Understanding AI

What's it about?

What is artificial intelligence? And what do we actually know about human intelligence? How intelligent can artificial intelligence be in comparison? More importantly: What impact will advances in this field have on our society? Artificial intelligence offers ample room for speculation about the future. What is certain is that this technology has already profoundly changed our daily lives and will continue to do so. Algorithms have long supported us in a wide variety of areas such as autonomous driving, security technology, marketing, and social media. Artificial intelligence is even used to create works of art. But how many of our tasks do we want to outsource to machines? No other development currently poses the question of how we want to use our technical means in a social context as clearly. Social change through artificial intelligence is already in full swing. To be able to navigate it, a basic understanding of this technology is necessary. Understanding AI brings together both the most important technical aspects of artificial intelligence and concrete examples of its application. Among other things, visitors can discover how machines and their sensors "perceive" the world compared to humans, what machine learning is, or how automatic facial recognition works. Various social and ethical aspects such as deepfake (where deceptively real-looking images or videos are automatically generated with the help of neural networks), the effects of profiling through digital methods, and the hidden sides of our everyday electronic devices such as smartphones are also illuminated. New creative application possibilities that arise through artificial intelligence are also shown and made tangible for visitors. There are no universally valid answers about the benefits or dangers of artificial intelligence, but Understanding AI offers a broad basis of information that helps us navigate this complex field.