Events on artificial intelligence
Online (BigBlueButton)
"In our fast-moving world, where artificial intelligence is influencing more and more areas of our lives, we need to address an important question: How do we deal with the current and future ethical challenges posed by the use of AI technologies in order to find a responsible approach to AI?
In the first part of the event, the three speakers, Prof. Dr. Mandy Schiefner-Rohs, Prof. Dr. Karen Joisten and Prof. Dr. Judith Simon, will address various aspects of artificial intelligence and its ethical implications in short keynote speeches. The keynote speeches will be followed by a panel discussion, which will also be open to participants at the end of the event so that they can put forward their own questions and points of view. The event thus promises not only informative insights, but also a lively debate on the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence.
The online event is organized and carried out in close cooperation between the Virtual Campus Rhineland-Palatinate (VCRP), the Multimedia Kontor Hamburg (MMKH) and ELAN e.V.. The event is part of the nationwide project "Concerted further training on artificial intelligence in university teaching" of the Network of State Institutions for Digital University Teaching (NeL) and is funded by the Foundation for Innovation in University Teaching."
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Mandy Schiefner-Rohs (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Co-Speaker Center for Ethics and the Digital Society (CEDIS))
- Prof. Dr. Karen Joisten (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Spokesperson Center for Ethics and the Digital Society (CEDIS))
- Prof. Dr. Judith Simon (University of Hamburg, Member of the German Ethics Council)
Registration is possible until March 17.
Here for registration and further information.
Town Hall Festival Hall, Erfurt
After the University of Erfurt and Erfurt University of Applied Sciences have regularly organized joint lecture series on current socially relevant topics in recent years, the summer semester 2024 will see the first joint public lecture series of all Erfurt universities in cooperation with the city of Erfurt. It is entitled "Opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence" and will take place on eight dates from 6.15 to 7.45 p.m. in the Rathausfestsaal. Speakers from Erfurt University and University of Applied Sciences, the International University of Cooperative Education (iba), the International University of Applied Sciences and the Health and Medical University will shed light on various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) from different scientific perspectives. The series of events will conclude in the fall with a panel discussion at which representatives from the universities will talk to guests about the role AI already plays in research and teaching.
Here to go to the event series.
Past events
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Bauhaus Learning Space and Online
"Consumers are divided into income groups, into red, green and blue fields, as statistical material on the map of the research centers, which can no longer be distinguished from propaganda." What Horkheimer and Adorno stated in 1947 in their "Dialectic of Enlightenment" seems more relevant than ever in the wake of developments surrounding generative artificial intelligence. How is the role of humans changing in relation to their tools? Who is responsible for what and what creative power can be harnessed for society and the community? These and similar questions will be the focus of Alexander König's contribution.
The lecture provides an insight into the conception and implementation of his seminars and theoretical and practical work on the topic of "Artificial Intelligence". The seminars follow a dialectical approach and are designed to combine technical and scientific modules at the Bauhaus University. In this way, critical positions and questions can be developed directly from a technical understanding. The technical knowledge imparted is then contextualized and subjected to critical reflection. Instead of a discussion about pure scientific metaphors or a supposedly objective, uncritical approach to technology, a dialectical process of cognition is initiated.
Here to the Talks@eTeach series of events.
Weimar University of Music, Fürstenhaus, Senate Hall & online
In the keynote lecture by Lea Jung, a series of seminars will be presented that uses the figure of the cyborg as inspiration for the examination of these and other (musical) human-machine connections and discusses the resulting challenges: Questions of authorship and copyright, gendered connotations of technology, the emancipatory potential of digital spaces and biases in collaboration with AI.
The keynote speech by Sebastian Eck shows how tools such as ChatGPT can be effectively integrated into the academic writing process of students and help to compensate for disadvantages such as individual writing difficulties. ChatGPT offers suggestions for text structures based on self-written key points, enables a dialogical exchange of ideas and can check not only spelling and grammar, but also the logical coherence of written texts.
A reflective and self-confident approach to ChatGPT can enable students to take advantage of this technology without compromising the quality and authenticity of their academic work.
Here to the HfM Weimar event series "ChatGPT - what's it to me?".
ChatGPT is on everyone's lips and we have now gained initial ideas and insights into how the writing of term papers, publications or event concepts is changing. This is accompanied by an exponential growth in computing power and data availability on a scale that we can barely keep track of. How will this develop over the next few years, what challenges do we face and what do these processes mean for education and teaching at universities? The input deals with the current status and history of AI, ventures an outlook on the future and the effects of AI on the world of work and life and derives implications for education. The slides for the lecture can be downloaded >>> here can be downloaded.
Johannes Scholl is Project Manager AI at the Center for Applied AI and Transfer (AN[ki]T), which Interdisciplinary Transfer Center for Artificial Intelligence at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. AN[ki]T stands for ANkommen - [ki] erleben - einTauchen. The interdisciplinary research and transfer center for applied AI at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences acts as a point of contact for the region and connects education, companies and citizens. In addition to several robots, the team includes the management, professors, laboratory engineers and student assistants. The players see themselves as "doers, technicians, planners, creative minds, we are colorful, sustainable and open to new ideas. But above all, we enjoy what we do every day."
Here to the Talks@eTeach event series.
University of Erfurt, Research Building "World Relations", Seminar Room (ground floor) (C19)
ChatGPT & Co. are currently on everyone's lips and are increasingly being used by students and teachers alike. But what does this mean for teaching and examination practice? How can the latest developments in the field of generative AI be taken into account appropriately and as productively as possible when designing academic examinations? In the workshop with Dr. Andrea Klein from the Virtual Competence Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Academic Writing (VK:KIWA), the challenges and possible consequences of AI in the university context will be discussed and concrete solutions for teaching, learning and examining at our university will be developed together.
Content of the workshop:
- Basic functionality of AI tools, especially text-generating AI
- Effects on scientific work and written work
- Exam didactic challenges and possible solutions
- Exchange on specific use cases of the participants.
Here to go to the event page.
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, seminar room in the historic Accouchierhaus (Jenergasse 8)
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are present in many areas of life, from science and business to everyday life. A basic knowledge of these methods as well as basic skills in dealing with AI and the critical evaluation of results (AI literacy) are of great importance for university graduates in all disciplines.
To meet these challenges, the Thuringian University Initiative for AI in University Teaching (THInKI) and the Data Literacy Jena (DaLiJe) project are organizing the "AI Teaching Workshop". Here, lecturers from various subject areas have the opportunity to develop ideas for integrating AI into the teaching of the various degree programs. The main aim of the series of events is to create concrete, usable teaching content and concepts that meet the needs of the participants.
The event is aimed at all teachers, regardless of their subject area, and also at those who have little experience in the field of AI. Interested parties are cordially invited.
Here to the event page of the University of Jena.
