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Big Tech Versus the Common Good

Who Owns the Future of Artificial Intelligence?Florian Butollo and Esther Görnemann outline the consequences of the current technology race and offer policy recommendations.

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How Media Shapes the Future

How does the media we consume shape the way we see the future? This is one of the key questions driving the research of Prof. Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt. We talked with her about the topic.

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Recap: Weizenbaum Conference 2025

"Empowering People in Online Spaces: Democracy and Well-being in Digital Societies". Under this title, the seventh Weizenbaum Conference took place in Berlin on June 4–5, 2025.

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Weizenbaum Report 2025

The Weizenbaum Report 2025 provides representative data on political participation, civic engagement, and financial inclusion in Germany.

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Events

07/02/2025

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM | Weizenbaum-Institut,
Hardenbergstraße 32,
10623 Berlin

Movie

Book Presentation

Panel Discussion

ABGESAGT: Meinungsbildung und soziale Medien

Die Veranstaltung ist abgesagt. Einen neuen Termin geben wir in Kürze bekannt.

09/15/2025 - 09/18/2025

TU-Campus EUREF, EUREF-Campus 9, 10829 Berlin-Schöneberg

Conference

BIFOLD Summer School on Artificial Intelligence and Society

The Summer School invites researchers and practitioners to explore the space of 'Open Science & Open Data'. Join us as we explore key intersections of openness and AI.

10/16/2025 - 10/17/2025

Workshop

Workshop on Critical Theory of the Computational

This international workshop—organised by Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S), Center for Responsible AI Technologies and the Weizenbaum Institute—aims to use critical theories in order to explore how digital and computational systems are influencing societal changes and how these systems…

11/06/2025

09:30 AM - 04:00 PM | online

Workshop

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Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting (DigiMeet 2025)

The Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt), the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), the Leibniz Institute for Media Research – Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), and the Weizenbaum Institute (WI), invite doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to present their work at the…

Pioneer, skeptic, activist: turning points in the life of Joseph Weizenbaum

With this interactive and digital exhibition, we pay tribute to the life and work of computer science pioneer and social critic Joseph Weizenbaum. It traces Weizenbaum's biography using the turning points that had a lasting impact on his life and gave him a new direction. 

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