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Communicative Artificial Intelligence (ComAI) The Automation of Societal Communication

Events

The hype surrounding ChatGPT has brought it to the attention of the general public: Communicative AI – the spread of generative AI for the purpose of communication – is becoming increasingly widespread. But what exactly does it mean when machines become part of human communication relationships? How is social communication changing as a result? To what extent are the digital infrastructures of communicative AI a challenge for the environment and climate? What new types of human work will emerge with communicative AI – and which professions may disappear? What does all this mean for human practice and how is governance of communicative AI possible?

We invite the interested public to attend the ComAI lecture series to discuss the socially highly relevant topic of Communicative Artificial Intelligence. The events will be held in English. All experts will be present in person.

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LLMS and the Death of the Author

An open discussion with David Gunkel Date: 22. April 2025 Time 10:00 Street: Linzer Str. 4, 28359 Bremen Location: ZeMKI Abstract In response to any written text—like the sentences you are reading right now—it is reasonable to ask who wrote it and can therefore explain and authorize what it says. This seemingly sensible inquiry is typically resolved by pointing (…)

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Science Communication and Artificial Intelligence: How AI is Changing Public Communication about Science

PROF. DR. MIKE S. SCHÄFER (UNIVERSITY OF ZÜRICH) Date: 15. April 2025 Time: 18:30 Street: Schnoor 27, 28359 Bremen Location: Bremen Press-Club Abstract Generative AI – which generates new results based on extensive digital data and human training – is fundamentally changing public communication. Citizens and communications professionals are using it to communicate about political and economic issues, healthcare, (…)

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How the EU's AI Act came about. Insights from a Negotiator

Ralf Bendrath (Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament) Datum: 19. November 2024 Time: 18:30 Street: Schnoor 27 Location: Bremer Presse-Club Abstract Ralf Bendrath was involved in the negotiations on the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, the first law world-wide to regulate AI specifically. He will give an insight into how the negotiations went, what the most interesting and salient (…)

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The AI Effect: How (generative) AI is reshaping discussions about elections and democracy

Prof. Dr. Claes de Vreese (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Date: 26. November 2024 Time: 18:30 Street: Schnoor 27 Location: Bremer Presse-Club Abstract Democracies are based on exchange, debate and discussion about goals, approaches and solutions. What tasks need to be solved, what does the sovereign want? In parliamentary democracies, this decision-making takes place within the framework of elections. In mediatized (…)

Funded by DFG (German Research Foundation)FWF Österreichischer Wissenschaftsfonds

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp
ZeMKI, Center for Media, Communication and Information Research University of Bremen
Universität Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-67620
Sekretariat (Ms. Schmidt): +49 421 218-67606
E-mail: andreas.hepp@uni-bremen.de

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