The future needs optimists Despite all of Hollywood’s horror scenarios, Martin Wezowski is staunchly optimistic about the future.
Artificial intelligence. Everything OK? Optimists hope that AI will solve all problems. Pessimists fear that AI will take over power. Who is right?
The smart city as an incubator for true democracy Francesca Bria has a vision: the smart city as a place where democracy and participation thrive.
Are we all puppets from Facebook & Co? Social media manipulate us. We are uninformed and live in filter bubbles. The mature, responsible citizens among us are disappearing.
Are algorithms objective? Are decisions made by algorithms more objective than those made by human beings? Melinda Lohmann, University of St. Gallen, says “no.”
AI is not the better person Is the machine superior to man? For Professor Dr. Sarah Spiekermann man must always have the last word. Then AI can inspire man.
China and the algorithms The Chinese "social credit score" shows how artificial intelligence can change our lives.
It's about us as people AI and big data can use our data trails to build complex profiles of us. But what about consumer protection? German Federal minister...
Human-like machines Should robots have human-like appearances? A video interview with David Hanson, the inventor of Sophia.
This is how we get from A to B tomorrow Take your morning flight to the office with a taxi drone? Have your car drive you to work? Or shoot through a vacuum tube in a passenger...
Digitization for the greater good Should we see the digital revolution simply as a threat or does it contain within it the potential to make the world a better place?
On the way to a guaranteed basic income? Will people just become lazy when they start getting money without having to do anything for it?
Pimp my body, pimp my brain An interface between our brains and computers could turn us into "better" people – and thereby create a new species, homo digitalis.
Are we Atlantis 2? Are we Atlantis 2 – the legendary and highly developed island that suddenly disappeared under the sea?
Does Artificial Intelligence have feelings? Almost no other aspect of digitization instills as much fear as Artificial Intelligence (AI). We examine this question and have asked two...
Christmas, an analog holiday in a digital age How do children today see Christmas? Does this traditional holiday still have any meaning for them?
Digital opportunities, digital risks Tim Höttges asks the CEO of the Singularity University, Rob Nail.
