Publications

Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Academic Performance Prediction. An Experimental Study on the Impact of Accuracy and Simplicity of Decision Trees on Causability and Fairness Perceptions

The rising adoption of learning analytics and academic performance prediction technologies in higher education highlights the urgent …
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Regulating AI-Based Remote Biometric Identification. Investigating the Public Demand for Bans, Audits, and Public Database Registrations

AI is increasingly being used in the public sector, including public security. In this context, the use of AI-powered remote biometric …
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Ever heard of ethical AI? Investigating the salience of ethical AI issues among the German population

Building and implementing ethical AI systems that benefit the whole society is cost-intensive and a multi-faceted task fraught with …
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How Is Socially Responsible Academic Performance Prediction Possible?

The availability of big data at universities enables the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in almost all areas of the …
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Exploring the roles of trust and social group preference on the legitimacy of algorithmic decision-making vs. human decision-making for allocating COVID-19 vaccinations

In combating the ongoing global health threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, decision-makers have to take actions based on a multitude of …
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Der Glaube an Big Data. Eine Analyse gesellschaftlicher Überzeugungen von Erkenntnis- und Nutzengewinnen aus digitalen Daten

In diesem Open-Access-Buch geht Marco Lünich der Annahme verbreiteter Glaubensüberzeugungen von der Qualität und Wirkmächtigkeit von …
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The Threats of Artificial Intelligence Scale (TAI). Development, Measurement and Test Over Three Application Domains

In recent years Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gained much popularity, with the scientific community as well as with the public. …
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Trust in open data applications through transparency

Open data provide great potential for society, for example, in the field of smart cities, from which all citizens might profit. The …
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Artificial Intelligence for EU Decision-Making. Effects on Citizens Perceptions of Input, Throughput and Output Legitimacy

A lack of political legitimacy undermines the ability of the European Union (EU) to resolve major crises and threatens the stability of …
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Implications of AI (un-)fairness in higher education admissions: the effects of perceived AI (un-)fairness on exit, voice and organizational reputation

Algorithmic decision-making (ADM) is becoming increasingly important in all areas of social life. In higher education, machine learning …
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Hochschule der Zukunft - Einstellungen von Studierenden gegenüber Künstlicher Intelligenz an der Hochschule.

„Künstliche Intelligenz“ (KI) ist das neue Trendthema im Diskurs um die digitale Transformation der Gesellschaft. Intelligente Systeme …
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Double Crisis: Sport Mega Events and the Future of Public Service Broadcasting.

Covering sport mega events is a pivotal strategy for public service broadcasting (PSB) to claim audience support and public legitimacy. …
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Der Facebook-Datenskandal im Spiegel der öffentlichen Meinung.

Anfang 2018 erschienen Medienberichte über einen weitreichenden Missbrauch von Facebook-Nutzerdaten durch das Unternehmen Cambridge …
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Spontaneous trait inferences from candidates’ faces: The impact of the face effect on election outcomes in Germany.

The notion of the ‘face effect’ in political communication denotes a process by which people spontaneously infer the personal character …
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Double Crisis: Sport Mega Events and the Future of Public Service Broadcasting.

In recent years, sport mega events have been frequently awarded to autocratic countries whose regimes violate democratic values and …
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The German Census Debate in 1987 and 2011 - Analyzing the Discussion of Solutions in a Re-emerging Discourse.

The last two German censuses were accompanied by a media debate about the risks and challenges that come with the governmental …
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Mediennutzung im Zeitalter von Social Navigation: Ein Mehrebenen-Ansatz zur theoretischen Modellierung von Selektionsprozessen im Internet.

Durch die erweiterten Möglichkeiten des Social Web, sich an der Mediennutzung Anderer zu orientieren oder auch selbst …
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Die Nutzung dynamisch generierter Online-Inhalte auf Basis von Algorithmen: Herausforderungen für standardisierte Befragungen und Inhaltsanalysen.

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Social Navigation on the Internet: A Framework for the Analysis of Communication Processes.

The term “social navigation” (SN) refers to media use patterns that are driven by the previous media activities of others. This …
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Social Navigation: Neue Orientierungsmuster bei der Mediennutzung im Internet

‘Social Navigation’, die Orientierung der eigenen Mediennutzung am Verhalten Anderer und das Hinterlassen eigener …
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