Why trust an expert opinion you can’t fully understand? And what happens when language AI adds another layer of opacity? 🤔 The Schweizerischer Nationalfonds SNF is funding «CREST-AI», a research project by Reto Gubelmann, postdoc at the Digital Society Initiative (Universität Zürich | University of Zurich), together with Prof. Christina Niklaus (overall project lead) and Prof. Peter Hongler, both of the Universität St.Gallen (HSG). The project examines knowledge asymmetries between experts, laypeople, and language #AI. It develops new philosophical conceptions of rational autonomy and meaning preservation and, building on them, new methods for simplifying expert knowledge for laypeople. Swiss tax law serves as the central use case. 📅 Two years | CHF 835,000 | Start: December 1, 2026 The DSI congratulates Reto and wishes the project team every success. 🎉 👉 More about #CRESTAI: https://lnkd.in/e9UXf3i6
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The Digital Society Initiative (DSI) is the competence centre of the University of Zurich on the digital transformation.
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The Digital Society Initiative (DSI) shapes the digital transformation of society and science. With interdisciplinary activities in research, education and outreach, the DSI is the University of Zurich's (UZH) competence center on digital transformation. The DSI is a scientific institution supported by all faculties of the UZH, which promotes independent scientific reflection and innovation on questions of digital transformation. It prepares UZH students to help shape the digital transformation, engages in regular discourse with the public and supports policy-making on digital transformation issues. For more information about the DSI, research and education, as well as exciting news and events on the topic of «digital transformation», visit our website: www.dsi.uzh.ch
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Wenn es ernst wird, zählt, was KI wirklich leisten kann – und was nicht. 🚨 An der Agora 3.0 am 20. November treffen sich Forschung und Praxis aus Schweizer Städten, Kantonen und dem Bund. Das The BRIDGE Lab und UZH.ai sind als Partner mit dabei – für alle, die KI im Krisenmanagement verantwortungsvoll weiterdenken wollen. 👉 Jetzt anmelden: ema.uzh.ch/RAMWF #KI #Krisenmanagement #DigitalSociety #UZH
🚨 „Wenn es ernst wird“ – KI im urbanen Krisenmanagement 🤖🏙️ Die Agora geht in die dritte Runde! Seit 2024 bauen wir die «Agora Städtische Krisenkompetenz» gemeinsam mit der Stadt Zürich als Ort des Dialogs zwischen Stadt und Universität auf. Nach zwei erfolgreichen Jahren mit der Stadt Zürich bauen wir auf dieser Zusammenarbeit auf und weiten den Blick aus: Für die Agora 3.0 am 20. November begrüssen wir Forschende aus verschiedenen Disziplinen und Verwaltungsangestellte aus den Bereichen Krisenmanagement, Bevölkerungsschutz und KI-Anwendungen aus verschiedenen Städten, Kantonen und dem Bund. Wir fragen konkret: Wie kann KI vor, während und nach Krisen einen Mehrwert schaffen – von der Simulation möglicher Krisenverläufe über die Unterstützung im Krisenstab bis zur Aufarbeitung vergangener Ereignisse? Im Zentrum steht nicht die Technik um ihrer selbst willen, sondern der bewusste, verantwortungsvolle Einsatz im städtischen Raum – ergänzt durch konkrete Inputs aus Praxis, Wirtschaft und Forschung. Für einen erfolgreichen und inhaltsgetriebenen Austausch arbeiten wir mit UZH.ai, dem The BRIDGE Lab der UZH Digital Society Initiative, Stiftung Risiko-Dialog und Reatch zusammen. Die Agora wird ermöglicht durch die Mercator Switzerland Foundation. 📅 20. November 2026 📍 Universität Zürich 🗣️ Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und Englisch statt. Interesse an einer Mitwirkung am 20.November oder bei den Follow-Ups im Anschluss? Melden Sie sich direkt via 📩 medea.fux@uzh.ch ——— 🚨 "When It Matters Most" – AI in Urban Crisis Management 🤖🏙️ The Agora enters its third year! Building on two successful years of cooperation with the City of Zurich, we are delighted to welcome administrative professionals working in crisis management, civil protection and AI applications from cities, cantons and the federal level. Together, we will explore how AI can create added value before, during and after crises – from simulating crisis scenarios to supporting crisis teams and reviewing past events. The focus is not on technology for its own sake, but on its conscious and responsible use in urban spaces. Join us on 20 November at the University of Zurich for a full-day interactive workshop. The event will be held in German and English. Interested in taking part on the 20st or in the follow-ups after the workshop? Feel free to reach out: 📩 medea.fux@uzh.ch #Krisenmanagement #CrisisManagement #KünstlicheIntelligenz #AI #Bevölkerungsschutz #UrbanResilience #UniversitätZürich #StadtZürich #Agora
