Dis/Trusting Generative AI? Assessing Four Types of Deception Through Generative AI – Judith Simon (University of Hamburg)
Abstract: Generative AI has taken the world by storm, intensifying debates on the ethics of…
15
April
2026
Digital Complexity: De-Anthropological Trends in Computing, AI, and Robotics – Gabriele Gramelsberger (RWTH Aachen University)
Abstract: Current developments in the fields of simulation and artificial intelligence (AI) have shown that…
29
April
2026
Inferential Blueprints and Windows on Reality – Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh); only online via Zoom!
Only online via Zoom! Abstract: In this talk, I present a key aspect of my…
13
May
2026
Causation as Sign Action: Semiotic Empiricism and the Causal Complexity of Large Language Models – M. Beatrice Fazi (University of Sussex)
Abstract: Can large language models (LLMs) engage with causation, or are they confined to detecting…
03
June
2026
Canceled: Cybernetics and Critique: A Theory of Digital Governmentality – Anna-Verena Nosthoff (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg)
‼️ Unfortunately, this lecture by Anna-Verena Nosthoff has to be canceled. We hope to see you…
17
June
2026
Seam Work and Digital Complexity in China’s Real-Scene 3D – Yi Gu (University of Toronto)
Abstract: The Real-Scene 3D China initiative, launched in 2019, set out to turn photorealistic three-dimensional…
01
July
2026
Artificial Intelligence as Cultural Technique: Do Chatbots Understand What They Communicate? – Sybille Krämer (Leuphana University of Lüneburg)
Abstract: will follow soon This event is part of our summer term 2026 Lecture Series…
22
July
2026