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A few recent papers and articles caught our eye. Each consider bias, fairness and in the case of "Which humans?" paper, the WEIRD-ness of our interactions with AI. Here, WEIRD is Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich & Democratic, and found that as the distance from the US increases, the GPT's "alignment with local human values declines."

In a follow-on from Digital Humanism's Open Letter, Erich Prem, President of the Association of Digital Humanism and Co-ordinator of the European Digital Humanism Initiative EUDHIT presented the petition to the Petitions Committee (PETI) of the European Parliament on July 16. The video of that presentation is here and worth a look.

Digital Humanism is the interdisciplinary field that examines the complex interplay between digital technologies and humankind, with the aim of creating a better society and improving our lives. Digital Humanism foregrounds world-wide shared human values as the foundation for the direction in which technology should evolve. It recognizes that an...

On 13 May 2025, the Digital Humanism lecture series gathered online and at TU Vienna for a frank look at Europe's struggle to protect personal data beyond its borders. The session, titled "International Data Transfer and Sovereignty from a European Perspective," featured keynote speaker Ing. Dr. Christof Tschohl (Scientific Director, Research...

How do we build a digital world that amplifies human dignity instead of eroding it? On 26 May 2025, the conversation takes center stage at the Digital Humanism Conference 2025, opening a three-day program in Vienna's iconic MuseumsQuartier. Thought leaders from research, policy, and civil society will gather to "shape our digital future" by testing...

This will be a Fireside Chat with Danielle McKernan former Computer Science teacher who now works at Everyway (formerly Texthelp) and Dessie Tennyson former post-primary Irish teacher who now works at McGraw Hill

An Open Letter on the Urgent Need to Regulate Digital Technologies