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Cortada (Charles Babbage Institute at the Univer sity of Minnesota\, USA)\nModerator: Susan Winter (University of Maryland\ , College of Information Studies\, USA)\n\nTo participate in the talks via Zoom go to: [https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/96389928143?pwd=UU5YRkNuRmdoWHV4MFB wMWRCcUErdz09](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A %2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQB nnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F1%2FDjeS2-Qk1cu3rovFL88REA%2FaHR0cHM6Ly 90dXdpZW4uem9vbS51cy9qLzk2Mzg5OTI4MTQzP3B3ZD1VVTVZUmtOdVJtZG9XSFY0TUZCd01X UkNjVUVyZHowOQ&data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4e ad4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C6387391344 33437405%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwM CIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6tw vR8%2Bon1eWRAc5vJROKEfJx67DU0WmyqE3inHJ2F8%3D&reserved=0)\n(Password: 0dzq xqiy)\n\nThe talk will be live streamed and recorded on our YouTube channe l: [https://www.youtube.com/digitalhumanism](https://eur01.safelinks.prote ction.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kd OAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F2%2FCsKCh OT3lqjMH-expYjUPg%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vZGlnaXRhbGh1bWFuaXNt&d ata=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc9 2b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433462682%7CUnkno wn%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zM iIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Pb%2B%2FcdV%2F%2BGs ungnrpdoeKj6WF0HwurPglqZzUURmcJg%3D&reserved=0)\n\nFor further announcemen ts and information about the speakers in the Lecture Series\, see [https:/ /dighum.org/#latest-news](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/? url=http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEA n-g8ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F3%2FrOyKL3WWQW4B62Povj-Rzw%2 FaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdodW0ub3JnLyNsYXRlc3QtbmV3cw%23latest-news&data=05%7C02%7Cm ichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95 794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433481227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3 d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFp bCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bNGkLAQcXVlRJbfV0WUQHrFCuKoZXAryop rM%2B1f8V9A%3D&reserved=0). Please note that you can access the slides and recordings of our past events via that link.\n\nIn case you missed the la st lecture by Marc Rotenberg you can watch the recording of [“After the US Elections: the Future of AI Policy and Digital Humanism”](https://eur 01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2 FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYf gARx9M%2F4%2F9zFRayyPAoFLr-qnYQS40w%2FaHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9SN1hzbUNBaGNF VQ&data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41 dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433496923%7CU nknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXa W4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5daa%2BPd5hA6Vg iSKEOvh1OwUlaH915AsnAT1EZZbcXw%3D&reserved=0). 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We have achieved a lot - includin g some institutionalization with our non-profit association. This is the r ight time to pass the “torch” of the chairmanship to a younger person. I thank Stefan Woltran (Prof for AI at TU Vienna) for agreeing to take ov er the chairmanship - he will do a great job\, I wish him all the best. Fi nally\, our two books (Perspectives on Digital Humanism and Introduction t o Digital Humanism\, both with Springer) have reached over 1.160.000 downl oads Thank you all for supporting our common idea - digital humanism. Let us be optimistic and follow Popper: optimism is a duty – there is no alt ernative.\n\nWe are looking forward to seeing you!\n\nHannes Werthner\n\np s: Save the date for our [Digital Humanism Conference 2025 Shaping our dig ital future](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2 F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQBnn JtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F6%2FGiYXlX7El6EorJwhzkcH1Q%2FaHR0cHM6Ly9k aWdodW0ud2llbi8&data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4 ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134 433531817%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAw MCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=f0 TUktKIi%2F6m35TTf2oBAsDMubsvVBmGyP1x2iUh1bU%3D&reserved=0) 26–28 May 202 5 in Vienna.\n\n-----\nSign the Vienna Manifesto: [https://dighum.ec.tuwie n.ac.at](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2 Fdighum.ec.tuwien.ac.at%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2 188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0% 7C638739134433549512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiO iIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C% 7C&sdata=AxBVPhmPtkUC3QpkG5C5ZbaYfvlLAxHFpN5rpe%2FI30o%3D&reserved=0)\nFol low us on Twitter [@DigHumTUWien](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlo ok.