Thematic Focus

Artificial Intelligence 

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Jonas Willingstorfer für VolkswagenStiftung

While the innovations in the field of artificial intelligence are developing rapidly, man needs to remain the measure of all things. That's what this focus topic is all about: the field of tension between AI and society. 

News #AI

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Interview 15 July 2025

AI & Society: An initiative with impact

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Story 09 July 2025

How does working with AI impact on research?

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Interview 19 June 2025

Finally having a say on AI - insights into the Citizens' Assembly "AI and freedom"

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News 03 June 2025

How an AI transparency register can become a reality

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Story 06 March 2025

So that everyone can have their say: Citizens' assembly on AI research

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Funding Offer 23 August 2023

Theme Week on Ethics of Science

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So that everyone can have their say: Citizens' assembly on AI research

To the story about Anika Kaiser and her research for a better dialogue between citizens and science

Funding offers #AI (terminated)

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Funding Offer

Artificial Intelligence and the Society of the Future (completed)

The funding initiative was launched in 2017. It was aimed at researchers in the social and engineering sciences who devote themselves to the challenges of artificial intelligence and society in interdisciplinary research constellations.  

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Funding Offer

Theme Week on Ethics of Science

#Artificial Intelligence

The Volkswagen Foundation was hosting a "Theme Week on Ethics of Science: Ethical Dimensions of AI Research and AI in Research" from August 07 to 09, 2024. It invited applications for scientific symposia that address the nexus of artificial intelligence and scientific research from an ethical perspective. 

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