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Between innovation and ethics

AI in the media
Tuesday, 12.11.2024
© Roman Saborskyi
© Roman Saborskyi

Does the use of AI in the media have effects far beyond the media? Ethical and political implications for society? The Gesellschaft der Katholischen Publizistinnen und Publizisten (GKP) and the Catholic Academy in Bavaria will address these and other questions at a joint symposium entitled Zwischen Innovation und Ethik. AI in the media. Experts will spend a day on 12 November 2024 analysing the practical and ethical effects of the changes on the profession and society. In addition to journalists, all other people working in the media and interested parties who would like to know how news will be created in the future are invited.

Cooperation with:

Society of Catholic Publicists (GKP)

Special note:

Online participation in the event is possible from 1.30 pm via livestream on the YouTube channel of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria:

 

Programme of the event:

 

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

10.30 a.m. Come-together with welcome coffee

11.00 a.m.
Greeting

Dr. Robert Walser,
Director of Studies at the Catholic Academy in Bavaria

Joachim Frank,
Chief correspondent and member of the editorial board at Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Chairman of GKP


11.15 a.m.
Input presentations
How we use AI in editorial offices

  • Print media
    How AI is changing everyday editorial work
    Thomas Cellar,
    Chief Content Officer, Mediengruppe Oberfranken
  • Television
    Automate editorial tasks with AI templates
    Steffen Kühne,
    Tech Lead for AI and Automation Lab of Bayerischer Rundfunk

12.00 pm
Panel discussion on both presentations

Moderation: Michaela Pilters, GKP

12.30 pm Lunch

1.30 pm
Input presentations
AI and its consequences

  • Ethical aspects of the use of AI in the media
    Christine Ulrich,
    Media scientist and editor at epd
  • When algorithms compose messages - potential impact on trust and disinformation
    Prof. Dr. Hannah Schmid-Petri,
    Chair of Science Communication at the University of Passau

3.00 pm Coffee break and collection of questions

3.30 pm
Panel discussion with questions ask.now and from the audience

Moderation: Joachim Frank and Dr. Robert Walser

4.15 pm
Summary

4.30 pm End of the conference

 

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