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How is AI changing the way science gets done? 🔬Together with UZH.ai, the DSI is launching «The Future of Science», a new event series on #AI and scientific discovery. The first event on November 27 focuses on AI-driven discovery in the #LifeSciences, from faster breakthroughs to increasingly autonomous AI systems. Registration and details are in the post below. 👇
🚀 Introducing The Future of Science – a new event series exploring AI’s impact on scientific discovery! AI is opening up extraordinary possibilities for scientific discovery, transforming how we explore complex questions, conduct research and push the boundaries of knowledge. Together, UZH.ai and the UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI) are launching The Future of Science, a new event series bringing together leading voices from academia and industry to explore how AI is reshaping research across disciplines. Our inaugural event on 27 November puts the spotlight on AI-driven discovery in the life sciences. From accelerating breakthroughs to the emergence of increasingly autonomous AI systems, we’ll explore the opportunities, challenges and fundamental questions shaping the next generation of scientific research. Expect fresh perspectives, lively discussions and the chance to connect with researchers and innovators working at the intersection of AI and science. 📅 27 November 2026 | 16:00–18:00, followed by an apéro 📍 Digital Society Initiative (DSI), Rämistrasse 69, Zurich 🤝 Organised in collaboration with Ovaity and MOSAIC Multimodal AI . 👉 Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/exvY_hXS #UZHai #FutureOfScience #ArtificialIntelligence #ScientificDiscovery #LifeSciences #UZH
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Wie lassen sich Abstimmungen zugänglicher machen und politische Bildung digital stärken? 🗳️ Die DIZH fördert im 5. Rapid-Action-Call sechs Projekte zu demokratischer Teilhabe und digitaler Resilienz. Bei drei davon sind DSI Mitglieder beteiligt: beim Debatten-Companion «Accessible Digital Democracy», bei der #Demokratie-Studie EPFA und bei CivicDialogue, einer #KI-gestützten Lernumgebung für #PolitischeBildung. Herzliche Gratulation an alle Projektteams! 👏
Demokratische Gesellschaften stehen unter Druck. Das Misstrauen gegenüber Institutionen und Medien wächst. Manchen fehlt das Gefühl, selbst etwas bewirken zu können. Im 5. Rapid-Action-Call fördern wir deshalb sechs Projekte zu demokratischer Teilhabe und digitaler Resilienz. Vier davon beschäftigen sich mit Abstimmungen und politischer Bildung. Ein sprachbasierter Debatten-Companion soll den Zugang zu Abstimmungen erleichtern. EPFA untersucht, wie junge Erwachsene politische Nachrichten nutzen. CivicDialogue und Opostum Goes Political bringen politische Bildung mit KI und Sozialen Medien in die Sekundarstufe. Zwei weitere Projekte nehmen den digitalen Alltag in den Blick. FinShield trainiert den Umgang mit KI-basierter Finanzberatung, "Stimmt das?" hilft älteren Menschen, Phishing und irreführende Posts einzuordnen. Mehr Informationen https://lnkd.in/efcMbGPp Herzlichen Glückwunsch allen geförderten Projektteams: Yingqiang Gao, Jan Deriu, Nadine Klopfenstein, Linards Udris, Dr. Lilian Suter, Felicitas Högger, Carmen Koch, Mathias Decuypere, Martin Berger, Valentina Andries, Michael Geiss, Thomas Schmalfeldt, Kremena Bachmann, David Jaggi, Martin Schüle, Peter Schwendner Universität Zürich | University of Zurich, Department of Computational Linguistics UZH, fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft UZH, UZH Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung (IKMZ), ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, ZHAW Angewandte Linguistik, ZHAW IAP Institut für Angewandte Psychologie, ZHAW Life Sciences und Facility Management, ZHAW School of Management and Law, ZHAW School of Engineering, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, IMMERSE, UZH Digital Society Initiative, ZHAW digital, UZH Innovation Hub
