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News from the Institute
Deepfakes Between Concern, Trust, and Narratives About the Future
On January 22, 2026, Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt will give a lecture on “Deceptively Real, Socially Impactful? Deepfakes Between Concern, Trust, and Future Narratives” as...
Participation in the BMBFSFJ symposium “Digitale Welt”
On January 13, 2026, Prof. Christoph Bieber participates in the symposium “Demokratie Ort: Digitale Welt” (EN: Democracy Location: Digital World) at the Federal Ministry for...
In the Long Run, Only Power Helps: Challenges for Decentralized Networks from a Sociological Perspective
Dr. Marco Wähner will give a talk at the 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3) “Power Cycles,” organized by the Chaos Computer Club, on the sociological...
Review of DigiMeet 2025: Platforms Between Control, Ethics, and Societal Dynamics
At the third Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting (DigiMeet), over 60 international early-career researchers discussed the regulation, societal impact, and technological governance of digital platforms.
On the Success of the AFD on Social Media
In the current issue of “Neue Narrative” (EN: New Narratives), Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt contributes some thoughts on Paul Fenski’s essay “Um die Demokratie zu...
HEI-TRAIN Project: Completion and Outcomes of the First Phase
The HEI-TRAIN project, part of the EIT Higher Education Initiative, successfully completed its first phase with key events at the end of the year 2025....
Real Danger or Moral Panic? How We Should Take a Differentiated View of Disinformation
Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt from the Center of Advanced Internet Studies and Miriam Milzner from the Weizenbaum Institute address the topic of disinformation in a...
Christoph Bieber Takes Over as Co-leader of the “Law & Ethics” Working Group of the Learning Systems Platform
The “Law & Ethics” working group facilitates professional exchange between academia, industry, and society, and produces white papers, interviews, and other formats on current issues...
Latest Publications
Bridging Technology and Responsibility. The Impact of Digitalization on CSR in Ukraine’s Industry
Dr. Tetiana Gorokhova publishes her study results under the title “Bridging Technology and Responsibility. The Impact of Digitalization on CSR in Ukraine’s Industry” in the...
Real Danger or Moral Panic? How We Should Take a Differentiated View of Disinformation
Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt from the Center of Advanced Internet Studies and Miriam Milzner from the Weizenbaum Institute address the topic of disinformation in a...
Co-creating Urban Transformation: A Stakeholder Analysis for Germany’s Heat Transition
The first research article by the “Pop-Up Citizen Lab” project, part of the CAIS research program “Digital Democratic Innovations,” has been published in the journal...
PrEval Study 5/2025: “Digital-Supported Evaluation of Digital Projects in Civic Education: ‘A Click Is Not Equivalent to Productive Engagement'”
The latest PrEval Study 5/2025 analyzes key methods, challenges, and potentials of digitally supported evaluation. Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt contributes two chapters demonstrating how digital...
Climate Research in the Crossfire of Public Communication
Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt and Dr. Sabine Reich from the University of Bremen examine the public communication of climate researchers in an increasingly polarized social...
Adaptive Support Promotes Self-Regulated Learning in Adult Education
At the 20th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL), held from September 15-19, 2025, in Newcastle and Durham, UK, the paper by CAIS researchers...
CSR-Driven AI or AI-Driven CSR?
Dr. Tetiana Gorokhova and her co-authors will present their research on artificial intelligence and responsibility as part of the HEI-TRAIN project. The presentation will take...
Narrative, Creative – Immersive? The Immersive Potential of Right-Wing Extremist Communication on Social Media
In their book chapter, Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt and Sandra Kero examine how right-wing extremists use social media to make their narratives immersive and engage...
The Phase Model of Misinformation Interventions
CAIS researcher Prof. Hendrik Heuer will present his paper on October 20, 2025, at CSCW 2025 in Bergen, Norway. In it, he examines which measures...