Last week, the IEG hosted an internal workshop on artificial intelligence (AI), providing participants with an opportunity to exchange ideas on the use of AI in research and administration.
The workshop featured presentations by Tanja Reiner (Bundesnetzagentur) and Andreas Kuczera (Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen). Tanja Reiner provided an overview of the requirements of the European AI Act, while Andreas Kuczera used practical examples to illustrate the opportunities and challenges of AI in historical research. Participants also discussed the use of AI in research proposals, recruitment processes, and peer review, and explored its application in administrative tasks. In addition, the workshop offered information on AI infrastructures at the IEG, opportunities for developing AI-related competencies, and available training programmes.
In addition to colleagues from the IEG, the workshop welcomed guests from other Leibniz institutes: Gabriel Schui and Tom Rosman (Leibniz Institute for Psychology), Thorsten Mundi (Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research), Pascal Sadaune (Leibniz Institute for Composite Materials), and Lasse Mempel-Länger (Leibniz Centre for Archaeology). The discussions across institutional boundaries highlighted the shared interest in a responsible and practice-oriented approach to AI.
The workshop made clear that the use of AI is not merely a technical issue, but depends on close collaboration between research, administration, and research infrastructure. The IEG will continue to foster this dialogue.