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdighumtuwien&data=05%7C02%7Cmichae l.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd 4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433564637%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJ FbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsI ldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZNDk8CPbpDIFFBTJlItTUFGlEKYoTC52hWg%2By kL3P2Y%3D&reserved=0)\n-----\n\nABSTRACT “Misinformation and Social Medi a as a Historical Process: Insights from the American Experience”:\n\nTh is presentation discusses the nature of false or misinformation in U.S. so cial media. Social media is today widely used by the American public as a major component of its use of the Internet as a whole. It is argued that t hese collections of facts are similar to those that have existed for over 200 years in this country. The problem of such information is serious\, it s characteristics are described\, and how it is (or should be) dealt with concludes the presentation.\n\nCo-sponsored by: DIGHUM\n\nVirtual: https:/ /events.vtools.ieee.org/m/465391 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/465391 ORGANIZER:m.heiss@ieee.org SEQUENCE:4 SUMMARY:IEEE TEMS/LMAG: “Misinformation and Social Media as a Historical Process” (DigHum-Series) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/465391 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>We are pleased to invite you to our next t alk in our Lecture Series - again together with the Austrian IEEE Life Mem ber Affinity Group!</p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday\, February 4\, 2024 at 5:00 p. m.</strong> (17:00) Central European Time (UTC+1)</p>\n<p>Topic: <strong>& ldquo\;Misinformation and Social Media as a Historical Process: Insights f rom the American Experience&rdquo\;</strong><br>(scroll down for abstract and CV)</p>\n<p>Speaker: <strong>James W. Cortada</strong> (Charles Babbag e Institute at the University of Minnesota\, USA)<br>Moderator: <strong>Su san Winter</strong> (University of Maryland\, College of Information Studi es\, USA)</p>\n<p>To participate in the talks via <strong>Zoom</strong> go to: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A% 2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQBn nJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F1%2FDjeS2-Qk1cu3rovFL88REA%2FaHR0cHM6Ly9 0dXdpZW4uem9vbS51cy9qLzk2Mzg5OTI4MTQzP3B3ZD1VVTVZUmtOdVJtZG9XSFY0TUZCd01XU kNjVUVyZHowOQ&amp\;data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a 0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739 134433437405%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuM DAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\; sdata=6twvR8%2Bon1eWRAc5vJROKEfJx67DU0WmyqE3inHJ2F8%3D&amp\;reserved=0">ht tps://tuwien.zoom.us/j/96389928143?pwd=UU5YRkNuRmdoWHV4MFBwMWRCcUErdz09</a > <br>(Password: 0dzqxqiy)</p>\n<p>The talk will be live streamed and reco rded on our <strong>YouTube</strong> channel: <a href="https://eur01.safel inks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGA OyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2 F2%2FCsKChOT3lqjMH-expYjUPg%2FaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vZGlnaXRhbGh1 bWFuaXNt&amp\;data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ea d4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C63873913443 3462682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMC IsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata =Pb%2B%2FcdV%2F%2BGsungnrpdoeKj6WF0HwurPglqZzUURmcJg%3D&amp\;reserved=0">h ttps://www.youtube.com/digitalhumanism</a></p>\n<p>For further announcemen ts and information about the speakers in the Lecture Series\, see <a href= "https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mj t.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiR G-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F3%2FrOyKL3WWQW4B62Povj-Rzw%2FaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdodW0ub3Jn LyNsYXRlc3QtbmV3cw%23latest-news&amp\;data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40sieme ns.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d5 5a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433481227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOn RydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D %7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata=bNGkLAQcXVlRJbfV0WUQHrFCuKoZXAryoprM%2B1f8V9A%3D& amp\;reserved=0">https://dighum.org/#latest-news</a>. Please note that you can access the slides and recordings of our past events via that link.