This time we take a look behind the scenes at the Hasso Plattner Institute. Sina Jurkowlaniec and Leon Stebe lead the Communications and Marketing department at HPI and talk about the campus, young IT talents and diversity in this episode. What makes the atmosphere at HPI so special? What can students expect from us? And why is HPI also represented with a booth at Gamescom? Find out more in this episode of Neuland.

The clean-IT Conference is an international platform for exchanging ideas to make the digital world more sustainable. And you can be part of it - on the 25th and 26th of October 2023. Find all information to register and the agenda here. Prof. Ralf Herbrich, HPI Managing Director and chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability research group will host the clean-IT conference at Hasso Plattner Institute. In this podcast episode, he talks about how AI models can support the fight against climate change and what needs to be done to reduce the carbon footprint of Artificial Intelligence.

From cell phones to fitness trackers, mobile devices that communicate wirelessly are integral to our everyday lives. At the same time, their wireless interfaces offer an increasingly large attack surface for cybercriminals - who exploit vulnerabilities in the devices to tap into personal data, for example. The problem is that many devices run software that is not open source. Because their security-critical components are often not visible, the risk of a cyberattack can hardly be assessed. At HPI, Dr. Jiska Classen, head of the junior research group "Cybersecurity - Mobile & Wireless", is reconstructing these systems to understand them better. In an interview with host Leon Stebe, she explains how she uses so-called "reverse engineering" to uncover security vulnerabilities.

With the AI Act, the European Union wants to steer the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in a safe direction. The quality of the data used to train AI models is also increasingly coming into focus. The new episode of the HPI knowledge podcast "Neuland" explores how data quality can be improved for AI applications. How costly is it to clean up massive data sets for AI models? How can data be as relevant, representative, error-free, and complete as possible? Is there a need for synthetic data - for better results from such applications? Host Leon Stebe talks about this with Prof. Felix Naumann, head of the "Information Systems" research group at HPI, and HPI scientist Dr. Hazar Harmouch in the new episode of the HPI Science Podcast "Neuland".

AI tools for image generation polarize. Enthusiasm about revolutionary capabilities meets questions of copyright and professional existential fears. How is generative AI changing our society? Host Leon Stebe discusses this with photographer and digital creator Julian van Dieken in the new episode of our HPI Science Podcast "Neuland".

His reinterpretation of Jan Vermeer's painting "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" went viral - and sparked discussions on the web about human creativity. Multimedia producer and photographer Julian van Dieken works with generative AI tools daily. He presents the results on his Instagram profile @julian_ai_art. Are AI-generated images art? Who, then, is the artist? And what does it mean for the future of creativity when suddenly everyone has access to these tools? In the new episode of the HPI Science Podcast, Julian van Dieken gives insights into his work and discusses how generative AI will change creation with host Leon Stebe.

In the new episode of the HPI science podcast "Neuland", former RKI president Prof. Lothar H. Wieler talks about the lessons learned from the pandemic and his future plans as speaker of the Digital Health Cluster and head of the "Digital Global Public Health" research group at HPI.

It is his first long interview in his new role: Prof. Lothar H. Wieler, the head of the "Digital Global Public Health" research group and speaker of the Digital Health Cluster at the Hasso Plattner Institute, talks about his motivation, his plans and his goals at HPI. In the podcast, the former president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) also talks about his experiences during the pandemic - and what lessons he draws from this time for the future: "I think a lot about how to manage crises even better in the future." The conversation with podcast host Leon Stebe also covers the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence in the field of medicine. And Prof. Wieler explains why he deliberately gave his inaugural lecture at HPI the title "There is Glory in Prevention".

How can companies and organizations make their employees fit regarding cybersecurity? This was one of the central questions at the Potsdam Conference for National CyberSecurity 2023. In the new episode, host Leon Stebe summarizes the most important statements on employee awareness. 

Eight out of ten successful attacks on companies start with the human factor, for example, through phishing emails or lost or misused access data. Employees are not only the main gateway for cyber attacks but also one of the best defenses against them - provided they are trained to counter threats effectively. But which formats make a difference? How can companies and organizations create real awareness of the dangers posed by cyberattacks? That was one of the central topics at this year's Potsdam Conference on National CyberSecurity at HPI. In the new episode of our knowledge podcast "Neuland", host Leon Stebe summarizes the discussion around employee awareness.

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Ever since the OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT conquered the digital world, more and more voices have been warning of the rapid and uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence. Do we need a development stop for AI models? Prof. Katharina Scheiter and HPI doctoral student Maximilian Schall will discuss this.

ChatGPT has radically changed education in a very short time. Pupils let the chatbot do their homework or even write their theses. Some educational institutions in the US already ban the use of the software. How dangerous is ChatGPT? And do we need a six-month AI moratorium, as numerous experts and tech giants, including Elon Musk, are currently demanding in an open letter? Discuss this with Dr. Katharina Scheiter, Professor for Digital Education at the University of Potsdam, and Maximilian Schall, PhD student at the HPI research group "Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems", in the current episode of the HPI knowledge podcast "Neuland".

Municipalities are increasingly becoming victims of cyberattacks. How can they protect themselves? HPI Professor Christian Dörr and Sabine Griebsch, former CDO of the administrative district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, discuss this in the new episode of "Neuland".

The cyberattack on the public administration of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in July 2021 is considered one of the most prominent cases in recent years in which hackers have targeted the IT systems of German municipalities. In 85 percent of cases, employees are the gateway, for example, through phishing emails. How administrations can protect themselves through standardized processes and training in cybersecurity is explained by HPI Director Prof. Christoph Meinel, Prof. Christian Dörr, Head of the research group  "Cybersecurity - Enterprise Security" at HPI, and Sabine Griebsch, Managing Director at GovThings, in the new episode of the HPI science podcast "Neuland".

AI systems are making more and more decisions for us. But how can we ensure these are in our best interests and align with our values? Prof. Bert Arnrich and HPI Ph.D. student Orhan Konak talk about this.

Artificial intelligence specializes in pattern recognition and therefore holds great potential for the healthcare sector - for example, in the early detection of diseases. But to trust an AI, it must be comprehensible how it arrived at its proposed diagnosis. "Explainable AI" is the name of the concept that aims to make the decision-making processes of AI systems more transparent and, thus, more trustworthy. Why the question of trust in AI is so important, especially in healthcare, is discussed by Prof. Bert Arnrich, head of the Digital Health - Connected Healthcare department at HPI, and HPI Ph.D. student Orhan Konak in the new episode of the HPI knowledge podcast "Neuland".

Artificial intelligence has become indispensable in our everyday lives, from digital voice assistants to facial recognition in smartphones and smart home devices. AI systems can also contribute to the fight against climate change - despite their high energy consumption. Prof. Ralf Herbrich, Head of HPI's "AI and Sustainability" research group, and Robert Williamson, Professor of "Foundations of Machine Learning Systems" at Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, discuss exactly how this is possible.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in many areas of the economy and society, whether in automotive engineering, retail, web navigation or road traffic. This key technology is becoming increasingly powerful and successfully opening up more and more application areas. AI can also make an essential contribution to the fight against climate change. But how does AI and energy conservation fit together when AI systems' application and energy consumption continue to increase? In a new episode of the HPI Science Podcast "Neuland", AI experts Prof. Ralf Herbrich, Managing Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute and head of the "AI and Sustainability" research group at HPI, and Robert Williamson, Professor of "Foundations of Machine Learning" at Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, talk about the potential applications of AI in the fight against climate change and how AI can become more energy efficient.