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Scenario: Energy-intensive Energy Saving?

Christina B. Class, Carsten Trinitis, & Nikolas Becker

Lisa and Martin met in college and have been inseparable ever since. Both majored in computer science in teacher education programs. Martin’s minor was biology, and Lisa’s was physics. Now, five years later, they work together for the start-up SchoolWithFun. The company was founded by […]

Scenario: Becoming an Influencer – Quick Bucks on the Backs of Followers?

Gudrun Schiedermeier, Carsten Trinitis, & Franziska Gräfe

Ben’s a kid who likes attending school. It’s where he gets to see most of his friends—especially Chris, Lisa, and Emma. He hangs out with them outside of school, too. In their free time, they get into sports: jogging, swimming, biking, and skiing—depending on the season. […]

Scenario: Planning

Debora Weber-Wulff & Christina B. Class

Michaela works at the local police station in Neustatt. Due to decreasing tax revenues and cuts in federal subsidies, significantly less funding will be available for police work in the coming years. They probably won’t be able to fill positions lost to organic developments, like retirement. A […]

Scenario: Analog/Digital-Divide

Debora Weber-Wulff & Stefan Ullrich

Matthias and Melanie have known each other since college. While Matthias was studying medicine, Melanie was studying computer science. They met while working on university committees and soon moved in together. After graduation, Matthias took a job in public health for altruistic reasons. Melanie has an excellent job […]

Scenario: But the Bot Said…

Constanze Kurz & Debora Weber-Wulff

Chris and Rose work in a robotics team at a mid-sized toy manufacturer. In keeping with contemporary trends, the company has been expanding its online electronic gaming capacities for the past several years. Chris and Rose belong to a small group of employees who design and construct animated stuffed toys […]

Scenario: What is true? Data, Graphics and Truths

Christina B. Class, Andreas Hütig & Elske M. Schönhals

Andrea, Alex, and Sascha come from the same small town and have been close friends since elementary school. After high school, they moved to far-flung parts of the country. All the more reason for them to relish their annual get-togethers on December 22, when they would […]

Scenario: Developing Software with your AI Assistant

Christina B. Class, Otto Obert & Rainer Rehak

Are you looking for a little help from AI? These days, many software developers are doing just that. But how much can you trust generative tools? The following scenario illustrates how important it is to pose this question early on.

Three weeks ago, André […]

Scenario: Statistical Aberrations

Christina B. Class & Stefan Ullrich

A little over a year ago, Alex completed his master’s thesis on artificial intelligence and facial recognition. His customizable, self-learning method substantially improved previous results for real-time facial recognition. Last year, after he presented his paper at a conference—including a proof-of-concept live on stage—he was approached by […]

Scenario: The Self-Driving Car

Christina B. Class & Debora Weber-Wulff

For years, they’ve been preparing for this. But now, 1950s-era dreams of a self-driving vehicle are finally coming true. They christened their creation “Galene”—the self-driving car. It performed like a champ on the test track. Even in test drives on American roads—for which Galene had to be […]