Ars Electronica Festival Podcast
This year's Ars Electronica takes place from 4 to 8 September under the title 'HOPE - who will turn the tide'. With this motto, the festival for art, technology and society aims to highlight the main driving force for positive change: people whose activities give cause for optimism. For the Ö1-produced podcast series, Hannah Balber meets artists, researchers, developers, activists and entrepreneurs from all over the world who talk about their inspirations, successes, failures, working with new technologies and the irrepressible curiosity to discover new possibilities.
During the festival, exhibitions, concerts, performances, screenings, conferences and workshops will be organised at several locations in Linz. Once again, the main venue is POSTCITY, a former postal distribution centre destined for demolition. Come by and get inspired!
Ars Electronica Festival Podcast
Who Owns the Truth? #6 (EN): Truth in Bytes
In a data-driven world where the influence of big data and algorithms extends to various facets of our lives, urgent questions regarding the nature of truth and its portrayal through data arise. While they have the potential to reveal and analyze patterns, providing deep insights into complex systems, from individual behaviors to societal structures, these patterns do not always encompass 'the truth'. They are inherently shaped by the way data is collected, analyzed, and interpreted.
Against this backdrop, it is crucial to consider avenues for the democratization of information, ensuring that knowledge and information are widely disseminated and accessible in a digital world, rather than being concentrated solely in the hands of a few powerful actors.
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