Scientific and technological progress does not only improve our lives, but frequently has unexpected and often undesirable effects. At ITAS, we contribute to realizing its potential while minimizing its risks.
Our addressees are politics, business, and society – the actors who shape scientific and technological progress. We offer them knowledge for action and point out possible solutions to global challenges.
In Furttal, Switzerland, people can experience autonomous mobility in real-world conditions. Researchers from ITAS accompany the real-world lab to find out under what conditions certain groups of people would use the service in regular operation.
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AI uses recordings of real people to create deceptively realistic images, videos, and sounds – often with serious consequences. A new ITAS project with potentially vulnerable individuals develops strategies to protect against abusive deepfakes.
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Five new topic briefs bring together early scientific, technical and social developments, offering concise ideas for research, innovation and parliamentary practice.
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To mark ITAS’s 30th anniversary, school students from Karlsruhe were invited to explore the future of technology. A brochure now highlights the topics that were important to the participants and what researchers can learn from them.
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“The climate crisis is already responsible for deaths, injuries, and billions in damage. To avoid even worse in the future, we need a completely new energy supply – a ‘new energy world.’ The technical solutions for this have almost all been developed. But what is still missing, and what concerns me as a scientist, is the necessary change in society. With decades of experience in participatory and transformative research, ITAS offers me the ideal framework for this work.”
Volker Stelzer, researcher specializing in energy transition and society