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Interdisciplinary research is in every strategy paper. But when does it actually work? For the Sixth DSI Strategy Lab, researchers from Universität Zürich | University of Zurich worked on that question with people from across the Swiss science system. The result: 13 conditions for success in three fields of action. A few of them: ▪️A strong community – an institutional home for people who work between disciplines ▪️Added value over risk – interdisciplinary careers need reliable prospects ▪️Trained reviewers – clear criteria so that interdisciplinary proposals are judged fairly ▪️No false labeling – projects that are interdisciplinary on paper only do not count And one case study: the DSI looked at itself. Ten years of data on who publishes with whom, which topics cross boundaries and how researchers experience it – in interactive charts. Read the position paper and explore the data 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eNgfi-96 Impact #9 of our «Decade of Impact» series. Ten years of DSI. Ten impacts. One every week until November 24. On that day, we celebrate the decade together in the UZH Aula, with a look back, a look ahead and an apéro to round off the evening. Secure your spot: ema.uzh.ch/R4XNC #DecadeOfImpact #DigitalSociety #UZH
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Zehn Jahre. Unzählige Events, Projekte und Impulse zur digitalen Transformation. Seit 2016 verbindet die Digital Society Initiative der UZH Forschung, Lehre und den Dialog mit der Gesellschaft. Interdisziplinär, neugierig und mit dem Anspruch, die digitale Zukunft aktiv mitzugestalten. Diese «Decade of Impact» feiern wir am 24. November in der Aula der Universität Zürich | University of Zurich – mit einem Blick auf das, was war, und auf das, was kommt. Im Anschluss geht's beim Apéro riche weiter. Ein Abend, den man nicht verpassen sollte. Jetzt anmelden: 📅 Dienstag, 24. November 2026, 18:30 Uhr 📍 Aula, UZH Hauptgebäude, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich 👉 ema.uzh.ch/R4XNC #DSI10 #UZH #DigitalSociety #DecadeOfImpact
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Delivery robots at the door, cars without drivers: what does autonomous mobility mean for our cities and the people who live in them? Our DSI Community Mobility explores these questions at Mobility Connect 2026 on 18 November, with six short research perspectives, group discussions and a pub quiz to close the evening. Join us! 🤖🚗
𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫? Small delivery robots are already rolling through some cities, while self-driving cars are promising to render getting your driving licences a relic of the past. The technology is arriving quickly. But what does it mean for how we move in the future? And how will it shape our society as a result? On 18 November, the DSI Community Mobility invites you to Mobility Connect 2026: Autonomous Futures of the Last Mile. Six researchers from diverse fields such as traffic medicine, urban planning, sociology and intelligent systems will share short, sharp perspectives on what autonomous mobility means for cities and the people who live in them. Interactive group discussions invite you to bring your own ideas into the mix. 📅 Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 16:30 to 19:30 📍 DSI Event Room SOC-E-010, UZH Center, Rämistrasse 69, Zurich 🥂 Apéro and Mobility Pub-Quiz to close the evening Everyone interested in the future of mobility is welcome, whether you work in research, industry, administration or simply wonder what that robot at your door is up to. Registration and programme: https://lnkd.in/eVAvCu3v Thank you to our speakers! John Anderson Garcia Henao Josephine Roper Gemma Newlands Saverio Bolognani Sebastian Köhler Stefan Lakämper Anja Schulze Tumasch Reichenbacher Dr. Julia Ambrosini Esra Suel Uta Mohring Claudia Röösli, PhD Nadine Zurkinden Robert Weibel Hoda Bakhshi Ning Wang Dr. Phares Akari Jose Valqui Pastor Nicolas Benoit-Kayendé Armand Kapaj Sergio Bazzurri Svantje Tauber UZH Digital Society Initiative
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🤖 📝 Can university assessments keep pace with #GenerativeAI? On November 26, 2026, the DSI Community Education hosts a hands-on workshop where participants rework their own assessment tasks for the age of AI. The format is «Bring Your Own Assessment»: participants bring an existing assessment task from their courses and develop it further together with colleagues from different disciplines. The workshop builds on a new guideline on the use of AI in assessment, currently being piloted. Participants apply it to their own task, evaluate its practical relevance, and help shape its further development through their feedback. 📅 November 26, 2026, 2–5 p.m. 📍 Universität Zürich | University of Zurich, KO2-F-152 EV, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, Zurich 👥 Limited to 10–15 participants 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eE6dKxZA Organized by the subcommunity of practice «AI in Higher Education Teaching» of the DSI Community Education. #HigherEducation UZH.ai
