A photograph that was never meant to exist. There is a photograph that was never supposed to survive. A tintype from 1913, smuggled out of a British prison. It shows a woman strapped to a …
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When Bodies Become Data: Why Feminism Still Matters in the Age of AI
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The SELF in the Image – A Play of Perception
Text by Corinna Heumann and photography by vanderGracht Artists and their artistic portraits usually respond to the flood of images in the digital present with critical distance and playful irony. Countless inexpensive ways to produce …
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The Telling Eye – The Retina as a Window to Whole-Body Health
“Bring beer and chips. Tonight we’re going to crush them,” his friend texts as he’s already on his way to watch the game. So he makes a quick stop at the supermarket—he’s out of cigarettes …
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The Other Me in the Machine’s Mirror: How Deepfakes Are Redefining Our Understanding of Identity
Once upon a time, our face belonged to us alone. A strangely naive idea, in hindsight. Because what does “ownership” mean when something can be seen, photographed — and now perfectly imitated — by anyone? …
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A History of Design and Fusion: From Tools to Human-Machine Interaction
Historically, the connection between humans and tools was straightforward: a hammer felt heavy, a saw demanded skill. The design of a tool was crucial to facilitate easier work. During this period, where tools served as …
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Crazy Museum: The Intersection of Art and Observation – who is Marisa Prete
In the emerging light of AI-generated imagery, the story of Italian digital artist Marisa Prete emerges. She is a trained philosopher who works in public administration by day and dedicates her free time to the …
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Claw – Awaken your Inner Beast
Titel Design by Tarek Shuieb Projekt by Ralf Gawel In an era where the digital revolution continually redefines the bounds of possibility, Ralf Gawel offers a visionary tale that penetrates the essence of our digital …
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How a private crisis became a brilliant invention that could change the world – Who is Rebecca Johnson?
In Scotland, where belief in fairies, giants, and leprechauns still prevails, begins the story of Rebecca Johnson, in the 1980s, affectionately called “Becci” by her friends. The story I am about to tell is marked …
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Reinventing Art in the Age of AI: A Societal Challenge
In a world where algorithms tend to replicate the familiar and amplify the predictable, a similar trend is reflected in art. We see reproductions that mimic what already exists, instead of breaking new ground. If …
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Film Production in Transition: How AI Transforms Cinema
In the heart of a futuristic studio, where once the clatter of film projectors filled the air, soon only powerful computers will hum. They are the new center of creativity, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), …
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Digital Love: Between Heart and Algorithm
“In times of change, both the best and worst moments find their place,” could be a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens famous words, referring to the era of digital love – an epoch equally characterized …
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How it feels to stroke a cat and what it has to do with a peaceful future
In our increasingly technology-driven world, we tend to view machines as extensions of our own abilities. We see them as tools that empower us to access data and process information. However, amidst this rapid advancement …
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Digital policy: How the EU wants to safeguard its democratic principles and global competitiveness
A reorientation of EU foreign policy to more closely monitor the growing power of US internet corporations like Google and Facebook has been underway for some time. The project is gaining momentum. EU digital diplomacy …
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The inventor of the dove of peace: Goddesses and Doormats
Spanish painter, printmaker and sculptor, Pablo Picasso, is widely regarded as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. As the 50th anniversary of his passing on April 8th approaches, it begs the …
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Chat GPT: The world is upside down! And so am I.
Elon Musk wants a pause in development, Bill Gates doesn’t think it’s necessary. Never before has a technology attracted so much attention in such a short time as the Chat-GPT language model. In Italy, access …
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The dark side of AI: How fraudsters make easy prey with cloned voices and threaten entire professions
The progressive development of artificial intelligence has numerous advantages, but also a dark side – human greed! The latest trend in the crime market is to use AI-powered voice cloning technology to deceive unsuspecting victims …
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Tomorrow’s Economy Becomes Personal: How Low Code and Edge Intelligence Revolutionize Industry
The future of manufacturing is on the brink of a revolution – driven by two new technologies: Low Code and Edge Intelligence. These technologies will be instrumental in making the way we produce goods more …
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Death: Is the final frontier surmountable?
Text Susanne Gold, Illustration: Cocreation between Susanne Gold and the artificial Intelligence „Dream“ and „Dall-e“ Our world is changing rapidly. Boundaries are decaying and becoming blurred. When we ask what “will change everything”, we are …
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Digital Ethics – Will Unknown Algorithms Direct Our Lives? An Interview with Prof. Dr. Cordula Meckenstock
Interview and Illustration by Corinna Heumann Professor Meckenstock, you are deeply involved in digital ethics. What is digital ethics about? Digital ethics is a fairly new term. Basically it is the logical consequence of technological …
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Nao explains: Can artificial intelligence help against the Corona Virus?
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Completely without human labour: writing books and acting?
Printed science fiction novels that no one wrote? A bookstore where not a single person works? Celebrating books about which no human forehead has ever been occupied with content, design or price calculation? A …
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Artificial Intelligence: Are We All Going Stupid and Unemployed?
Illustration and Text by Susanne Gold Companies of all kinds today use artificial intelligence, to forecast demand, hire workers or meet customer needs to be identified. Artificial intelligence is a billion-dollar business. Google even …
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Successful in old age: Late developer Artificial Intelligence!
Not everyone is born during a conference. He already! Why is he only successful with more than 50 years, our artificial colleague?
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Artificial intelligence: Will we soon live with robotic humans who are smarter than us?
Hardly any other field of computer science triggers as many emotions as “artificial intelligence”. Will machines one day have a consciousness? Will they be able to think like humans?” These are the questions of our …
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The fear of super-intelligence. Do machines get smarter than people?
The human brain stores and organizes information according to patterns and is thus the inspiration for artificial intelligence. In our brain, more than 100 billion nerve cells are connected, which store our knowledge in patterns, …
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Do robots write song lyrics?
Robots as journalists He who writes, stays! For a long time, the idea was held that man could retain sovereignty over the word and thus his secure job. Natural language was believed to be a …
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Digital manipulation and human nature
Social life has changed. Digital communication has changed the structure and nature of our social relationships as well as our access to information and knowledge. Unless we live in seclusion as hermits, we can hardly …
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The Robopeut of my trust – artificial intelligence as a therapist
Facebook searched Videos and contributions with artificial intelligenceto find out if one of the users is attempting suicide. Discontinued model human therapist? If someone plans a suicide and Facebook notices this, the family or a …
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The reality we know
What is truth? The question is as old as mankind itself. How do we know if we are and – what is true? How is human recognition possible? Many attempts were made to answer this …
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Faster than suicide – Stopping suicides with artificial intelligence?
10.000 people take their own lives in Germany every year Worldwide there are even more than 800,000 people a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) mentions this figure in its “World Suicide Report”. Every incredible …
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As in the Minority Report
Two researchers from China want to use artificial intelligence to identify criminals – even before they commit a crime In the 19th century, the physician Cesare Lombroso asked himself the question whether it is possible …
