Research Funding of 10 Million Euros Directed Towards Artificial Intelligence at the Hans-Bredow Institute
Hamburg's Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) Secures Million-Euro Grant for AI and Media Research
The Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) in Hamburg has secured a significant funding of 10.3 million euros from the federal and state governments, over the period of 2026 to 2029. This grant is set to support the institute's research on social media and AI technologies, such as chatbots and automatic speech processing.
The HBI's focus will be on topics like Instagram, TikTok, Chat GPT, and Google Translate, as highlighted by Hamburg's Minister of Science, Katharina Fegebank. The funding underscores Hamburg's role in media research and the institute's crucial contributions to the media hub in Hamburg and to media research throughout Germany.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, the Institute Director, emphasizes the importance of the new funds for understanding the technical architectures of platforms or AI applications. The HBI aims to expand its research in automation and artificial intelligence with the funds, contributing to socio-technical systems from an informatics perspective, such as social media platforms, bots, and search engines.
The German Science Council's positive assessment was crucial for the HBI's million-euro funding. Prof. Eva Inés Obergfell, Rector of the University of Leipzig, represents the position of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz regarding the significance of the new funds. She emphasizes the importance of strategic collaboration between universities in Saxony and Thuringia to enhance startup creation in Central Germany and strengthen the economic location through innovative support offerings and joint infrastructure.
The sources and further information regarding this grant are not provided in the given paragraph. However, this funding is expected to boost the HBI's research and contribute significantly to the field of AI and media research in Germany.
