Digitalization and us
Textbook on Digital Humanism with practical exercises
Annita Eichinger, Peter Knees, Hannes Werthner (eds.)
English edition: Wienbibliothek im Rathaus, 2025
German original: Digitalisierung und wir, Residenz Verlag, 2024
The English translation Digitalization and us was produced as part of the Digital Humanism Platform, funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI).
About the book
A new standard work for use in upper secondary education and adult education institutions.
This textbook presents selected key topics on digitalisation. Twelve chapters cover subjects such as digital transformation, digital humanism, the history of data processing, and an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). It highlights the need to protect privacy and regulate AI, as well as the impact of data-intensive AI on people and the environment.
Against the backdrop of human-centered system development based on philosophical principles, as pursued by digital humanism, this textbook discusses recommendation systems and their influence on plurality and fairness, biases and prejudices on the web, and the challenges that arise from algorithmic content moderation.
Source: Residenz Verlag, translated