The Digital and the Political: Perspectives and Implications for the Election Campaign
Dear Members and Friends of the AmerikaHaus NRW,
Together with the North American Studies Program at the University of Bonn, the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, and the Deutsch-Kanadische Gesellschaft e.V. we cordially invite you to a lecture on:
The Digital and the Political: Perspectives and Implications for the Election Campaign
Dr. Nils Hoffmann, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization, Mainz & North American Studies Program, University of Bonn
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Rabinstr. 8 | Seminarroom 8 | 53111 Bonn
We are currently witnessing the merging of digital and analogous worlds. In this new media framework, the development of generative AI and the increasing political power of Silicon Valley pose fundamental challenges for the upcoming U.S. election. In his lecture, Dr. Hoffmann interrogates the close interrelation between the digital ecosystem and the future of democratic discourse. In the light of the rightward shift of Silicon Valley politics, considered a “rise of technoauthoritarianism” by some commentators, as well as the potential for disinformation offered by generative AI, the U.S. political system is, so Dr. Hoffmann argues, utterly unprepared for the impact of technology's latest advances on electoral proceedings.
Dr. Nils Hoffmann is the directorgeneral for central services at the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in Mainz. Since 2016, he has been an adjunct lecturer for the North American Studies Program at the University of Bonn.
This event will be held in English.
This event is part of the Lecture Series "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" of the North American Studies Program.
We cordially thank our partners for their cooperation!
