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Event at Baden-Württemberg State Representation in Berlin

The FZI presented innovative research projects at a successful evening event with Petra Olschowsky, State Minister for Science and the Arts. Our SOSEC project was at the center of the event.

New Articles Published in Tagesspiegel

Ahead of State Elections in Brandenburg

In two differentiated analyses, journalists from the Tagesspiegel and researchers from SOSEC describe the situation in Brandenburg ahead of the state elections.

New Articles Published in Tagesspiegel

Ahead of State Elections in Brandenburg

In two differentiated analyses, journalists from the Tagesspiegel and researchers from SOSEC describe the situation in Brandenburg ahead of the state elections.

Guest Article on SOSEC Data for the Alfred Landecker Foundation

Jonas Fegert presents new insights from SOSEC!

Minister of Science Petra Olschowski visits the FZI

Video Clip from Baden-TV

Minister of Science, Petra Olschowski, visits the House of Participation at FZI with a focus on our research on Digital Democracy.

Article in Tagesspiegel: State elections in the East

Conspiracy myths among the electorate

"Crises are brought about to serve the elites. Politicians are deliberately not improving their situation": half of East Germans believe this is possible - especially AfD and BSW voters. This is intensifying shortly before the election. A data analysis.

News Article in Tagesspiegel on Party Preferences in Germany

Demographic Fault Lines Ahead of State Elections

Based on survey data from SOSEC, the Tagesspiegel presents intriguing insights into party preferences and their correlation with demographic characteristics.

Thesis on SOSEC

Analyzing a survey on political and socially relevant topics

Write your thesis based on a unique data set and tackle current socially and politically relevant issues.

The Power of AI

Guest Article in the "Tagesspiegel"

Dr. Jonas Fegert, Prof. Dr. Christof Weinhardt und Prof. Dr. Achim Rettinger veröffentlichen einen Gastbeitrag im Tagesspiegel zu den gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen der KI. Ihr Appell: Technologien dürfen gesellschaftliche Konflikte nicht verschärfen!

Podcast Episode on Disinformation in Times of Crisis

Christiane Hoffmann, Caroline Lindekamp, and Achim Rettinger joining Dr. Jonas Fegert on the HoPCast

In the latest episode of the HoPCast SOSEC's Dr. Jonas Fegert and his guests discuss disinformation in times of multiple crises

SOSEC at re:publica 2024

Dr. Jonas Fegert presents our research project.

Jonas Fegert presented SOSEC at this year's re:publica and spoke about authoritarian tendencies in democracies.

FZI Spring Festival

The discussion at this year's Spring Festival revolved around social polarization and cooperation between academia and journalism.

Broadcast Feature

by Hessischer Rundfunk

On 27. April 2023, Jonas Fegert discussed the social impact of generative artificial intelligence on the spread of disinformation and social polarization on Hessischer Rundfunk.

News Article

by the Tagesschau

In the Tagesschau article "AI-generated disinformation on the rise", Jonas Fegert explains the challenge of AI-generated false texts and images for the spread of disinformation and social polarization.