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Joanna Bryson comments on Artificial Intelligence in international media

The AI and digital expert talks about risks and opportunities of new AI technologies.

Hertie School researchers present recommendations for the implementation of the Digital Services Act

The European Digital Services Act (DSA) is a done deal. But whether the legislative package is effective or not depends on national implementation. A policy paper by the Hertie School shows which factors are key.

Researchers win Horizon Europe grant to investigate links between health and climate change

Lynn Kaack and Slava Jankin are members of the CATALYSE international research consortium.

Lynn Kaack calls for more awareness on the environmental impact of AI in ZEIT ONLINE

In the fight against climate change, “It is important to understand what artificial intelligence can change in your own life,” says the machine learning expert.

Who gets what and when in coalition governments? The party with the credible exit threat, shows research by Mark Kayser and Jochen Rehmert

In Political Science Research and Methods, the researchers explore coalition bargaining leverage.

Assessing the impact of AI and ML on greenhouse gas emissions

Lynn Kaack and co-authors offer a framework for researchers and policymakers in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Social media and social unrest: Anita Gohdes and co-authors examine how world leaders communicate

They analyse volumes of social media posts via machine learning, in research in The International Journal of Press/Politics.

Dennis Snower says G7 could broker "grand bargain" for climate action

Snower tells the Clean Energy Wire that G7 must consider poor countries' needs to encourage climate action.

Lynn Kaack discusses the use of machine learning to analyse scale of global solar installations in Nature

She comments on new research in the use of machine learning and satellite imagery and presents next steps for the field.

Hertie School adds new state-of-the-art supercomputing tool for data science-based research

The tool upgrades Data Science Lab for researchers across the school, including new MDS programme.

Living standards shape public opinion on genetically modified food

In the journal Food Quality and Preference, Sebastian Levi uses machine learning to analyse attitudes toward GMOs.

Voting advice apps can mobilise voters, Simon Munzert and Sebastian Ramirez Ruiz say in Die Zeit

The Assistant Professor for Data Science and PhD Researcher assess the potential impact of Germany's Wahl-O-Mat for the Sept. federal election.