<br ><br>In case you missed the last lecture by Marc Rotenberg you can watch t he recording of <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?u rl=http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn -g8ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F4%2F9zFRayyPAoFLr-qnYQS40w%2F aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9SN1hzbUNBaGNFVQ&amp\;data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%4 0siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e 1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433496923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1h cGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ %3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata=5daa%2BPd5hA6VgiSKEOvh1OwUlaH915AsnAT1EZZbc Xw%3D&amp\;reserved=0"><strong>&ldquo\;After the US Elections: the Future of AI Policy and Digital Humanism&rdquo\;</strong></a>. The recordings of our workshop <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FAU8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8 ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgARx9M%2F5%2F3R78OnKGi6S_qAQjfFPqyQ%2FaHR 0cHM6Ly9pbmZvcm1hdGljcy50dXdpZW4uYWMuYXQvc3Rvcmllcy8yNzQ1Lw&amp\;data=05%7 C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7C38a e3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433512510%7CUnknown%7CTWF pbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOI joiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata=3Ai%2FHo5WCKYM%2BNIkSH 9jn7kcN8Yo%2FKSTh%2BM96SfjVQA%3D&amp\;reserved=0">"A Paradigm Shift in Com puter Science?"</a> in November are also available.</p>\n<p style="margin- bottom: 12.0pt\;">With this lecture announcement\, I would also like to sa y goodbye to you all as chairman of the steering committee of the digital humanism initiative. I still remember how we started in 2019\, it was a lo ng and short journey at the same time. We have achieved a lot - including some institutionalization with our non-profit association. This is the rig ht time to pass the &ldquo\;torch&rdquo\; of the chairmanship to a younger person. I thank Stefan Woltran (Prof for AI at TU Vienna) for agreeing to take over the chairmanship - he will do a great job\, I wish him all the best. Finally\, our two books (Perspectives on Digital Humanism and Introd uction to Digital Humanism\, both with Springer) have reached over 1.160.0 00 downloads Thank you all for supporting our common idea - digital humani sm. Let us be optimistic and follow Popper: optimism is a duty &ndash\; th ere is no alternative. <br><br>We are looking forward to seeing you!</p>\n <p>Hannes Werthner<br><br>ps: Save the date for our <a href="https://eur01 .safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fxuxss.mjt.lu%2Flnk%2FA U8AAGAOyA8AAc4kdOAAAFNIx9MAAAAARcEAn-g8ABG7CQBnnJtdS2xdZZpiRG-iYUTDqJJYfgA Rx9M%2F6%2FGiYXlX7El6EorJwhzkcH1Q%2FaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdodW0ud2llbi8&amp\;data= 05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41dbc92b%7 C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433531817%7CUnknown%7 CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsI kFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata=f0TUktKIi%2F6m35TT f2oBAsDMubsvVBmGyP1x2iUh1bU%3D&amp\;reserved=0">Digital Humanism Conferenc e 2025 Shaping our digital future</a> 26&ndash\;28 May 2025 in Vienna. <br ><br><br>-----<br>Sign the Vienna Manifesto: <a href="https://eur01.safeli nks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdighum.ec.tuwien.ac.at%2F&am p\;data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41 dbc92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433549512%7CU nknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXa W4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata=AxBVPhmPtk UC3QpkG5C5ZbaYfvlLAxHFpN5rpe%2FI30o%3D&amp\;reserved=0">https://dighum.ec. tuwien.ac.at</a> <br>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://eur01.safelinks .protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdighumtuwien&amp\ ;data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.heiss%40siemens.com%7Cb2188ccd6a0e4ead4f9108dd41db c92b%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C638739134433564637%7CUnk nown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4 zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp\;sdata=ZNDk8CPbpDIF FBTJlItTUFGlEKYoTC52hWg%2BykL3P2Y%3D&amp\;reserved=0">@DigHumTUWien</a><br >-----</p>\n<p><strong>ABSTRACT &ldquo\;Misinformation and Social Media as a Historical Process: Insights from the American Experience&rdquo\;:</str ong></p>\n<p>This presentation discusses the nature of false or misinforma tion in U.S. social media. Social media is today widely used by the Americ an public as a major component of its use of the Internet as a whole. It i s argued that these collections of facts are similar to those that have ex isted for over 200 years in this country. The problem of such information is serious\, its characteristics are described\, and how it is (or should be) dealt with concludes the presentation.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR