Tech-Autoritarismus zwischen KI-Euphorie und Weltraumfantasie

A new working paper by OII researchers argues that EU technology policy should hold AI companies to account for actual public wellbeing, not just reduced risk.

We speak with Dr. Sandra Wachter about how our data fuels AI, search, and algorithms, often without our knowledge. We discuss how the law must evolve to protect users’ data and to regulate how it is collected and analyzed.

Tutor:innen (m/w/d) für den Kurs „Recht für Ingenieure" (WiSe 2026/27)

KI-Konzerne machen Profit auf Kosten der Grund- und Menschenrechte, sagt Sandra Wachter. Die Professorin für Technologie und Regulierung ermutigt Öffentlichkeit und Politik, sich gegen die Übermacht d...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into the online platforms where humans exchange opinions; large language models (LLMs) now polish users' posts on LinkedIn and provid...

Tutor:innen (m/w/d) für den Kurs „Recht für Ingenieure" (WiSe 2026/27)

A new study led by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford, with the Hasso Plattner Institute, has found that AI tools used to write, edit and contextualise social media posts ...

It is important to understand that AI companies would not be successful without the public’s support. Our data, our land, our electricity, our water and our weakened fundamental and individual rights ...

Disinformation and deepfakes are known risks but biased LLMs could also be used to influence public opinion

Researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinion

Disinformation and deepfakes are known risks but biased LLMs could also be used to influence public opinion

It is important to understand that AI companies would not be successful without the public’s support. Our data, our land, our electricity, our water and our weakened fundamental and individual rights ...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast · Episode

AI tools used to generate, edit or contextualize social media posts can introduce hidden biases that spread through online networks and shape public opinion, according to new research from the Oxford ...

Das haben wir Menschen gefragt, die mit ihr arbeiten, wie wenig andere. Einer sagt: »Jeder wird intellektuell leistungsfähiger sein als die heutige Menschheit zusammen«.

A new working paper by OII researchers argues that EU technology policy should hold AI companies to account for actual public wellbeing, not just reduced risk.

Rapid adoption of AI underwriting is outpacing regulation, leaving lenders exposed to compliance gaps

Washington’s decision to cut off access to Anthropic’s newest frontier AI has forced Europe into a reckoning.

Nachlese zum Kaplan-Vortrag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW) am 16. Juni 2026 mit Sandra Wachter, Professorin für Technologie und Regulierung am Oxford Internet Institute. Die d...

Über die Deregulierungsoffensive der Tech-Industrie, den Abbau europäischer Schutzstandards und die politische Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber realen KI-Schäden, spricht Sandra Wachter im Interview. Am 16....