Robin Houcken

Want to know why podcasts are now in their video era? And what podcast genres and categories still have potential to get noticed? Listen to this episode of ‚Digitale Vorreiter*innen‘ 🚀🏆 Thanks for the invitation! Christoph Vodafone Business and Podstars by OMR

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Absolutism at Bayreuth Baroque? The art world in particular must be exemplary. But what if the working conditions and power relations between the management of a festival or theater and its artists become toxic again? Axel Brüggemann from backstageclassical.com spoke to those affected and who work or have worked at the Bayreuth Baroque Festival and survived very toxic conditions there. Above all, the relationships between the director and the artists are intense and characterized by coarse language and word battles. In addition, the agency of the Festival director took on an unusual role because the festival only had to hire all the singers from the very same agency. So it is hardly surprising that the artistic operations director of the festival is also the director of the agency, which contradicts all the customs of a classic division of labor in a cultural business. Particularly in tax-funded cultural organizations, a code of conduct must also be based on the fact that an agency is not allowed to interfere in the operational business of an cultural organization unless the shareholders have permitted and stipulated this from the outset. But in Bayreuth the agency sits in the saddle of the festival like a director and makes important personnel decisions. But read for yourself: https://lnkd.in/e86yZCJC

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🌍 Join Us for the Climate Tech MeetUp Vienna | Summer Edition! 🌞 🗓️ When: Tuesday, June 25th | 18:30 - 22:00 📍 Where: Wien, Wien (Address will be shared upon approval) 🎟️ Registration: Approval Required We are excited to invite climate tech innovators to the upcoming Climate Tech MeetUp Vienna | Summer Edition powered by Triple Impact Ventures! This is the perfect opportunity for entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and enthusiasts in the climate tech space to (re)-connect, share ideas, and foster new collaborations in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Event Highlights: Network with fellow funders and founders in the Viennese Climate-Tech scene. Enjoy the first round of drinks on us, courtesy of Triple Impact Ventures! Engage in meaningful conversations and potential partnerships. 🔓 Location Details: Exact address will be provided upon registration approval. How to Join: Register below by clicking the link. Wait for your registration to be approved by the host. Receive the event location details and get ready to join us! 🔗 Request to Join We look forward to seeing you there and making impactful connections together! #ClimateTech #Entrepreneurship #Networking #ViennaEvents #Sustainability #Innovation

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AI will of course not only revolutionize news production. Join this session to get more insights, how AI is beneficial in #healthcare and other industries. #wearecgi #ai

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During the Frankfurt Book Fair, Wiley invited me to episode 3 of #TheConversations (filmed with a live audience).   Together with Ivana Bartoletti and Olivia Gambelin I weighed in on how generative #AI is shaking up academic #publishing. I couldn't have wished for better co-panelists! 💡 Here is one of my favorite bits: 🤔 You need to define your values very clearly and ask yourself: in line with these values, what part of the publishing process needs human judgement and can’t be automated by #AI tools? 🎯 Defining those values will be an important step as AI continues to expand in the publishing universe. On partnerships between publishing companies and #BigTech, I say: 👉 First, big tech corporations need to clean up their mess and show that they are willing to provide transparency and accountability. And then publishers can talk to their stakeholders (like researchers and authors) and then take an enlightened and informed position on how to handle partnerships with big tech. But first, big tech needs to deliver. We discussed that and so much more in Episode 3 of Wiley’s ‘The Conversations’. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/dR-wk5nv Thanks Jay Flynn for the challenging questions! And Gwynne Teass Kristen Moledo for the excellent work behind the scenes!

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I heard about the report from ActiveFence about the use of harmful language in AI generated music. So I made a radio report about it for Deutschlandradio in German. To warn you: It is really disgusting how extremists, terrorists, incel people or conspiracy theorists use artificial intelligence in songs. #ai #generativeai #hate #artificialintelligence https://lnkd.in/e_GTUPRP

