💡 How is Generative AI changing our society?

Over the past two days, #WiConf26 brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from around the world to discuss the societal implications of #GenAI

Key themes included #AI and democratic futures, changing forms of #labour and #inequality and shifting epistemic authority.

Thank you to all speakers, organizers, and participants for an inspiring exchange!

➡️ Recap: https://t1p.de/ex66y

#research #socialscience #digitalsociety

🔴 In wenigen Minuten beginnt die Abschlussveranstaltung der diesjährigen #WiConf26 mit:

• @alineblankertz
• Dr. Julia Schneider / Doc J Snyder
• Aljoscha Burchardt
• Nina Scholz

Moderiert von Friederike Rohde

📺 Jetzt live auf YouTube:
https://buff.ly/j131JCL

🔴 Good morning from #WiConf26!

The second day of the conference is kicking off now with a keynote by Alexander Campolo (Durham University):

🎤 “Zero Shot World: On the Political Logics of Generative AI”

📺 Watch live on YouTube: https://buff.ly/I5Lj9bM

🔴 Starting in a few minutes: the livestream of the opening keynote at #WiConf26!

🎤 Nick #Srnicek will deliver his keynote, The Rise of Silicon Empires, exploring the growing power and influence of major technology companies in shaping our digital future.

📺 Join the livestream here:
https://www.youtube.com/@weizenbauminstitut/featured

🚀 The Weizenbaum Conference 2026 is almost here!

On 10–11 June, researchers from around the world will come together in Berlin to discuss the social, political, and economic implications of generative AI.

Highlights include:

📅 10 June
🎤 Keynote: Nick #Srnicek (King's College London)
💬 Panel Discussion: Artificial Intelligence, Power Concentration, and Politics: Has Big Tech Taken Over?

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Save the Date: Generative AI and Society — What is at Stake? 🤖⚖️
Generative AI has permeated our world at a staggering pace, leaving society—and research—scrambling to keep up. Join us in Berlin for the 8th Weizenbaum Conference as we move toward a sound assessment of GenAI’s impact on power, work, and knowledge production.

📅 June 10-11, 2026 - Berlin, Germany
🔍 Program coming soon! https://www.weizenbaum-conference.de/

#SaveTheDate #GenerativeAI #Weizenbaum #WIConf26 #AIResearch #TechEthics

Call for Papers: Weizenbaum Conference 2026

"Generative AI and Society: What is at stake" – The Weizenbaum Institute's 8th annual conference will take place in Berlin on June 10-11, 2026.

📌 Papers are invited for submission by January 31, 2026 📌

More: https://www.weizenbaum-conference.de/call-for-papers/

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