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🎓 35+ professorships. 7 faculties. 10 years. Since its founding, the DSI has supported professorships at the Universität Zürich | University of Zurich that examine #DigitalTransformation from technical and legal to social, medical and cultural perspectives. A few of the fields: ▪️ Cybersecurity, data science and reinforcement learning ▪️ Digital and mobile health, computer-assisted surgery ▪️ Legal data science, regulatory sciences, criminal law ▪️ Digital religion(s), digital democracy, digital sociology The breadth is deliberate: it shows where digital transformation demands new expertise – and helps build it before gaps appear. What digital transformation really means and how far it reaches: the video explains 👇 🔗 Impact #8 of the DSI’s #DecadeOfImpact series. Ten years of the DSI. Ten impacts. One every week until November 24. https://lnkd.in/eVEupKZr #DecadeOfImpact #DigitalSociety
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We are thrilled to see so many DSI members recognized for their outstanding mentoring! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Carmen Cardelle and Hanna Marti, two of the three recipients of the UZH Mentoring Award 2027. Your commitment to supporting early career researchers shapes careers and strengthens our research community. We are equally proud of the DSI members who were nominated by their doctoral and postdoctoral researchers: Aline Darbellay, Karina Frick, Manuel Günther, Stephanie Homan, PhD, Jochen Menges, David Oesch, Joachim Rosenthal, Felix Scholkmann, Anne Schulz, Rico Sennrich, Nadine Strauß and Claudia M. Witt. Every nomination reflects the trust and appreciation of the people you mentor. Thank you for making a lasting difference! 💐 #UZHMentoringAward2027 #Mentoring #EarlyCareerResearchers #DigitalSocietyInitiative
The recipients of the UZH Mentoring Award 2027 have been announced! Excellent mentoring can shape careers, inspire academic development and create an inclusive and supportive research environment. The UZH Mentoring Award presented by Universität Zürich | University of Zurich recognizes supervisors who make a lasting contribution to the academic and personal development of early career researchers. Each of the awardees will receive CHF 5'000. This year, more than 150 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers nominated 39 supervisors for their exceptional dedication to mentoring the next generation of early career researchers at UZH. We are delighted to congratulate the three recipients of the UZH Mentoring Award 2027 on this wonderful achievement: Carmen Cardelle Hanna Marti Andreas Vieli The awards will be presented at the Sparkling Research event on 4 March 2027. We are looking forward to welcoming you there! Further information and application about Sparkling Research 2027: https://lnkd.in/evTNsM7U. Every nomination is a meaningful expression of appreciation. We therefore extend our warmest congratulations and sincere thanks to all nominated supervisors for their outstanding commitment to supporting early career researchers: Francesco Bavato, Dominik C. Benz, Susanne Burri, Francisco Caiado, Aline Darbellay, Gian Ege, Stefan Egger, Jorn Fierstra, Elisabetta Fiocchi, Karina Frick, Sevasti Gaspari, Manuel Günther, Stephanie Homan, PhD, Natascha Just, Thomas Keil, Sebastian Krapp, Stefanie Kreutmair, Tanja Krones, Karin Kucian, Jochen Menges, Jacqueline Neubauer, Enzo Nussio, David Oesch, Tamaki Ohmura, Joachim Rosenthal, Jan Schmutz, PhD, Maya Schneebeli, Felix Scholkmann, Anne Schulz, Rico Sennrich, Andrea Eva Steuer, Nadine Strauß, Didier Surdez, Marius Vollberg, Hannah Werner and Claudia M. Witt. And of course a special thank you also goes to the seven early career researchers who served on this year’s jury: Andreas Baumer, Maike Brandt, Daniel Fuchs, Marie Jäckel, Madita Knöpfle, Victor Kreiner, David Roth Thank you for your careful evaluation, thoughtful deliberation and commitment to recognizing exceptional mentorship at UZH. Congratulations to the award recipients and to all nominees – your dedication makes a lasting difference!💐🌺🎉 More about the UZH Mentoring Award 2027: https://lnkd.in/etnK3nwB. #UZHMentoringAward2027
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