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Superficially apolitical, the Chinese TV show "City of Sunshine" set in Tibet, in reality, however, is the exact opposite: the entertainment series is full of subtle and less subtle propaganda messages. On the surface, the audience follows the lives of several young people who are trying to find their way in life. Beijing's caricature of Tibet "illuminates modern life in Lhasa," according to a lengthy article in the English-language Communist Party newspaper "China Daily": "City of Sunshine" tries to "bring modern urban life in Lhasa closer to a wider audience through the stories of young people and their life and career choices as well as their emotional decisions." According to CCP propaganda, this is what "modern life in Lhasa" should look like. Apparently rather successful propaganda. The show, which airs at prime time on China's main television channel CCTV-1, has achieved the highest ratings for eight consecutive days, according to "China Daily". This should not come as a surprise. Because "City of Sunshine" also pursues the goal of inspiring even more Chinese tourists to take a vacation on the "roof of the world". The popularity of the series has led to a new wave of "cultural tourism fever" in Lhasa just two weeks after its launch, reports the state television station CCTV. The massive restrictions to which Tibetans are subjected in daily life, the omnipresent surveillance and the massive police presence naturally have no place in the show. Ironically, the show starts on the first day of the Shoton festival. But far and wide there is not a single policeman to be seen. This year, at the beginning of the Shoton festival on August 4, drastically tightened surveillance measures were reported from Lhasa. Shoton, also known as the Yogurt Festival, is usually accompanied by the unveiling of a 500-square-meter thangka painting, performances of Tibetan operas, and large picnics. It is a celebration of Tibetan Buddhist culture. The occupation rule of the Chinese Communist Party is embodied in "City of Sunshine" by the fundamentally pleasant Chinese functionary Xu Shaojie. "Secretary Xu" takes care of the smallest problems of the residents of the district so devotedly that he grows close to everyone's heart. So it is not surprising that the pretty Tibetan Cho Dzong has no choice but to fall in love with this dream of a son-in-law from the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. The good communist: "Secretary Xu" grows close to the hearts of all residents of the district. A Tibet as Beijing's propaganda wants it to be It is certainly not without reason that the start of the series coincided with the Chinese National Day on October 1, on which the CCP commemorates the founding of the Communist People's Republic. After all, "City of Sunshine" is the perfect implementation of "Xi Jinping's cultural ideology", a central component of China's new cultural revolution in Tibet. Article by International Campaign for Tibet (German);

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Combining work and pleasure 🥳If anyone thinks virtual teams have difficulty developing and maintaining strong relationships over time, we’re certainly proof that it even works amazingly with voluntary virtual teams #passionproject #sharedleadership #remotework #sustainableproject

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It’s out and about - I have the privilege to be part of the next edition of the Follow me! book and looking back how insightful this source has been for me when I started working in Digital Marketing, I have big hopes that I can do a good job for the next version as well ❤️ #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #followmebook

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The proportion of women in management positions at leading German media companies is declining, according to the latest analysis by the ProQuote Medien e.V. . According to the report, the "proportion of women in power" was 38.7% in July, compared to an average of 39.5% in February. This is the first decrease in ten years. As in previous evaluations, the "taz" is the leader with 65.1% female power. For the seventh time in a row, the editorial staff of the "FAZ" brought up the rear with 23.4%. The proportion of women in management positions at "Focus" fell the most from January to July: by 5 percentage points to 25%. "Spiegel" (42.2 %), "Die Zeit" (40.1 %) and "Bild" (36.6 %) lost slightly, while the proportion of women at "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (45.0 %), "stern" (43.5 %) and "Welt" (27.6 %) increased. "Equality is not a guaranteed success," commented ProQuote board member Edith Heitkämper. Media companies and publishers must not let up in their efforts to achieve a 50:50 ratio. Equality and diversity are not a luxury, but a matter of justice, she was quoted. What do you think? 🤔 #equality #gender #women #leadership #diversity #success #media

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Our CEO Matthias Moeller is convinced that more digital sovereignty is possible in Germany. In an exciting interview that has now been published in IT Director magazine, he shares his thoughts and visions on digital sovereignty in Germany and the topic #SovereignIT. What role do partnerships and investments play as drivers of innovation and progress? How can the use of the cloud and artificial intelligence help us? The article offers exciting insights into successful applications and encourages reflection on future potential. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of digitalisation in Germany.💡 Click here for the full article:🔗https://arva.to/ehp7Z

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AI: Hopes and Challenges for the Content Industry - that could have been the title of my recent tech column for the German edition of MIT Technology Review DE (if I had written it in English, article linked in the comments. Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the content industry, particularly in the realm of #manga and #anime. While AI-generated images pose a significant challenge in terms of potential copyright infringements, they also offer hope for preserving cultural heritage and accelerating the creative process. The Japanese newspaper Nikkei examined over 90,000 images on popular AI platforms and found that in over 2,500 cases, the shared images resembled characters from well-known manga and anime series. This highlights the potential for economic damage through AI-generated copyright violations, especially for Japan's content industry. However, AI is not solely a tool for plagiarism. It can also serve as a creative assistant. Last year, an unknown artist developed and launched a manga using various AI tools, claiming to have completed the work in just six weeks instead of the usual twelve months. Additionally, the heirs of the late manga legend Osamu #Tezuka plan to use AI to create a new, posthumous episode of the famous "Black Jack" series, demonstrating how AI can help preserve cultural heritage while opening up new creative possibilities. Another company wants to unleash a flood of English manga by the help of AI translation. Furthermore, AI can accelerate the creative process, as demonstrated by the South Korean startup Toonsquare, a company focusing on webtoons. By using AI to convert sketches into sophisticated drawings and offering libraries of action and fight scenes, the company aims to reduce the working time for a webtoon from 60 to six hours. This showcases AI's potential to support artists and boost productivity. My ultimative question remains whether #AI will simply contribute to a greater quantity of content or if it will also enhance the quality of the works produced. For me, the jury is still out about the future of AI: I believe it has the potential to uplift mankind with its rise, or dumb it down, depending of the value system in which it is employed. More about this question in my interview with Kaname Hayashi, the founder of Groove X that I shared on Monday. (By the way, the image is AI generated, based on my vision, of course)

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