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Human-Machine Interaction and Responsibility

Approaches from technological development, psychology, philosophy, social sciences, literature and art studies (17.04.23) New technologies including robots and AI are advancing into more and more areas of our everyday lives changing the way we work, educate or communicate. There is a need to understand the ethical, legal and socio-political implications of these new developments. And experts face a need in the broader public for answers to various expectations and concerns.

News: Virtual Validation - VIVID

German-Japanese Research cooperation in automated and connected driving (VIVID)

How can the safety of connected and automated driving functions be virtually tested, evaluated and guaranteed? This is the key question addressed by the German-Japanese research project VIVID.

Tokyo, October 27-28

Tackling global challenges through AI collaboration: The 3rd Japanese-German-French AI Symposium in Tokyo

On October 27-28, 2022 the 3rd Japanese-German-French AI-Symposium: ‘AI for Planetary Challenges in the Anthropocene’ was held at Miraikan (The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo. The two-day event, hosted by the AI Japan R&D Network, DWIH Tokyo (German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo) and the Embassy of France in Japan, was the last of three Japanese-German-French AI-Symposia, first and second of which being held in 2018 and 2020.

Call: University of Cambridge / University of Bonn

The 1st Desirable Digitalisation Conference: Many Worlds of AI

[Deadline: 2022/12/31] The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI), the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Centre for Science and Thought (CST) at the University of Bonn, is organizing the 1st Desirable Digitalization Conference: Many Worlds of AI: Intercultural Approaches to the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence from April 26-28, 2023, at the University of Cambridge. The conference will be organized as a hybrid event. Proposals can be submitted until December 31, 2022.

DFKI

DFKI signs MoU for research lab in Japan

An important foundation stone has been laid for the planned establishment of a DFKI research lab in Japan: A cooperation agreement was signed with Osaka Metropolitan University, which describes the further procedure on the way to the “DFKI Lab Japan”.

Call: DAAD

PostdocNetworking Tour “AI in Cyber Physical Systems”

[Deadline: 2022/08/01 23:59 (CET) ]  Twice a year, the DAAD selects a group of outstanding postdoctoral researchers and experienced PhD candidates worldwide to participate in the Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence. The next  tour takes place from October 10 to 14, 2022,  and the focus is on Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Physical Systems. (Postdoc-NeT-AI, daad.de/ainet).

Konrad Zuse Schools

More talented AI specialists for Germany

The German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD) is using funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to extend its promotion of young AI talents in Germany. Three consortia have just been selected, each of which will accordingly establish a Konrad Zuse School for artificial intelligence. These schools are intended to form academic networks to attract excellent young AI specialists from around the world. To this end, the BMBF is providing €24 million over the coming years.