Technik, Macht und Herrschaft

Aufgepasst: Am 19.11.2026 um 18 Uhr ist @unddieregel.bsky.social bei uns am @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social (cc @strippel.bsky.social) in Berlin zu Gast, um über Faschisierung und die Fluchtlinien des Digitalen zu diskutieren. Zur Anmeldung: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/veranstaltun...

Wir gratulieren Florian Irgmaier zur Veröffentlichung seiner Dissertation, die er als Mitglied unserer Forschungsgruppe verfasst hat. 🎉🎓 Verfügbar im Open Access bei Transcript.

I am pleased to invite you to a lunch talk next week: Francesco Preta: "Who Owns the Vector? A Critical Genealogy of Vector Space Theory", with a comment by Julian A. Morgan (HU Berlin). 8 July 2026, 2–3:30 pm @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social All welcome! More information can be found below:

@sberg.bsky.social & ich haben das bald auch auf deutsch bei @suhrkamp.de erscheinende Buch „The Means of Prediction“ von M. Kasy gelesen und über Fragen von Macht, Demokratie und KI nachgedacht. Zum Text gehts hier👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Vergangene Woche hat Adrian Daub sein neues Buch "Was das Valley herrschen nennt" bei uns am Weizenbaum-Institut vorgestellt 📖 Vielen Dank an @adriandaub.bsky.social für den einsichtsreichen Vortrag, @sberg.bsky.social für die Organisation und dem Publikum für die interessante Diskussion! 💭

On 5 June, a full-day #workshop, organised by @jeah.bsky.social & @jupohle.bsky.social, brings together researchers & practitioners to explore how digitalisation reconfigures power, governance & democracy. How can we conceptualise power in digital societies? Lean more 👉 www.wzb.eu/en/node/89924

The research group @digipolicy.bsky.social at @wzb.bsky.social takes stock of over 10 years of research on digitalisation, power & democracy. The conference opens with a panel with Robin Mansell, @thothiel.bsky.social & Jamal Shahin. Moderated by @jeah.bsky.social 4 Jun 👉 www.wzb.eu/en/events/pa...

Wir laden ein: Vortrag & Diskussion zum Buch „Was das Valley herrschen nennt” von @adriandaub.bsky.social. Er zeigt, wie Tech-Eliten Macht denken, legitimieren und zunehmend politischen Einfluss ausüben. 📅 01.06.2026, 16-18 Uhr 📍 Weizenbaum-Institut ➡️ Mehr Infos und Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/yc2mxd7h

Letzte Woche durften wir @annanosthoff.bsky.social für einen Workshop und Austausch zu ihrem Buch „Kybernetik & Kritik" am @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social begrüßen 📖💡 Danke an Anna, Sandra Sieron, @sberg.bsky.social & @katrinbecker.eu für die Diskussion, sowie an das zahlreich erschienene Publikum!

How did Twitter turn from a mainstream platform into the far-right-aligned network it is today? @claraigk.bsky.social, @gorwa.ca & João C. Magalhães just published a new paper analyzing this institutional change—a process they term "platform illiberalism." 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Join us to discuss @annanosthoff.bsky.social's new book "Kybernetik und Kritik" with Anna, @katrinbecker.eu, @sberg.bsky.social and Sandra Sieron. The workshop is public and will take place in German at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social. Register here: cloud.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/ap...

📅 The keynote took place as part of the workshop "Generative AI & The Faces of Power" on 20.11. at the Weizenbaum Institute.

Für unser Panel zu digitaler Staatlichkeit suchen @annkoster.bsky.social, Johannes Haaf (@goetheuni.bsky.social), Lea Watzinger & ich spannende Beiträge von Technokratie über Digitalität, KI zu digitaler Souveränität oder Verwaltungsdigitalisierung @wzb.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

Keynote Invitation 💬💡 We are happy to be joined by @rainermuehlhoff.bsky.social who will hold a public Keynote on "The Power of AI: From Tech Ideologies to New Authoritarianisms" as part of our workshop 📅 Nov. 20th, 18:30pm, Berlin Please register here: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...

Keynote Invitation 💬💡 We are happy to be joined by @rainermuehlhoff.bsky.social who will hold a public Keynote on "The Power of AI: From Tech Ideologies to New Authoritarianisms" as part of our workshop 📅 Nov. 20th, 18:30pm, Berlin Please register here: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...

Out now: Our latest Policy Paper dives into the key provisions of the Digital Services Act #DSA on data access, highlighting its goals, procedures, limits, & external factors impacting implementation: 🔗 doi.org/10.34669/WI....

"Die Verbreitung von #Desinformation ist nicht das Resultat neuer #Medien, #Algorithmen und #KI, sondern sie ist Ausdruck der Erosion von Vertrauen in die #Demokratie", machte @jeah.bsky.social im Forum Medienzukunft deutlich. Das Transkript ihres Vortrags gibt es hier: medien.epd.de/article/3479

🚨Deadline approaching for this years' PlatGov: abstracts welcome till Sept 2nd! Great chance to pitch your research and connect with wonderful people. @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social @digipolicy.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social

Looking forward to your abstract submissions for our workshop "Generative AI & The Faces of Power" on 20-21 Novemeber! Further details: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/events-1/...

