How much German-language #web content is also available in #easylanguage or "#LeichteSprache"? As part of their research, Freya Hewett & Hadi Asghari spoke with the authorities responsible for overseeing the web #accessibility directive. 👉Read their summary: hiig.de/en/lowering-th…

We're looking for: 'Postdoctoral Researcher on the Economics & Behavioural Economics of Digitalisation' Deadline: 27 May. Research topics: we're open-minded! The iHub & Radboud University are a great place to work. And NL is a nice country to live. ru.nl/en/working-at/… #Jobs

#CfP: Submit your paper on AI Systems for Public Interest (e.g. public health, sustainability or mobility) & be part of @thezueger & Hadi Asghari's #workshop at #KI2023 by Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., followed by a special issue publication. Deadline is 9 July! More info: hiig.de/en/call-for-pa…

#CfP #2: You'll have another chance to discuss & publish your work on #AI Systems for #PublicInterest at @thezueger & Hadi Asghari's #workshop at #AoIR2023, AoIR ➡️ 🐘 @[email protected]’s international conference in Philadelphia, USA! Submit your paper until 9 July! More info: hiig.de/en/call-for-pa…

#OpenAI is widely known as a driving force in #AI & #MachineLearning development, but have you heard about Hugging Face? sami.nenno analysed who is using the community platform to better understand recents dynamics in the field of #ML & #LLMs. Read here: hiig.de/en/inside-hugg…

🚨🚨WE URGE EVERYONE TO UPDATE THEIR APPLE DEVICES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. We have found an actively exploited #zero #click vulnerability that was used to deliver #NSO group’s #Pegasus #spyware. citizenlab.ca/2023/09/blastp…

I am very happy to share that l will be joining the European Center for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT). Looking forward to a new chapter and lots of exciting and impactful research ahead algorithmic-transparency.ec.europa.eu/index_en

📣 #CfA for our #Internet & Society #Fellowship 2024! Become part of our #international & #interdisciplinary team. Engage in the exchange of #research experiences and initiate new initiatives as an innovative thinker! ⏳Deadline: 15 October 2023 🔗Info: hiig.de/en/fellowship-…

Vom 26. bis zum 29.09. ist die KI 2023 – 46. Deutsche Konferenz für Künstliche Intelligenz in Berlin. Besonders gespannt sind wir auf den #Workshop “AI Systems for the Public Interest” des HIIG Berlin mit @thezueger und Hadi Asghari. Hier gibt’s mehr Infos👇 hiig.de/events/ki-2023…

Who puts the smart into smart #digital communication? In his lecture at @mfnberlin with bpb.de & Tobi Müller, our guest Daniel Miller explores how the #creativity of users transform digital #technology & the need for empathy for ordinary people. 📍hiig.de/en/events/dani…

New report: how data about Europe's political leaders, judges, and military personnel flow to foreign states and non-state actors. RTB's security problem is a national security problem. iccl.ie/digital-data/e…

Dear international students and talents from around the world, note that German universities welcome foreign students, are tuition free and many subjects are taught in English. Germany has become an open and liberal society in contrast to what the UK government is implementing.

Ross Anderson Professor Ross Anderson, FRS, FREng Dear friend and treasured long term campaigner for privacy and security, Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and Edinburgh University, Lovelace Medal winner, has died suddenly at home in Cambridge.

Neuer Beitrag von HIIG-Forschenden Theresa Züger & Hadi Asghari über den Einsatz von #Algorithmen gegen #Hassrede im Netz im neuen Band "#Code & #Vorurteil" von Deborah Schnabel, Eva Berendsen, Marie-Sophie Adeoso und Leo Fischer. Bildungsstätte Anne Frank, Verbrecher Verlag 👉​verbrecherverlag.de/shop/code-voru…

Have you ever wondered how to use your #technical #skills for #social #impact? Then, you might be interested in our new opening for a PhD position on Machine Learning, Data Science and Algorithmic Accountability Maastricht Law&Tech Lab. Please #share! More details: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastricht…

New essay: ML seems to promise discovery without understanding, but this is fool's gold that has led to a reproducibility crisis in ML-based science. aisnakeoil.com/p/scientists-s… (with Sayash Kapoor). In 2021 we compiled evidence that an error called leakage is pervasive in ML models

CALL FOR REGISTRATION (Berlin & online: August 29-30, 2024) Save your place (online or in person) for the hybrid workshop 'LLMs and the Patterns of Human Language Use.' All you have to do is fill in the registration form on the website: denkwerkstatt.berlin/LLMs-in-Berlin

#CfP deadline extended! Submit your papers by 12 July for the 2nd Workshop on Public Interest AI. We invite all projects focusing on #AI for the common good, addressing societal challenges through innovative approaches. 👉Details & submission guidelines: hiig.de/en/events/2nd-…

Sorry, my "bam!" was cryptic. Google has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act by maintaining its monopoly in two product markets in the U.S.... It's 286 pages - be back with a thread shortly along with implications for the adtech antitrust trial starting in five weeks. /1

New Special Issue! Theresa Züger & Hadi Asghari have edited the latest policy repay release on AI for the public interest. Can #AI really tackle global challenges like reducing CO2 or improving public health? How do #EU policies help or hinder its potential? 👉policyreview.info/articles/analy…