Walter Palmetshofer

18th June – International Panic Picnic Day and the 70th anniversary of Dartmouth workshop on AI”

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The TU Wien and the Digital Humanism steering committee are pleased to invite you on short notice to this special event celebrating the 70th anniversary: Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (10:00) Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) Topic: “18th June – International Panic Picnic Day and the 70th anniversary of Dartmouth workshop on AI”It’s June 18th: That’s International Panic Day, International Picnic Day, and this year the 70th anniversary of Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence. The Dartmouth … Read more

5th ACM Europe Digital Humanism Summer School – registration is open

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PhD Summer School at TU Wien 6-10 July 2026 in Vienna – registration is open visit the site Digitalization permeates all aspects of our lives. It offers the opportunity to implement participatory projects on a global scale, such as Wikipedia, but on the other hand, it causes radicalization and polarization and threatens political discourse. The rise of AI in its different forms presents further challenges and opportunities. Questions about regulation, digital sovereignty, but also participation … Read more

Event: Polis Digitalis with MEP Brando Benifei

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Last week at TU Wien, organized by the members of the Digital Humanism community, a Polis Digitalis Series has started, with an online interview with Brando Benefei. Brando Benifei is member of the European Parliament; after having served as a co-rapporteur of the AI Act, he is now the chair of the EP delegation for relations with the US. The interview was led by Janis Brühl, who is one of Germany’s leading journalists and heads the … Read more

Publication: Proceedings of the First Interdisciplinary S&R Conference on Digital Humanism

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TU Wien and partners recently announced the publication of the proceedings of the first Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference on Digital Humanism, DIGHUM-RES 2025, offering an exploration of how technology can be shaped in accordance with human values across computer science, ethics, law, politics, and beyond. This open access volume constitutes the proceedings of First Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference on Digital Humanism, DIGHUM 2025, Vienna, Austria, during November 20–21, 2025. The 30 full papers … Read more

Regulate Digital Technologies, now!

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The Digital Humanism Initiative urges regulation of digital technologies by the EU in the light of latest threats. We, the signatories of this letter, believe that the European Union (EU) must stand up to the overt threats to its digital regulatory framework which has been and continues to be constructed in order to safeguard its humanistic and democratic values. These threats emanate from an unprecedented confluence of immense political and economic power and the EU … Read more

New book about Digital Humanism

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Hannes Werthner was interviewed by Walter Famler – Alte Schmiede Wien – on 25 January 2025 about his new book. In this book, which recently appeared in German, titled: Digitaler Humanismus. Über Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz, Hannes Werthner addresses the topic of advancing digitalisation including artificial intelligence, and describes the enormous opportunities that arise from it and also analyses its serious shortcomings. His concept of digital humanism (he initiated the first workshop on digital humanism … Read more

Wendy Hall discussed AI global governance @DigHumTUWIEN

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Vienna, 25 October 2024 — Dame Wendy Hall contributed to the preparation of the UN’s new report Governing AI for Humanity. In her talk, at TU Wien, Wendly Hall discussed a blueprint for addressing the risks of AI, while fostering its innovation potential. Seven recommendations are proposed for global current AI governance. It calls on global partnerships for AI governance for innovation and protection of human rights. The UN must lay the foundations of an … Read more

Digital Humanism Summer School Vienna, 2024

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The EURIDICE project is proud to present a short account on the 3rd ACM Digital Humanism Summer School 2024. Digital Humanism is an interdisciplinary initiative that examines the complex interplay between technology and humankind, with the aim of creating a better society and placing humans at the centre of technological innovation. Digital Humanism breaks down disciplinary silos, by integrating humanities, social, technical, and engineering sciences. The Digital Humanism Summer School, organized and hosted by the … Read more

3rd ACM Digital Humanism Summer School

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Digital Humanism is an interdisciplinary field that examines the complex interplay between technology and humankind with the aim of creating a better society and improving our lives. It recognizes that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary, breaking down disciplinary silos and integrating humanities, social, technical, and engineering sciences.