"Against the Rich Establishment" and "Politically Mix Up the Parliament" Transatlantic Media Fellowship Madeleine Hofmann's articles covered young progressives bringing new voices to politics in the US and Germany By Madeleine Hofmann
Artificial Intelligence: “Talk about an AI divide between the US and the EU is exaggerated” Transatlantic Media Fellowship A Bill of Rights for the AI-enabled world, regulatory challenges, and socio-technical risks: Jessica Newman, who leads the AI Security Initiative at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, discusses recent AI developments in the United States and Europe with our Transatlantic Media Fellow Ekaterina Venkina in an interview for BigData-Insider. By Ekaterina Venkina
“AI can be an even bigger opportunity than the internet boom of the late 90s” Transatlantic Media Fellowship Thomas Neubert has lived in Silicon Valley for 30 years. At Intel in Santa Clara, he works with third-party startups to drive the transition to new technologies. He is co-founder and acting chairman of the German American Business Association of California. He sat down with our fellow Ekaterina Venkina for an interview in BigData-Insider on what the AI “mega shift” means for Germany’s business ecosystem. By Ekaterina Venkina
“We need to be careful what we optimize our AI systems for” Transatlantic Media Fellowship How do we preserve our humanity in a world of intelligent machines? AI researcher Mark Nitzberg on the need to build AI models that are safe for humans and make explainable decisions – and why standards and oversight are key. Our fellow Ekaterina Venkina interviewed the Executive Director at the Center for Human-Compatible AI at UC Berkeley (CHAI) for RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND). By Ekaterina Venkina
2021 Cohort of Transatlantic Media Fellows Announcement After a round of strong applications, we are excited to announce our selection of Transatlantic Media Fellows for 2021.
Second bytes: How to re-use data for the common good Media Fellowship Zettabytes of data are being accumulated worldwide every year and could be applied towards improving public health and the environment. But instead the majority is unused – and there are still numerous hurdles for sharing and donating it By Marc Winkelmann
Coding for a Better World Transatlantic Media Fellowship A new alliance of programmers, wealthy tech companies, and NGOs is forming to tackle global problems such as poverty, hunger, and climate change. But making a difference in people’s real lives is not quite that simple. By Marc Winkelmann
2020 Cohort of Virtual Transatlantic Media Fellows Announcement After a round of strong applications, we are excited to announce our selection of Transatlantic Media Fellows for 2020.
In Texas, the Coronavirus Disproportionately Impacts Immigrants Article Immigrants in Texas face extra challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Jessica Goudeau
In Washington’s shadow, coronavirus relief comes from elsewhere Article Proximity to Washington has not helped Maryland during the coronavirus crisis. By Julian Hattem