In my role as Deutsche Welle's Chief Technology Correspondent, I've reported and produced several documentaries to shed light on how AI and other technologies are impacting our lives today and how they could reshape society in the coming decades.
Here are a few examples:
Pro-Russian deepfakes: Slovakia fears election interference
As people across the European Union prepare to vote for a new European Parliament in June, fears are rising that deepfakes and AI-generated disinformation campaigns could sway public opinion in the run-up to the vote.
The threat is real, as Slovakia's experience shows. Unlike any other EU member state, the small country in central Europe has already witnessed the impact of deepfakes—clips in which people appear to be doing or saying things they never did. (DW, April 2024)
Can Europe compete in the race for AI?
The race for artificial intelligence is on: With AI poised to reshape the global balance of power, companies and countries are competing to develop the most advanced technology.
Europe is determined to catch up with its own vision for AI. But will this strategy work out? We traveled across the continent and met with AI pioneers, government officials, and industry insiders to find out. (DW, August 2023; awarded with a 2024 Silver Telly.)
How to regulate AI
As artificial intelligence reshapes society, experts agree that rules will be essential. The EU's upcoming AI Act is the most comprehensive rulebook to date.
We take a deep dive into the debate, introducing the key positions and meeting a lawmaker in charge of writing these rules. (DW, June 2023)
How to hack an election
Around the world, cyber-attackers try to meddle in elections. Some of their methods have been tested for decades. Others use brand-new technology, taking interference to the next level.
Here's how individuals, parties or entire countries try to hack elections — and how they can be protected. (DW, September 2021)
Why the internet is so slow in Germany
For years, Europe’s largest economy has failed to roll out good internet connections — and that’s increasingly a problem.
The story of one small village in central Germany and how it’s been fighting for better internet highlights everything that’s wrong with Germany’s internet rollout. (DW, July 2021)
Big Tech under fire
Governments around the globe have zeroed in on the world’s largest tech companies.
But how did Big Tech come under so much fire? And how did it get so big in the first place? (DW, April 2021)