Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Apps are already calculating the ideal route through cities – using various means of transport and taking account of traffic disruption. But the apps are supposed to become even smarter.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
More than 2,000 researchers come to Germany every year to spend time working on their research under Humboldt auspices. Some of these Humboldtians come more than once, like the Argentinian physicist Alejandro Fainstein.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Who actually does what at Humboldt headquarters? Who are the people making sure that everything runs smoothly? This page is devoted to the colleagues at the Humboldt Foundation.
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Kofi Yakpo was once a big shot in German rap. Today, he is a professor of linguistics, researching into the emergence of Creole languages and uncovering the colonial legacy of his subject along the way.
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Human-centred AI could constitute a huge locational advantage for Germany and Europe, says Humboldt Professor for AI, Holger Hoos. A conversation about battling industry for talents and sustainable AI.
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People who suffer from depression or other mental health issues could soon seek help from an artificial intelligence. Will AI one day obviate the need for psychotherapists?
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Enthusiasm for all the things artificial intelligence can do is enormous – but people are also worried about the risks inherent in a technology that could outstrip us. AI experts in the Humboldt Network analyse what AI can already do today, what it still has to learn and what risks it involves.
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Artificial intelligence will have a huge impact on the way industry functions. Quite how huge will soon be illustrated by a visionary factory in Munich. Humanoid, self-learning robots work on the production line and can be controlled by humans working from home.
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According to the UN, the practice affects more than 200 million women worldwide: young girls are subject to genital mutilation at the hands of their parents or relatives – a violent ritual.
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In the digital world, artificial intelligence often has the effect of reinforcing opinions. It creates filter bubbles, promotes radical tendencies and influences elections. Jose Renato Laranjeira de Pereira investigates these dark sides of AI.
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