Society
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Discussing Truth in a Digitized World
The conferences held during the Ars Electronica Festival bring international personalities on stage to examine contemporary issues from a range of perspectives.
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IDSA x Ars Electronica FOUNDING LAB: Forging a Transdisciplinary University
Introducing the IDSA x Ars Electronica FOUNDING LAB, a collaborative project that redefines the dynamics of a pioneering university in the age of digital transformation.
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(Co)Owning More-than-Truth: on a Quest for the Truth
The Theme Exhibition of Ars Electronica 2023 invites you on a journey between truth, reality and shaping the future.
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From Ownership to More than Planet
Exploitation and destruction as a mortgage for the next generations? “More-than-Planet” unites several festival projects that want to question and revolutionize the way we deal with nature.
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Building bridges with cards and hearts
Get involved at the Ars Electronica Festival: Special experiences await visitors with the winning projects from the Futurelab Ideas Expedition.
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Transforming Tokyo: Co-creative towards a better city
A public experimentation space for society and forward-looking policy: the new project of Futurelab Co-Director Hideaki Ogawa.
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Embracing Circular Creativity: Enter the Transformation Lounge
The Transformation Lounge offers a space for discussion and introduces innovative approaches of companies to tackle global challenges and move forward to a more sustainable future.
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Ars Electronica: a European Platform for Digital Humanism
Within the framework of the European Platform for Digital Humanism the Ars Electronica Festival 2023 will once again display works created in collaboration with partner organizations and realized with funding from the European Union.
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Digital Literacy – Learning with and about technology
After a COVID-19 driven digitalization push, ChatGPT is currently rocking the established habitus of teaching methods and learning objectives. How can we teach learning with “future technologies”?
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From OpenAI to AI Regulation
Artificial intelligence and ChatGPT are part of the question “Who owns the truth?” that this year’s Ars Electronica Festival is addressing.
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School, space or how to awaken curiosity about science
“School and Space 2023” symposium: The fascination for the infinite depth of space inspires young and old for science and technology.
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The question of truth
Digitization is not only changing our definition of truth, but also the question of what ownership means in today’s digital world.
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Dawning of a New Era: Nature, Technology and the Shaping of Our Future
This year, the Ars Electronica Festival is addressing questions about nature and the concept of ownership in addition to the question “Who owns the truth?”
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ChatGPT: An Interview with an Artificial Intelligence
From May 11, 2023, you can get a feel for ChatGPT in our newly adapted main exhibition “Understanding AI”. We tried it out and asked the AI a few questions.
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Fakes, conspiracies & the role of AI systems
In addition to the question “Who Owns the Truth?”, this year’s Ars Electronica Festival also deals with topics such as fake news, manipulated reporting and AI systems
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Ars Electronica 2023 is asking: Who Owns the Truth?
Ownership and truth in the age of artificial intelligence – the Ars Electronica Festival 2023 will explore this spectrum of topics and the questions they raise.
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Is technology the answer?
What role does technology play in future life on this planet? To highlight Earth Day, Our Earth VR fuses 3D animation and sound to create a moving VR experience.
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Via algorithm into a virtual parallel reality
With “Horst Schlager,” the Ars Electronica Center infiltrates a media art figure into Facebook’s extremist underground in order to understand and communicate political grievances.
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An alternative to Twitter
Mastodon as the perfect alternative to Twitter? Find out why we chose the platform and whether we agree here.
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Meet me later
In an era when the concept of friendship may need to be reinterpreted, the NEXTCOMIC Festival with “Meet me Meta” brings relationships to digital life.
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In digital fight for justice
Cyber tools against environmental crimes: For those who love the truth, we make digital investigation methods available at Citizen Science Days.
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Inclusive education for the future of work
The WeSTEAM project demonstrates how artistic thinking and creative skills in the fields of mathematics, computer science, science and technology lead to new ways of thinking and promote a sustainable future.
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Klasse! Lernen – Working together connects
We talked in more detail with Matthias Schoiswohl-Szwajor, who together with his school class won an award and 5,000 euros for the interdisciplinary concept “Schnittstelle Werken”.
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On the track of innovation
What do jackets made of orange peel, parasites for smart home devices and the monitoring of our oceans have in common? That’s right! They all characterize the enormous thematic scope of the S+T+ARTS Prize.
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Knowing more together
The European Union Prize for Citizen Science recognizes the achievements of Citizen Science initiatives in Europe, but what exactly is being sought and why is Citizen Science so important? Find out more here!
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Man-Machine Music – Night Performances
How can we use AI as a creative resource in the future? An audiovisual interpretation of an AI composition invites reflection.
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Maki Namekawa with Life Ink – Night Performances
When creativity becomes visible: a unique performance of pianist Maki Namekawa, visualized live by her brain waves and body signals.
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Society? That’s us!
It’s the third pillar of Ars Electronica, and we’re all a part of it: In part three of our annual review, we’ll tell you what the “Society” in our name stands for.