re:publica25, one of Germany’s most important digital conferences, took place at STATION Berlin under the motto “Generation XYZ.” Jan Rau, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen, Anna von Garmissen, Prof. Dr. Matthias Kettemann, and Katharina Mosene were at the venue to present their research. Complete recordings and accompanying reports are available here (in German).
Promoting Democratic Discourse on Digital Platforms
In his presentation “Jenseits der Wut-Maschine” [Beyond the Anger Machine], Jan Rau discussed how digital platforms can promote democratic discourse. The presentation highlighted the opportunities created by the Digital Services Act to make the digital public sphere more democratic.
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The Hessischer Rundfunk interviewed Jan Rau on the topic in German. The interview can be heard here.
Media Professionals on the Edge of Journalism
Wiebke Loosen and Anna von Garmissen presented their findings from the largest survey of peripheral media professionals in German-speaking countries to date in their presentation “Influencer*innen, Content Creators, Gründer*innen: Ist das (noch) Journalismus?” [Influencers, Content Creators, Founders: Is This (Still) Journalism?].
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Further contributions
Matthias Kettemann gave a talk in the atrium on ethical guidelines for quantum technology and possible lessons from internet and AI regulation. Katharina Mosene, together with Sarah Spitz (HIIG), invited participants to play an interactive game on ethical dilemmas in human-machine interaction.
Bartje Krüger (University of Leipzig), Alex Krause, and Andrea Grahl (both ZeMKI / University of Bremen) presented the “molo” platform in a workshop. The platform offers everyone the opportunity to bundle information and events from their city (society) in one place using AI. “molo” is a cooperation project in which the HBI is involved as a project partner. More on this in an article by MDR.
Photo: Stefanie Loos/re:publica