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Artificial intelligence is changing our everyday lives, how we work, learn, communicate, and make decisions. With the intensive use of AI systems, the urgent question arises: How can AI be used in a way that benefits humanity and does not harm it? And who will explain to the public how these technologies work, what values they shape, and what power they wield?
Publix's new conference series, “Reporting the Machines,” brings together journalists, scientists, experts from civil society and politics, AI developers, and startup founders. Together, we discuss responsibility in the design and application of AI systems, the role of journalism in highlighting opportunities and risks, power structures, and digital sovereignty.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the conference takes place within the framework of the new Publix Tech Journalism Fellowship, in cooperation with 1014 Deutschland and the MIZ Babelsberg.
Program
1:30pm
Doors open
2:00 - 2:10pm
Welcome – Maria Exner (Publix)
2:10 - 2:30pm
Keynote – Dr. Annette Zimmermann: The Prompt, The Press, and The Public Square: Keeping Big Tech in Check and Civil Society Strong
2:30 - 3:15pm
Talk – Sidney Fussell and Maria Exner: Reporting the Machines. What It Takes, What It Changes
3:15 - 3:45pm
Coffee break
3:45 - 4:30pm
Panel – Felix Kartte, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen, Simon Berlin: Governing Ethical AI. A Perspective on Trust and Responsibility (in German)
4:30 - 5:30pm
Best Practices – HelloBetter, The Pearl, Tactical Tech
5:30 - 6:00pm
Soup and Evening Admission
6:00 - 7:00pm
Talk – Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe & Lisa Hegemann: Caring Machines: Ethics of Human-Machine Interaction (tbd)
Speakers:
Dr. Annette Zimmermann (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Lisa Hegemann (Head of Digital, DIE ZEIT)
Felix Kartte (Policy entrepreneur and special advisor to the European Commission)
Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen (Universität Hamburg)
Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe (University of Bonn)
Sidney Fussell (Filmmaker/Investigative Journalist)
Simon Berlin (Author, Süddeutsche Zeitung und Social Media Watchblog)
From Practice:
HelloBetter (digital health company)
The Pearl (interdisciplinary AI art collective)
Tactical Tech (creative NGO fostering critical engagement with technology)
Further information about the program will follow shortly. We look forward to your registration and the opportunity to exchange ideas.
Artificial intelligence is changing our everyday lives, how we work, learn, communicate, and make decisions. With the intensive use of AI systems, the urgent question arises: How can AI be used in a way that benefits humanity and does not harm it? And who will explain to the public how these technologies work, what values they shape, and what power they wield?
Publix's new conference series, “Reporting the Machines,” brings together journalists, scientists, experts from civil society and politics, AI developers, and startup founders. Together, we discuss responsibility in the design and application of AI systems, the role of journalism in highlighting opportunities and risks, power structures, and digital sovereignty.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the conference takes place within the framework of the new Publix Tech Journalism Fellowship, in cooperation with 1014 Deutschland and the MIZ Babelsberg.
Program
1:30pm
Doors open
2:00 - 2:10pm
Welcome – Maria Exner (Publix)
2:10 - 2:30pm
Keynote – Dr. Annette Zimmermann: The Prompt, The Press, and The Public Square: Keeping Big Tech in Check and Civil Society Strong
2:30 - 3:15pm
Talk – Sidney Fussell and Maria Exner: Reporting the Machines. What It Takes, What It Changes
3:15 - 3:45pm
Coffee break
3:45 - 4:30pm
Panel – Felix Kartte, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen, Simon Berlin: Governing Ethical AI. A Perspective on Trust and Responsibility (in German)
4:30 - 5:30pm
Best Practices – HelloBetter, The Pearl, Tactical Tech
5:30 - 6:00pm
Soup and Evening Admission
6:00 - 7:00pm
Talk – Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe & Lisa Hegemann: Caring Machines: Ethics of Human-Machine Interaction (tbd)
Speakers:
Dr. Annette Zimmermann (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Lisa Hegemann (Head of Digital, DIE ZEIT)
Felix Kartte (Policy entrepreneur and special advisor to the European Commission)
Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen (Universität Hamburg)
Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe (University of Bonn)
Sidney Fussell (Filmmaker/Investigative Journalist)
Simon Berlin (Author, Süddeutsche Zeitung und Social Media Watchblog)
From Practice:
HelloBetter (digital health company)
The Pearl (interdisciplinary AI art collective)
Tactical Tech (creative NGO fostering critical engagement with technology)
Further information about the program will follow shortly. We look forward to your registration and the opportunity to exchange ideas.
Artificial intelligence is changing our everyday lives, how we work, learn, communicate, and make decisions. With the intensive use of AI systems, the urgent question arises: How can AI be used in a way that benefits humanity and does not harm it? And who will explain to the public how these technologies work, what values they shape, and what power they wield?
Publix's new conference series, “Reporting the Machines,” brings together journalists, scientists, experts from civil society and politics, AI developers, and startup founders. Together, we discuss responsibility in the design and application of AI systems, the role of journalism in highlighting opportunities and risks, power structures, and digital sovereignty.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the conference takes place within the framework of the new Publix Tech Journalism Fellowship, in cooperation with 1014 Deutschland and the MIZ Babelsberg.
Program
1:30pm
Doors open
2:00 - 2:10pm
Welcome – Maria Exner (Publix)
2:10 - 2:30pm
Keynote – Dr. Annette Zimmermann: The Prompt, The Press, and The Public Square: Keeping Big Tech in Check and Civil Society Strong
2:30 - 3:15pm
Talk – Sidney Fussell and Maria Exner: Reporting the Machines. What It Takes, What It Changes
3:15 - 3:45pm
Coffee break
3:45 - 4:30pm
Panel – Felix Kartte, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen, Simon Berlin: Governing Ethical AI. A Perspective on Trust and Responsibility (in German)
4:30 - 5:30pm
Best Practices – HelloBetter, The Pearl, Tactical Tech
5:30 - 6:00pm
Soup and Evening Admission
6:00 - 7:00pm
Talk – Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe & Lisa Hegemann: Caring Machines: Ethics of Human-Machine Interaction (tbd)
Speakers:
Dr. Annette Zimmermann (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Lisa Hegemann (Head of Digital, DIE ZEIT)
Felix Kartte (Policy entrepreneur and special advisor to the European Commission)
Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen (Universität Hamburg)
Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe (University of Bonn)
Sidney Fussell (Filmmaker/Investigative Journalist)
Simon Berlin (Author, Süddeutsche Zeitung und Social Media Watchblog)
From Practice:
HelloBetter (digital health company)
The Pearl (interdisciplinary AI art collective)
Tactical Tech (creative NGO fostering critical engagement with technology)
Further information about the program will follow shortly. We look forward to your registration and the opportunity to exchange ideas.
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