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Autonomous driving: Between attention and distraction

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The automotive industry is changing rapidly. The first semi-autonomous cars bring many advantages in terms of safety, congestion reduction and…
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“We are doing a lot to attract more women”

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What are the reasons for the shortage of skilled professionals in the Swiss ICT sector? An interview with Daniela Burkhard, Head of Human Resource…
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Future thinking is an important tool for leaders

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"It is a utopia that sticking to what exists provides security. On the contrary. Consciously implementing and leading the process of proactively…
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A communicative Experiment on Digital Democracy

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TA-SWISS , the Foundation for Technology Assessment, has entered into a communicative experiment: it is seeking public discussion space before…
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The digital wallet is coming

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"Who invented it?" is a popular Swiss saying. In the case of the eID, the question must be: Who threw it away? The EU is implementing a new eID…
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Using data mining to track critical dietary patterns and lifestyle diseases

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Many chronic diseases are diet-related. A team at BFH Wirtschaft is pursuing a novel approach with multidisciplinary research: the scientists,…
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Public Security Test of the Covid Certificate: BFH assists with security

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The first Covid certificates have been issued in the cantons since 7 June 2021. At the end of June, the system is to be introduced throughout…
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Digital neurosis: How our attention is attacked

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While I was trying to write a post on artificial intelligence, I was briefly distracted by an article on anxiety disorders. What people with…
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When Mehmet and Peter are not the same – bias based on the origin of names in word vectors

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Pre-trained language models such as word vectors can contain social stereotypes, which can lead to software making discriminatory decisions.…
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