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, 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.

May 2021

• “Technology Is Driving the Future, But Who Is Steering?”
  May 27, 2021 Vienna Gödel Lecture, Digital Humanism, News, Social Responsibility In the 2021 Vienna Gödel Lecture, Moshe Vardi explained why the ethical lens is too narrow for dealing with technology’s impact on society.

Nov 2020

• Socio-Technical Analysis of the so-called AMS-Algorithm
  Nov 19, 2020 Digital Humanism, News, CIS, Social Responsibility TU Wien Informatics was part of the research team investigating possible bias and structural inequalities of the AMS assistance system.

May 2020

• Digital Humanism: Informatics in Times of COVID-19
  May 18, 2020 Digital Humanism, Workshop, News, WWTF, Social Responsibility Renowned experts met in our online workshop on May 14th—St. Corona’s day of all days—and discussed the digital transformation of society.

Nov 2019

• Vienna Positions Itself as Centre for Digital Humanism
  Nov 19, 2019 Digital Humanism, Grant, News TU Wien Informatics wins two out of nine grants awarded by the Vienna City Councillor for Cultural Affairs and Science.

Oct 2019

• Public Lecture Series on Digital Humanism
  Oct 28, 2019 Digital Humanism, Public Lecture, Social Responsibility Following a workshop and the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism, we invite you to a public lecture series on this critical and urgent topic.
• Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism is now a core topic for Greek students
  Oct 17, 2019 Digital Humanism, News, Social Responsibility The manifesto’s principles were incorporated into the syllabus of the admission exam of all Greek universities.

Jun 2019

• Project Call: Digital Humanism
  Jun 26, 2019 Digital Humanism, Call for Applications, Social Responsibility Humans should be put at the centre of digital development. The Vienna City Councillor for Science is going to support research projects on digital humanism.

Apr 2019

• Vienna Workshop on Digital Humanism: How Human Will Our Digital Future Be?
  Apr 8, 2019 Digital Humanism, Workshop, Social Responsibility Digitalisation is permeating all spheres of life - how can we deal with this transformation of our society?