Support from the charitable foundation of German entrepreneur Dieter Schwarz will enable researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) to undertake an ambitious programme of research dedicated to investigating the impact of AI and other game-changing technologies. The gift will fund:The hosting of a node of a global artificial intelligence hub based in Oxford at the new Schwarzman Centre for Humanities, opening in 2024/25. A research programme on Artificial Intelligence, Government, and Policy led by the Schwarz Associate Professor in AI, Government & Policy;A research programme on AI & Work, led by the Schwarz Associate Professor in AI & Work; andThe delivery of a programme of global research and activity in collaboration with Technical University of Munich Heilbronn. Professor Reinhold Geilsdoerfer, Managing Director of the Dieter Schwarz Foundation said: ‘We are delighted to be working in partnership with the University of Oxford, and the Oxford Internet Institute. The endowment of these professorships will enable important research into the social, ethical and societal impact of AI: areas which are of particular importance and concern to the foundation.’
