Digital Humanism
Technology profoundly shapes the world we live in, and the stakes are high. Digital Humanism deals with digital technology development and policies based on human rights, democracy, inclusion, and diversity.
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Digital Humanism is a mindset, a philosophy, a political driving force, a scientific approach, and most of all – a promise to society. That we are determined to build, regulate and develop technology for people, for a better future.
Latest News
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Aug 6, 2024 The Long Read, Digital Humanism, People, Digital Transformation, Interview, AI The Internet has been around for 50 years – but so has Hannes Werthner. He gave us insights into the first time he encountered the thing we call the Internet.
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Jul 30, 2024 Digital Humanism, Research, AI ChatGPT is all over the news, and the advancement and challenges of AI are ever more apparent. Read about our latest media activities and upcoming events.
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UNESCO Chair
The UNESCO Chair on Digital Humanism (2023–2027) aims to shape the development of digital technologies and policies toward human rights, democracy, participation, inclusion, and diversity.
Peter Knees and Julia Neidhardt are Chairholder and Co-Chairholder.
The chair was established in 2023 and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and establishes strong links with partner universities, especially in the global south, through research and education. Moreover, it aims to develop teaching curricula reflecting the topics of Digital Humanism; to include interdisciplinary methods into technical courses at TU Wien; to develop and adopt ethical research policies following UNESCO’s Recommendation on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence; and to organize recurring events to exchange and develop research agendas with related research initiatives.
The chair further acts as a networking hub, connecting partners and activities of the international DIGHUM initiative of TU Wien and the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (CAIML).
Activities
We foster a stream of Digital Humanism activities. Find our main players, cooperations and initiatives within and beyond TU Wien Informatics here.
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DIGHUM
The Digital Humanism Initiative -
Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism
Public Call to Deliberate and Act on Technological Development -
Lecture Series
Ongoing Series of Online Events, Lectures, and Discussions -
Perspectives on Digital Humanism
Open Access Book with Essays from Computer Science, Law and Humanities -
CAIML
Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning -
Digital Humanism Fellowship
Cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) -
Vienna Gödel Lectures
Public Lecture Series on How Technology Shapes the World We Live In -
CDL RecSys
Christian Doppler Lab for Recommender Systems -
VU Digital Humanism
Lecture and Exercise Course in Our Master Curricula
Our Partners. Alone we can do little – but together we can do much.
Our Supporters. Their commitment and support make our efforts possible.
Follow the links to individual initiatives and projects to learn more about our additional partners, cooperations, and sponsors.
Contact
Want to talk to real people about the challenges we face? Here are the leading experts and primary contacts for all our Digital Humanism initiatives.
Highlights
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Digital Humanism initiatives.
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