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Prof. Aimee van Wynsberghe, Director of the Institute for Science and Ethics and the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab, is excited to announce the third Sustainable AI Conference, happening from September 16 to 18, 2025, in Bonn.

Find more information here:
iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference
youtu.be/OkKGtaKpSeI
🌍✨"Shaping Sustainable AI and its Futures" Conference, Sept 16–18 in Bonn (& online)!

🔥 Fireside Chat on Gry Hasselbalch’s latest book (Sept 18, 11:30 UTC+2) w/ Gry & Aimee van Wynsberghe!

📺 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@iwe_bonn]
💻 Q&A: [www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference]

#SustainableAI
September 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌍✨ Sustainable AI Conference: "Shaping Sustainable AI and its Futures" is Sept 16–18 in Bonn (& online)!

🎤 Power Panels on Technosolutionism (Sept 16 & 18, 16:00 UTC+2) with global experts!

📺 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@iwe_bonn]
💻 Q&A: [www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference]

#SustainableAI
September 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌍✨ Sustainable AI Conference: "Shaping Sustainable AI and its Futures" is Sept 16-18 in Bonn (& online)!

🎤 Keynote by Prof. Dr. Virginia Dignum on Sept 18, 10:00 (UTC+2)

📺 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@iwe_bonn]
💻 Q&A: [www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference]

#SustainableAI
September 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🌍✨ Sustainable AI Conference: "Shaping Sustainable AI and its Futures" is Sept 16-18 in Bonn (& online)!

🎤 Keynote by Prof. Dr. John Sullins on Sept 17, 17:15 (UTC+2)

📺 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@iwe_bonn]
💻 Q&A: [www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference]

#SustainableAI
September 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🌍✨ Sustainable AI Conference: "Shaping Sustainable AI and its Futures" is happening Sept 16-18 in Bonn (& online)!

🎤 Keynote by Joshua Pearce on September 17 at 10:00 (UTC+2)

📺 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@iwe_bonn]
💻 Q&A Registration: [www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference]

#ShapingSustainableAI
September 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌍✨Sustainable AI Conference: "Shaping Sustainable AI and its Futures" is happening Sept 16-18 in Bonn (& online)!

🎤 Keynote by Lynn Kaack on September 16 at 17:15 t(UTC+2)

📺 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@iwe_bonn]
💻 Q&A Registration: [www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference]

#ShapingSustainableAI
September 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🌍✨Sustainable AI Conference: "Shaping Sustainable AI and its Futures" is happening Sept 16-18 in Bonn (& online)!

🎤 Keynote by Benedetta Brevini on Sept 16 at 10:00 (UTC+2).

📺 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@iwe_bonn]
💻 Q&A Registration: [www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference]

#ShapingSustainableAI
September 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Upcoming Monday (July 7, 2025), six researchers of the IWE will hold a panel on „News gaps: What's amplified, what's ignored, and why it matters“ at #GMF25.

💡Visit the GMF’s website to learn more about the event: gmf-event.com/event/progra...

#GMF25 #BreakingBarriers #BuildingBridges
July 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Dr. Tom Metcalf's “IWE in 2 Min” explains how AI chatbots like ChatGPT enhance research productivity (summarizing, drafting, finding sources) while addressing ethical concerns such as bias & sustainability. Watch: youtu.be/Iw4Uh4Zxz0w

#AI #EthicalAI #Research
June 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🌍 New Video Release:
"Harmonizing Futures: Bridging AI and Indigenous Knowledge" by Erick Gankam Tambo (UNU, Cameroon)

Watch here: youtu.be/GqzNllt4HmI

#AIForGood #SustainableAI #IndigenousKnowledge #DecolonizingAI
May 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New publication! 📚🌍
The paper "Sustainable AI Meets Feminist African Ethics" was published in the Springer Nature journal "AI and Ethics" on 28 April 2025.

📖 Read the full paper here:
rdcu.be/ej3NU [https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00705-9]

#SustainableAI #FeministEthics #AIEthics #Ubuntu
Sustainable AI meets feminist African ethics
rdcu.be
April 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 April 29: 2nd AI Queens* of Bonn Lecture!

👩‍💻 Who? Dr. Eva Seidlmayer: “Four Shades of Life Sciences: Machine Learning-Driven Disinformation Detection”

📍 IWE, Uni Bonn | 🕢 7:15 PM (doors), 7:30 PM (start) | 🌟 Free – register: www.iwe.uni-bonn.de/ai-queens

#Feminism #AIQueens #WomenofAI #QueerAI
The AI Queens* of Bonn
www.iwe.uni-bonn.de
April 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The new "AI Ethics from the Majority World Workshop" video with Wakanyi Hoffman is online!

💡 Discover how Ubuntu philosophy can inspire AI ethics and address global AI biases.

👉 Watch now: youtu.be/elawwD-EjQ8?...

#AI #AIEthics #Ubuntu #DecolonizingAI #SustainableAI #ArtificialIntelligence
March 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Prof. Aimee van Wynsberghe on ARD’s "Weltspiegel" (23.03.2025) highlights that AI’s massive energy use demands urgent focus on sustainability and ethics 🌍🤖

📺 The program can be found in the ARD media library: www.ardmediathek.de/video/weltsp...

#AIethics #SustainableAI #ClimateJustice #ARD
March 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In this "IWE in 2 min", Prof. Bert Heinrichs presents his recent paper in which he introduces different approaches to autonomy to improve interdisciplinary understanding.

youtu.be/Dv8xRprVz3k

#neuroethics #ethics #autonomy #bioethics #philosophy #academia #AcademicResearch #EthicsInTechnology
March 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📢 Deadline Extended!
Good news! The deadline for abstract submission has been extended until March 31.
Don't miss your chance to participate.

#CallForAbstracts #SustainableAI #SustainableAIConference
Prof. Aimee van Wynsberghe, Director of the Institute for Science and Ethics and the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab, is excited to announce the third Sustainable AI Conference, happening from September 16 to 18, 2025, in Bonn.

Find more information here:
iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference
youtu.be/OkKGtaKpSeI
March 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today, on #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the achievements of women across the globe and those who are contributing essential work in the AI and tech industry.

The International Women’s Day edition of “IWE in 2 min” is now on YouTube: youtu.be/rFzeGoY5OJI
March 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Sustainable AI Lab at the University of Bonn has started a new lecture series: The AI Queens* of Bonn. Prof. Dr. Toni Loh from the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, was our first guest speaker.

youtu.be/5czA9riTlX8
@h-brs.bsky.social #Feminism #WomenofAI #QueerAI #FeministAI
February 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sophia Falk reveals how AI pressures six of nine critical Earth systems, including freshwater overuse in chip production, habitat destruction from mining, and toxic pollution from hazardous chemicals. Learn why AI’s footprint is more than energy consumption: youtu.be/1oPS_HRTUXg

#SustainableAI
February 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🔔 We are hiring 🔔

The Institute for Science and Ethics is looking for a Student or Research Assistant (SHK/WHF) (m/f/d) to support us as soon as possible (limited to one year with the possibility of extension) with a weekly working time of 8 hours. Please send your application by 28 February 2025.
January 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Prof. Aimee van Wynsberghe, Director of the Institute for Science and Ethics and the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab, is excited to announce the third Sustainable AI Conference, happening from September 16 to 18, 2025, in Bonn.

Find more information here:
iwe.uni-bonn.de/conference
youtu.be/OkKGtaKpSeI
January 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM