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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Facebook and Google suck up our personal data and allow it to be turned into fake news, engagement algorithms and “psychographic messaging” for Brexit and Donald Trump‘s election. A battle is looming over who will control this sea of Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) - the public interest or Internet-based platform companies? What can be done to develop innovative policy approaches and a social economy for the digital age?
French president Emmanuel Macron has outlined a forward-looking strategy that seeks to inject European values into the race for AI development. When combined with efforts by EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, and the EU’s forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation, a vague vision is taking shape that could provide an alternative to Silicon Valley. Yet many parts of the European blueprint remain incomplete. What is the German contribution to this discussion?
Should individuals become “data shareholders” who get paid for permitting Facebook and Google to mine our personal data? Or should our data be re-conceptualized as “social data” that is protected as part of the commons? Do we need to establish a collaborative CERN-type organization for the development of AI, to ensure the availability of open-source datasets used in the public interest? Do we need to create “digital licenses” which make clear the rules and conditions for allowing platform companies to access the German and EU markets, and develop the technological tools to protect one’s “digital borders”?
We invite you to discuss these questions together with:
Steven Hill, US journalist currently a Journalist in Residence at the WZB Berlin. He is author of seven books, including „Die Startup Illusion: Wie die Internet-Ökonomie unseren Sozialstaat ruiniert“ and „Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age“. His articles have appeared in international and national media, e.g. in the New York Times, Washington Post, Die Zeit, Handelsblatt.
Prof. Dr. Peter Wedde, Professor of Labour Laws and the Right of the Information Society at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, scientific director of consulting firm d + a consulting GbR.
Dr. Lena Ulbricht, Research Group Leader at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin and at the WZB. Her research focuses on the regulation of new technologies, use of computer technology for governance, data protection, security governance and democratic theory.
Dr. Aljoscha Burchardt, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI GmbH), Lab Manager at the Language Technology Lab and an expert in Artificial Intelligence and Language Technology.
The discussion will be held in English and is organized by the WZB in cooperation with the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society.
Information on participating / attending:
Our event location is wheelchair-accessible. If you need support, please let Friederike Theilen-Kosch know: friederike.theilen-kosch@wzb.eu
Date:
04/24/2018 18:00 - 04/24/2018 20:00
Registration deadline:
04/23/2018
Event venue:
Reichpietschufer 50, Room A 300
10785 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Information technology, Media and communication sciences, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
04/12/2018
Sender/author:
Dr. Harald Wilkoszewski
Department:
Informations- und Kommunikationsreferat
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event60243
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