Schlagwort: Society
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Resilient against disinformation – using AI in the fight for social cohesion
Dr Vera Schmitt works on the largest German-language AI platform for disinformation detection. In this interview, she provides answers to current challenges. Berlin/Germany, February 13, 2025. Disinformation campaigns that threaten social cohesion are increasing rapidly worldwide. But how can society respond to this challenge? Dr Vera Schmitt and her research group XplaiNLP at the Quality…
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AI supports the optimisation of teamwork
THA researchers and cooperation partner Lumium GmbH receive funding approval from the Free State of Bavaria for the research project DaTeam-VR – Datadriven Team Insights in Virtual Reality Augsburg/Germany, February 6, 2025: The interdisciplinary team of researchers at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (THA) under the scientific leadership of Prof. Dr Simone Kubowitsch, Professor of…
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Individuelle Bedürfnisse als Schlüssel zum Erfolg hybrider Arbeitsmodelle
Studie zu Mitarbeitendentypologien und deren Einfluss auf die Arbeitsplatzwahl Stuttgart/Germany, 6. Februar 2025. Die Studie »Office Analytics 2.0« des Fraunhofer IAO untersucht, wie moderne Büroflächen und hybride Arbeitsmodelle gestaltet werden können. Im Fokus stehen dabei die unterschiedlichen Bedürfnisse der Mitarbeitenden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass selbstbestimmtes Arbeiten die Zufriedenheit steigert und der soziale Austausch mit Kolleginnen…
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X-replacement with benefits – TU researchers present first comprehensive study on the social media platform Bluesky
The booming short messaging service Bluesky with its logo of a blue butterfly is not only a suitable alternative to X, but offers tangible advantages to users, conclude a team of researchers with leading involvement from TU Darmstadt in a study on the novel platform. Darmstadt/Germany, January 29, 2025. In protest against owner and tech…
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Pioneers of the food transition Ten German municipalities selected
– The funding project ‘Zukunft aufgetischt! Shaping nutrition together’ supports ten pilot initiatives for the design of healthy and sustainable food systems in seven federal states over a period of two years.– Forward-looking concepts that develop and test new ideas for local access to healthy food together with citizens were selected.– Municipalities in Bavaria, Brandenburg,…
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Cooperation in society How our memory influences our behaviour
Co-operation often arises through ‘direct reciprocity’, where help is based on mutuality. A study shows that strategies that take into account several past moves of a fellow player promote co-operation. It is crucial to analyse the entire behaviour rather than just the frequency of cooperation. This emphasises the importance of a longer memory and complex…