Public online lecture series: "Brave new world?! Potentials and challenges of AI"

New technologies are playing an increasingly important role in all socially and economically relevant areas of life. One of the most influential technologies is "artificial intelligence". We want to take the controversial debate on this topic as an opportunity to take an interdisciplinary look at the applications and technical foundations of artificial intelligence and its legal and ethical implications.

Under the title "Brave new world? Potentials and challenges of AI", the topic will be examined from various disciplines in the lectures starting on 23 September.

The lecture series is aimed at students from all faculties at Ostfalia and students in the KI4All network of TU Braunschweig, TU Clausthal and Ostfalia, as well as anyone with a deeper interest in the topic of "Artificial Intelligence".

The lectures will take place online in the winter semester 2026/27, every Wednesday from 23 September to 16 December 2026, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Click here for the online lecture. (external link, opens in a new window)

Dates:

• 23.09th, 6 pm: Part 1 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Carsten Meyer, Faculty of Computer Science)
• 30.09th, 6 pm: Part 2 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Carsten Meyer, Faculty of Computer Science)
• 07.10, 6 p.m.: Part 3 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Carsten Meyer, Faculty of Computer Science)
• 14.10, 6 p.m.: AI and Robotics (Holger Brüggemann, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• 21.10, 6 p.m.: AI and resource efficiency (Holger Brüggemann, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
• 28.10, 6 p.m.: AI in health and care (Dagmar Meyer, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
• 04.11, 6 p.m.: AI in assistance robotics (Dagmar Meyer, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
• 11.11, 6 p.m.: AI in personnel management / HR (Irina Kummert, Hamburger Fern-Hochschule)
• 18.11, 6 p.m.: Autonomous driving: Artificial.Intelligent.Safe! (Sebastian Ohl, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
• 25.11, 6 p.m.: Autonomous Driving (Udo Becker, Faculty of Law), High Frequency Trading (Udo Becker, Faculty of Law)
• 02.12th, 6 pm: AI and copyright (Ralf Imhof, Faculty of Law), Compliance in the use of AI in companies (Ralf Imhof, Faculty of Law)
• 09.12, 6 pm: Part 1 - Brave new world?! Ethical aspects of AI (Irina Kummert, Hamburger Fern-Hochschule)
• 16.12, 6 p.m.: Part 2 - Brave new world?! Ethical aspects of AI (Irina Kummert, Hamburger Fern-Hochschule)