The second event in this new series of discussions asks, “Is AI meant to serve humanity?” The evening’s moderator, Prof. Dr. Petra Anders (Humboldt- Universität, 2025 Communicator Award), will speak on this topic with, among others, Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid (Chair of Cognitive Systems, University of Bamberg, Communicator Prize 2026) and Dr. Katharina Weitz (Fraunhofer HHI, Vice President of the German Informatics Society) on how AI can be designed and used in a human-centered, explainable, and responsible manner.
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Professorin Petra Anders
In a dialog-based and interactive setting, you as participants are also invited to share your perspectives and discuss key questions at the intersection of science, technology, education, and society together with the panelists.
The event is presented by the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik (ZfK) at the Humboldt-Universität with the kind support of the Stifterverband and the German Research Foundation (DFG).
PARTIZIPANTS
Petra Anders: Professor of German Language Teaching and Primary School Teacher Training at HU Berlin. Her research focuses, amongst other things, on poetry slams as learning opportunities for democracy education, and she has established the “Kinder-Kiez-Slam”, an innovative platform for primary school children. In 2025, she was awarded the Communicator Prize for outstanding science communication by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Stifterverband for her dialogue-based projects promoting reading and language skills.
- Admission is free.
- The event will take place as part of the current exhibition “On Water. WasserWissen in Berlin.”
- Registration is required: wissensaustausch.zfk@hu-berlin.de
Additional information
Dates
November 2026
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