic discrimination, and the datafication of welfare states.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/astrid-mager
#DigHum2025
May 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Carles Sierra @carlessierra.bsky.social, research professor at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC), leads AI research and has taught at universities worldwide.

#DigHum2025
https://dighum.wien/speaker/carles-sierra/
May 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Paul Feigelfeld @cryptologocentric.bsky.social, researcher at Mozarteum University, connects art, theory, and technology to challenge our cultural narratives around AI and automation.

https://dighum.wien/speaker/paul-feigelfeld/
#DigHum2025 #Mozarteum
April 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM