Prof. Dr. Suzana Alpsancar

The CultCryo project team successfully launched with a productive and inspirational three-day workshop between January 7th and 9th at the University of Paderborn. Apart from the thought-provoking key notes held by Martin Schmitt (Paderborn University) on “The Early History of Data Centers: historical development and environmental impacts” and Patrick Brodie (University College Dublin) on “The Geopolitical Ecology of AI”, the team engaged…

As part of the ERC project ‘Cultures of the Cryosphere’, the Paderborn team is pleased to announce that two keynote speeches will enrich the three-day workshop. On 8 January, keynote speakers Dr. Martin Schmitt (UPB) and Dr. Patrick Brodie (University College Dublin) will give presentations on the history of data centres in Germany and Ireland respectively. From 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., you will have the opportunity to attend Dr. Martin…

In early December, a new article by Wessel Reijers, Tobias Matzner and Suzana Alpsancar entitled "Explainability and AI Governance: Between Argumentation and Conviction" will be published as a chapter in the anthology "Digital Development: Technology, Ethics and Governance". This volume opens a multidisciplinary reflection on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and digitalisation in the fields of technology, epistemology,…