Looking forward to your abstract submissions for our workshop "Generative AI & The Faces of Power" on 20-21 Novemeber! Further details: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/events-1/...

Great to speak with @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social about the sustainability issues with generative AI when I was in Berlin recently!

Am 20./21.11.25 veranstalten wir am @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social einen Workshop zum Thema "GenAI&Power". Wir freuen uns über Einreichungen, die eine theoretische & konzeptionelle Perspektive auf das Wechselverhältnis von GenAI&Macht werfen. Alle Infos zum Workshop finden sich im CfA:

Thank you @robyncaplan.bsky.social for visiting us in Berlin and giving a wonderful presentation on your recent research! Last week we hosted Duke University's Robyn Caplan for her talk on why big (social) media companies have changed their self-descriptive narrative, and why that matters.

Brand new TechDo Digest from the @digipolicy.bsky.social research group "Technology, Power, and Domination" @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social and @wzb.bsky.social: www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/917

📣 Call for abstracts: Workshop on Generative AI & the Faces of Power, Nov 20-21 at the Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin Does your work deal with theoretical questions surrounding GenAI and power? Submit your proposals (ca. 500 words) by Aug 15! 👉 Full call: cloud.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/s/...

Working on platform governance? Join for PlatGovNet 2025 Free online conference Dec 1-2 Extended abstracts (800-1000 words) due Sep 2 Amazing community, opportunity to share work, get feedback, meet others working in this area. Glad to be part of organizing it Details: platgov.net/conferences/...

Tomorrow! 📅 We will welcome Robyn Caplan @robyncaplan.bsky.social (Duke University) for her talk on why media companies have changed their rhetorical narratives in the light of new regulation policies. 📍 Weizenbaum Institute, Hardenbergstr. 32, 10623 🕥 11:30-13:00 (originally 11am) 📝Sign up below

🎤♻️ At our event “Sustainable AI: Narratives and Impacts” @paulschuetze.bsky.social‬ (Uni Osnabrueck) and @parismarx.com‬ (@techwontsave.us‬) discussed if and how #AI can be a leap forward in the sustainability project or if it is reproducing the status quo. 📺 Full recording: buff.ly/XJKPPHe

Why media companies now insist they are media companies, and why that matters 🌐🏢 Duke University assistant professor Robyn Caplan (@robyncaplan.bsky.social) will present her research on this exact topic 💬 24 June 2025, 11:00-12:30, WI Please sign up here: survey.lamapoll.de/Why-media-co...

🤩 Only 2 days until #WIConf25 Empowering People in Online Spaces: Democracy and Well-being in Digital Societies! Don’t miss one of the highlights: Our Roundtable on Democracy and Media in Europe w/ Jeffrey Wimmer, @nicocarpentier.bsky.social, Merja Mahrt and Maren Hartmann. 👉 buff.ly/firE4Gx

👉 Find out more and register (for free) here: www.weizenbaum-conference.de

The 7th Weizenbaum Conference is about to start! 🤩 Join the conversation via #WIConf25 about empowering people in online spaces. We‘ll also be posting updates throughout the day!

What is the role of digital infrastructures in the current challenges for liberal democracies?
What do they mean for vulnerable people, for activists and for democracy as a whole? The #WIConf25 offers insights into the latest Research with speakers from over 25 countries and multiple diciplines.

#WIConf2025 @Rainer_Rehak on #AI #Narratives 💡Keep in mind: Models are only pragmatic reductions 🪛Fairness is a political issue not a technical one 📍Optimization is also a political matter: Optimal for who and for which goal?

We knew it! Turnout at the first #WIConf2025 session on “Gen AI and Algorithmic Dispute" is high - @rainerrehak.bsky.social opening this session.

My liveblogging from the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social Conference 2025 has started – great opening keynote on AI and democracy from @claesdevreese.bsky.social… #WI2025 snurb.info/node/3304

Another great conference liveblog from @snurb.info ⬇️ Neat recap of why we need a societal perspective on AI, in addition to individual level initiatives. Summarised in even clearer language than the actual presentation #WIConf2025

Inspiring topics coming up for 2 days at #WIConf2025

Taking place now: @claesdevreese.bsky.social giving the #WIConf2025 @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social Keynote Speech on “Are we, citizens, ready for an AI democracy?”. Spoiler: we are not!

Is #AI messing with our #democracy? The #WIConf25 keynote by @claesdevreese.bsky.social looks at the evidence from elections in 2024. It‘s part of the campaign toolkit rather than a magic wand.

@Rainer_Rehak at #WIConf2025 "We need to deconstruct AI narratives"

It is on! This is year our group is super proud and happy to co-chair the #WIConf2025 #WIConf25. Here is @claraigk.bsky.social kicking off with @dscheykopp.bsky.social. Stay tuned here and @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social for updates!

What’s behind the story of Sustainable AI? 🌏 Can this power hungry technology really path our way to the future? Today, we spoke with @parismarx.com, Paul Schütze and Weizenbaum researchers @janafapa.bsky.social and @rainerrehak.bsky.social about the real impacts AI has on our environment.