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Call for Papers Extended until 15 March 2024!

Save the Date for our 6th Weizenbaum Conference "Uncertain journeys into digital futures: Inter- and transdisciplinary research for mitigating wicked societal and environmental problems" and join the Call for Papers.

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Join our Open Fellowship Program!

We are looking for international scientists who want to develop, discuss and investigate new ideas as Fellows at the Institute in Berlin. The call is open until March 31.

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WJDS Special Issue

Now available: Special issue on the occasion of Joseph Weizenbaum’s 100 anniversary: “Fostering Societal Values in Digital Times – Peace, Care, and Tech Regulation” of the peer-reviewed Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society.

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Research Foci

Events

05.03.2024 - 08.04.2024

10:00 Uhr - 12:00 Uhr | Location: (1) hybrid at bidt/online; (2), (3) and (4) online / Language: Mostly German

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QPD

Workshop

Workshop for Module 4 (QPD): Thinking like a…

Together with the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) and the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), we offer a Qualification program in digitalization research (QPD), which includes various workshops.

22.03.2024

09:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr | Weizenbaum Institute, Hardenbergstr. 32, 10623 Berlin

Symposium

Dynamics of Generative AI

Scholars from different fields – lawyers, economists, computer scientists, and social scientists – will be coming together at the Weizenbaum Institute to gather their knowledge around a central question: what will define the future of AI ecosystems?

26.03.2024

16:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr | Weizenbaum Institute, Hardenbergstr. 32, 10623 Berlin

The Equality Machine – Book Presentation and Discussion

Renowned tech policy scholar, Orly Lobel, will be visiting the Weizenbaum Institute as a fellow this month. Join us in discussing her newest book: The Equality Machine. Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future.

19.04.2024 - 26.04.2024

09:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr | online, Language: English

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QPD

Workshop

Workshop for Module 3 (QPD): Visualizing Science - Graphical Abstracts

Together with the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) and the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), we offer a Qualification program in digitalization research (QPD), which includes various workshops.

17.06.2024 - 18.06.2024

10:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr | Silent Green Kulturquartier in Berlin

Weizenbaum Conference

Weizenbaum Conference 2024: Uncertain journeys into digital futures

The Weizenbaum Institute is organizing its sixth Annual Conference: “Uncertain journeys into digital futures: Inter- and transdisciplinary research for mitigating wicked societal and environmental problems”. The conference will take place at Silent Green Kulturquartier in Berlin from 17 to 18 June…

08.07.2024 - 10.07.2024

10:00 Uhr - 11:30 Uhr | Day 1 starts at 10, day 3 ends at 11:30

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PhD Research Retreat 2024

The Research Retreat has been part of the Institute’s programme since the outset. It takes place once a year over a period of three to five days providing a space for researchers to work on theses or other collaborative projects without outside distraction.

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