Mar 2025

• Rotterdam Delegation visits TU Wien Informatics
  Mar 4, 2025 Digital Humanism, International Outreach, welcome.TU.code, eduLAB, Public Outreach At the end of February, we had the honor of hosting a delegation from Rotterdam at TU Wien Informatics, sharing insights about our outreach projects.

Jan 2025

• DIGILINGDIV Project Kick-off
  Jan 30, 2025 Digital Humanism, Report, Event, WWTF On January 27, DIGILINGDIV celebrated its official project start with a kick-off Event at the Hofburg.
• Digital Humanism & Education
  Jan 21, 2025 Digital Humanism, Report, Education Outreach, Social Responsibility On January 20, the recently published textbook for Digital Humanism was presented at the Wienbibliothek.

Dec 2024

• A Paradigm Shift in Computer Science? Where We are, so far
  Dec 6, 2024 Digital Humanism, Workshop, Event, CAIML, Public Outreach On November 28 & 29, TU Wien Informatics and the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) hosted a Workshop on the future of Computer Science.

Nov 2024

• 1 Million Milestone for Digital Humanism
  Nov 18, 2024 Digital Humanism, Digital Transformation, Public Outreach, Excellence Digital Humanism is not just a one-in-a-million initiative - the Digital Humanism books have now been accessed over a million times!
• Digital Humanism Doctoral College - Shaping a responsible digital future
  Nov 6, 2024 Digital Humanism, Doctoral School We are excited to announce the launch of the new “Digital Humanism” Doctoral College together with Uni Wien and WU Wien!

Oct 2024

• Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson become Nobel Laureates
  Oct 21, 2024 Digital Humanism, Public Lecture, CAIML We are delighted to congratulate Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson on receiving the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences.

Sep 2024

• The Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism: achievements, outlooks, perspectives
  Sep 12, 2024 Digital Humanism, Event, Panel Discussion, Public Outreach, Social Responsibility, Excellence On September 2, we celebrated 5 years of the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism. Read all about its achievements, alliances, collaborations, and what’s next.

Aug 2024

• TU Wien Should Have a Philosophy Department
  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.

Jun 2024

• What answers can Digital Humanism provide for AI in teaching and education?
  Jun 25, 2024 Digital Humanism, AI, Public Outreach, Education Outreach, Social Responsibility Technology profoundly shapes the world we live in, and the stakes are high. Can Digital Humanism help us address questions for AI in teaching and education?

May 2024

• iCAIML Doctoral College “Innovative Combinations and Applications of AI and ML”
  May 14, 2024 Digital Humanism, Machine Learning, CAIML, AI, Doctoral School We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new iCAIML Doctoral College “Innovative Combinations and Applications of AI and Machine Learning”!

Jan 2024

• U.S.–Austria Citizen Dialogue: AI’s Impact on Democracy
  Jan 17, 2024 Digital Humanism, International Outreach In 2024’s record election year, a global forum at TU Wien examined AI’s critical influence on democracies and ways to navigate its challenges.

Dec 2023

• Statement on the EU AI Act
  Dec 1, 2023 Digital Humanism The EU AI Act is in the final phase, and there are considerable risks for its regulations. Support the statement of the Digital Humanism Initiative.

Oct 2023

• From Joseph Weizenbaum to ChatGPT
  Oct 25, 2023 Digital Humanism Critical Encounters with Dazzling AI Technology, explained by Christiane Floyd.
• Stefan Neumann to Establish Vienna Research Group
  Oct 18, 2023 Digital Humanism, Grant, WWTF Neumann receives the WWTF VRG Grant to found a new research group on trustworthy recommender systems for online social networks.

Jun 2023

• “Don’t Humanize AI!”
  Jun 12, 2023 Digital Humanism, Public Lecture, Research, Doctoral School Ricardo Baeza-Yates, international AI expert, unravels why AI is acting irresponsibly and what we can do about it.

May 2023

• UNESCO Awards Chair on Digital Humanism to TU Wien Informatics
  May 15, 2023 Digital Humanism, Event In research and teaching, ethical questions regarding the development of digital technology are of utmost importance.

Apr 2023

• AI + Logic Week
  Apr 24, 2023 Digital Humanism, Public Lecture Three public lectures by groundbreaking researchers in the field of artificial intelligence and logic – for experts and beginners alike.

Mar 2023

• ChatGPT – A Catalyst for What Kind of Future?
  Mar 21, 2023 Digital Humanism Read the statement of the Digital Humanism Initiative on ChatGPT and how the online world will change.

Oct 2022

• Insights for Society: New Research Unit for Data Science
  Oct 17, 2022 Digital Humanism, Research, Social Responsibility The new Research Unit for Data Science at TU Wien Informatics is committed to using data for societal good.

Jun 2022

• “Why We Rely on Badly Behaving Machines”
  Jun 10, 2022 Vienna Gödel Lecture, Digital Humanism, Public Lecture Toby Walsh tells us about the future of AI and why we should reconsider existing approaches to technology development.

May 2022

• Explaining the Unexplainable
  May 25, 2022 Digital Humanism, Report, Public Lecture, CAIML, AI Edward A. Lee, distinguished computer scientist and expert on societal implications of technology, unravels the black boxes of machines and human minds alike.
• Edward A. Lee Awarded TU Wien Honorary Doctorate
  May 18, 2022 Digital Humanism, Award, Excellence TU Wien honors Lee for his outstanding achievements in computer sciences, philosophy of technology, and digital humanism.
• The Hackers and Me: Hacking and Politics
  May 13, 2022 Digital Humanism, Ethical Hacking, Interview Marco Squarcina talks about how to become a hacker, whether there is a hacker ethic, the present and future of cyberwars, and state-sponsored hacking.
• Walking the Red Line – AI and Regulations
  May 6, 2022 Digital Humanism, Report, Panel Discussion, AI, Social Responsibility How can we regulate complex algorithmic systems? Law experts and computer scientists join forces to tackle the challenges of democratic technology development.

Mar 2022

• Digital Humanism Fellowship Kick-off
  Mar 18, 2022 Digital Humanism, Guest Professor, CAIML, Social Responsibility TU Wien Informatics cooperates with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) to promote Digital Humanism research initiatives.
• “Science Is Political!”
  Mar 10, 2022 Digital Humanism, Workshop, Innovation, Public Outreach The war in Ukraine shows how urgent the debate about digital technologies is. The 4th DIGHUM workshop dealt with initiatives for a peaceful digital society.

Nov 2021

• Towards a Research and Innovation Roadmap: Cancelled!
  Nov 12, 2021 Digital Humanism, Workshop, Social Responsibility We have to postpone the workshop due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in Austria. New date in Feb/Mar 2022 to be announced.

Sep 2021

• Perspectives on Digital Humanism
  Sep 22, 2021 Digital Humanism, Research, Social Responsibility A collection of 46 articles from experts with different disciplinary backgrounds, who provide their view on the interplay of human and machine.

Aug 2021

• Digital Humanism: The Poysdorf Declaration
  Aug 5, 2021 Digital Humanism, News, Social Responsibility The ministers of foreign affairs of Austria, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic signed the Poysdorf Declaration on Digital Humanism.