Cherry blossoms in full bloom in central Vienna. If we were in Japann, we would celebrate Hanami.
Retrospect
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#arsboni celebrated its fourth birthday on April 3rd 2024. I can’t pick any favorite episode here (I love - almost - all of them), but would like to highlight that some of the very early topics are at least as relevant today as they were then, such as Covid as a trigger of media crisis and regulation (in Episode 03)
as a constitutional crisis
and as a legal challenge
I have learned a lot since then on microphones, cameras, light etc. The “recording studio” looked like this at the beginning:
2 years later I decided to invest rather significantly into this by buying and renovating a former laundry: This is how the laundry (my current “studio”) looked like when I took this decision:
Today it is like this (with Daisy appreciating the cool temperatures in summer; as it’s in the basement of a typical Viennese “Altbau” it harly ever has more than 18 degrees Celsius there):
Most importantly I learned a lot about talking to and interviewing people.
I am not really an extrovert by nature, so most likely this is the part I learned most about (and still need to improve a lot).
I would really love to hear freedback on what I could do better - topicwise, lengthwise, partnerwise etc.
Prospect
#arsboni
On Monday, April 09, at 18.00 I will speak with Dr. Elisabeth Paar on her wonderful PHD-thesis on constitutional limitation of AI-usage in court procedures (“Verfassungsrechtliche Grenzen des Einsatzes künstlicher Intelligenz in Gerichtsverfahren”).
Regulating Digitalisation
On Tuesday, April 09, at 9.00 CET we will debate on crucial matters of digitalisation with A1-CEO Markus Grausam, state secretary Claudia Plakolm, Deputy Director-General of DG-CONNECT Renate Nikolay and others. The event is open to the public but registration a requirement.
Lecture Series on AI
AI is everywhere. I have gigs in two lecture series on the matter in UNIVIE’s context next week:
On Wednesday, April 10, 18.00-20.00 I will lecture at the “Ringvorlesung Künstliche Intelligenz & Recht (2024S)”. Venue is Juridicum’s top floor (“Dachgeschoss”), free entry. Many intersting people and topcis coming there!
On Thursday, April 11 2024, 16:45-18:15 I will speak in the “Ring-Vorlesung: Künstliche Intelligenz: Spannungsfelder, Herausforderungen und Chancen (2024S)” that is jointlky organised by UNIVIE and the city of Vienna. The event is publicly accessible in “BIG-Hörsaal” and will be streamed (and recorded) as well.
Pint of Science
Just in case you need a beer (with or without alcohol) and want to plan for this long time ahead: I will contribute to “Pint of Science” on May 14 this year. My topic: “Schweigen im Walde”. Literally.
Daisy
Daisy likes to wear a daisy in a meadow full of daisies in spring.
© Anna Forgó
Have a wonderful week!
Kind regards
Nikolaus (Forgó)