How resilient is our democracy in the face of the power of tech oligarchs, increasingly radicalized social media platforms, and AI-generated fake news?

In the run-up to the Bundestag election, we invite you to a discussion that will explore the technological background and mechanisms of digital influence. Who else besides elected political representatives is involved in current social debates and what kind of worldview is behind them? 

Tina Lorenz, head of artistic research and development at ZKM | Karlsruhe, in conversation with Dipl.-Pol. Christopher Coenen, research group leader at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) at KIT, and Dr Philipp Lang, Postdoctoral Fellow at Goethe University Frankfurt.

In cooperation with the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM).

Photo: AI-generated graphic © ZKM | Karlsruhe, Christina Zartmann