The Metaverse Multistakeholder Workshop (28th February 2023 - 1st March 2023) brought together participants from academia, business, industry, the public sector, and civil society, to explored the contours, shapes, and future trajectories of the Metaverse as tomorrow’s digital frontier. The…
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Half a year's break, now: otherwise humanity will be in danger. Elon Musk, Apple founder Steve Wozniak and many other entrepreneurs and experts call for this in an open letter. Are their concerns about "gigantic AI experiments" justified?
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While European leaders often try to present a united front on supporting Ukraine, public opinion is more sharply divided. CGTN’s Natalie Carney reports from Germany on the growing anti-war movement.
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Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Timm Betz for winning 2 awards from the Southern Political Science Association for his research: the 2023 Pi Sigma Alpha "Overall Best Paper Award" for the best paper presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the SPSA and the 2023 Marian Irish Award der Southern Political…
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Leading international scientists who discovered articles written by artificial intelligence (AI) that have been published in their names have backed plans for legal action.
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Leading international scientists who discovered articles written by artificial intelligence that have been published in their names have backed plans for legal action.
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Last week the TUM Think Tank and the Professorship of Public Policy, Governance and Innovative Technology co-hosted two events with Bavarian State Ministry of Justice as part of our Reboot Social Media Lab.
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With effect to January 1, 2023, the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG) came into force. At its core, BayHIG stands for innovation, excellence and agility in Bavarian higher education. At the same time, it replaces the Bavarian Higher Education Act and the Bavarian Higher Education…
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