“More than 1 and 0 – How AI shapes the lives of young people” shows the award-winning documentary “Uncanny Me”. Afterwards, experts and students will discuss the opportunities and risks of AI as part of the Berlin Science Week.
In a world in which technology and digitalization increasingly determine our daily lives, artificial intelligence (AI) is also having an ever greater influence on younger generations. But what does this mean for young people growing up in a time where algorithms, data and digital systems shape almost every aspect of their lives? We want to explore this question together with young people and scientists. “More than 1 and 0: How AI shapes the lives of young people” invites you to take a closer look at the complex interconnections between AI, youth and education. The Einstein Center Digital Future and Cornelsen are presenting the movie “Uncanny me - My strange self”, an award-winning German documentary that highlights how AI technologies are not only changing the way we live and work, but also profoundly can intervene in our personal identity. “Uncanny Me” raises questions that particularly concern young people today: Do computer-generated characters now seem as “real” as “real” people? For 26-year-old Lale, this question is not only theoretically exciting, but also very practical. She works as a model, but would like to forgo the strenuous shoots by getting an avatar. But after she takes the first steps toward “doubling,” she begins to have concerns. What does it actually mean, legally and morally, to bring a virtual duplicate of yourself into the world?
Panel discussion: Voices from science, society and schools
Following the movie screening, students from a project at the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gymnasium Berlin will show short films in which they explore the topic themselves. In the run-up to the event, the Berlin school class worked on a project on the topic of AI. The students not only gained theoretical knowledge, but also actively dealt with the effects and ethical questions of AI: What does it mean to grow up in a world shaped by AI? What opportunities and risks do you see for your own future? The panel holds students from the project as well as Anne-Christin Zeng, specialist teacher for German, geography and “Study & Career” & representative for media education at the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gymnasium Berlin as well as Helena Mihaljević, ECDF professor for data science at the HTW Berlin. The event will be moderated by Benjamin Heinz (Cornelsen).
EVENT LOCATION:
filmkunst 66
Bleibtreustr. 12
10623 Berlin
The film will be shown in English with German subtitles. The short films and the panel discussion will be in German.The event takes place from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Free registrationhere.