Series: AI, Power, and Societal Control – Between Freedom, Security, and Inequality
A series by SCRIPTS in cooperation with the Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research (ZfL), the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), and the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), as part of Berlin Science Week 2026.
3 November 2026: AI, Narratives, and the Construction of Reality
Artificial intelligence is reshaping not only the production of texts, images, and stories, but also how societies understand reality. The event explores which worldviews AI makes visible, amplifies, or marginalises.
5 November 2026: AI, Disinformation, and Digital Power
AI is transforming political communication and information environments through automated disinformation, synthetic media, and algorithmic control. The event examines how these developments reshape political power, democratic public spheres, and security.
10 November 2026: AI, Labour, and Social Inequality
Artificial intelligence is changing how work is organised, decisions are made, and performance is evaluated. The event asks who benefits from these changes and how AI may reshape social and economic inequalities.
