Weizenbaum Institute

The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society is a German interdisciplinary research institute that examines the social, political, and ethical dimensions of digitalization. Named after Joseph Weizenbaum — the German-American computer scientist and early AI critic — it brings together social scientists, computer scientists, legal scholars, and humanities researchers to study how digital technologies reshape society, power, and democracy. It is notably involved in critical research on digital labor conditions, platform accountability, and AI ethics, including co-funding the Data Workers' Inquiry.