GERTI KAPPEL: The Role of Universities in a Platform Dominated World (Panel IV, Day 2)

Panel IV, Day 2: The Role of Universities in a Platform Dominated World
Moderator: Christiane Wendehorst (University of Vienna)
Speaker: Gerti Kappel (TU Wien)
Panel: Stefan Klein (University Münster), George Metakides (DEF)
A Paradigm Shift in Computer Science?
Digital Humanism Workshop
28-29 November 2024
TU Wien
This Digital Humanism workshop focused on the challenges for computer science and the sciences in general. The speakers discussed and reflected on the possible paradigm shift in computer science, the move from logic and algorithmic certainty to probability and LLMs as story machines. This has enormous implications for many other sciences, as computer science has become a foundation of almost all scientific and applied research. The workshop also discussed the changing role of universities, since research increasingly shifts to large IT platforms given the resources required.
The workshop put emphasis on debate and exchange: each slot (with a moderator) started with an introductory lecture (30-35 minutes), followed by a panel with statements and questions by the commentators (20 minutes). Afterwards there was an open discussion with all participants.
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A cooperation between the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) and TU Wien Informatics.
With the support of: Verein zur Förderung des Digitalen Humanismus, FWF Cluster-of-Excellence Bilateral AI, TU Wien Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Austrian Ministry of Climate Action and Energy.
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