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Frontiers in Digital Child Safety Project Launched

The Technical University of Munich collaborates with Apple to advance child safety in the digital space. A new interdisciplinary initiative at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will explore frontier issues in digital child safety following $500’000 dollar commitment from Apple.

10. Apr 2024
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Student Assistant Coding Faces in Medicine: Promises, Pitfalls, Challenges

Student Assistant (f/m/d) in the Project Coding Faces in Medicine: Promises, Pitfalls, Challenges

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Friedrich Schiedel Fellows - Batch 1

Meet the Friedrich Schiedel Fellows who work on building bridges between social sciences, technology, and other disciplines. Their interdisciplinary research projects, under the motto "Human-Centered Innovation for Technology in Society" focus on how technologies can be developed responsibly, human-centered, and democratically, serving the public good.

25. Jun 2024
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Data Shadows: An Exploration of Data's Materiality

On Thursday, January 16, 2025, we hosted the premiere screening of Data Shadows, an artistic film created by our Ethical Data Initiative. The event took place at Rio Filmpalast in Munich and featured a thought-provoking panel discussion with the film’s creators: Sabina Leonelli, Jacob von der Beugel, and Oliver Page.

27. May 2024
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The Global Digital Compact

At the Summit of the Future, UN member states will adopt the Global Digital Compact, a comprehensive framework that will set the course for digital governance based on shared principles and global priorities. Here’s how we contribute to a bright digital future for all.

11. Sep 2024
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Join the Young Quantum Social Scientists International Cohort 2025

As the International Year of Quantum Technologies is coming up, we are launching the first international cohort of the YQSS! During the next year, we want to build a community of young people, interested in changing their future and the future of Quantum Technologies for the better.

20. Dec 2024
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How does governance evolve through the pace of technological acceleration?

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Rule of Law Programme Asia (KAS RLPA), TUM Asia along with TUM Asia and the TUM Think Tank, hosted the “Frontier Technologies – Governance Frontiers” event in Singapore on February 20, 2025. This invitation-only event provided an interactive platform to examine how Generative AI and Quantum Technologies were reshaping governance. Participants explored critical governance challenges and the potential for these emerging technolo-gies to drive transformative public sector innovations.

27. Feb 2025
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A sociotechnical perspective on human preferences

We often assume that AI can be trained to be neutral, ethical, and aligned with human values. However, a growing body of research suggests this goal may be impossible, including new findings from the Civic Machines Lab.
At the Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium (Sciences Po) at the Paris AI Action Summit, the Civic Machines Lab presented research on a fundamental challenge in AI alignment

18. Jun 2025

Impressions from the TUM Think Tank 

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