A research project at the Technical University of Munich has investigated how artificial intelligence can be used to take employee preferences into account when planning shifts.
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After his speech in Erding, even the CSU criticised Bavaria's Deputy Prime Minister Aiwanger. The leader of the Free Voters is unimpressed - and continues to hope for votes from AfD sympathisers.
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In view of the AfD's nationwide rise in the polls, the other parties are arguing about who is to blame. However, according to experts, the AfD is currently also performing "surprisingly well" in Bavaria, despite all the efforts of the CSU and the Free Voters. Why is that?
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The development of artificial intelligence has spiralled out of control, according to around 3,000 signatories of an open letter from business and science. They are calling for a pause in the training of particularly powerful AI systems.
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Urs Gasser explains why bans are needed when dealing with artificial intelligence, how humans are handing over autonomy to machines and why technology companies are threatening to become even more powerful.
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The Austrian magazine Profil published a column by Ingrid Brodnig. She discussed the phenomenon of online hate and violence and how it is used against, especially, female Politicians. Amongst others the draws from a current study by Prof. Jürgen Pfeffer and Prof. Janina Steinert, which they…
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Germany’s final three nuclear power plants close their doors on Saturday, marking the end of the country’s nuclear era that has spanned more than six decades. Nuclear power has long been contentious in Germany.
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When Germany powers down the last of its nuclear power plants on Saturday, it will mark a historic shift decades in the making—and comes in the midst of fierce debates about how Germany and Europe will ensure their energy security for tough winters ahead and meet their ambitious climate goals.
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