International Summer School 2025 – Program Social Bytes and Artificial Minds Monday (2.6.25)
Tuesday (3.6.25)
Wednesday (4.6.25)
Thursday (5.6.25)
Friday (6.6.25)
8:30 – 9:00
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9:00 – 10:30
Introduction and Welcoming Lecture Judith Sibold, Joshua Weber Social Work & AI: Into the (FHNW) Matrix AI unplugged Lauri Goldkind (Fordham UniJudith Sibold, Joshua Weber versity) (FHNW)
Lecture
Round table
Students AI Showcase
The making of technology such as AI from a sociological point of view Joshua Weber (FHNW)
AI for Good: Ensuring Responsible Use in Social Work Valentina Franzoni, Lauri Goldkind, Gloria Kirwan, Antonio López Peláez
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee
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11:00 – 12:30 Lecture
Workshops: Exemplary use of AI in Social Work I
Workshops: Challenges in the context of AI
Create your own AI Samuel Fricker, Stefan Hackstein (FHNW)
Lecture
WS1: Social Influencers: The Power of Interdisciplinary Action Against Online Hate Katja Girschik, Pius von Däniken (ZHAW)
WS7: Discriminatory Algorithms. How AI Amplifies Social Inequality and What Can Be Done About It Rachel Huber (University of Bern)
Human and artificial intelligence – a critical comparison Thomas Fuchs (Heidelberg University)
AI and digital social work at the crossroads: How to deal with digital vulnerability? Antonio López Peláez (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) Closing and Evaluation Judith Sibold, Joshua Weber (FHNW)
WS2: Starting from Scratch: WS8: Gender Bias A Collaborative Journey to Valentina Franzoni (University AI-Driven Reports of Perugia) Jonathan Heimlicher (Quellenhof-Stiftung), Jana Fischer (Soziale Dienste Stadt Zürich) WS3: Affective Computing in Narration Valentina Franzoni (University of Perugia)
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