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most citedThe Language Labyrinth: Constructive Critique on the Terminology Used in the AI Discourse

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cs.CY2026★ 5 cited

AI Narrative Breakdown. A Critical Assessment of Power and Promise

Rainer Rehak

This article sets off for an exploration of the still evolving discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in the wake of the release of ChatGPT. It scrutinizes the pervasiv…

cs.CY2025★ 5 cited

Analysis and Constructive Criticism of the Official Data Protection Impact Assessment of the German Corona-Warn-App

Rainer Rehak, Christian R. Kühne, Kirsten Bock

On June 15, 2020, the official data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for the German Corona-Warn-App (CWA) was made publicly available. Shortly thereafter, the app was made avail…

cs.CY2025★ 2 cited

The Processing goes far beyond "the app" -- Privacy issues of decentralized Digital Contact Tracing using the example of the German Corona-Warn-App (CWA)

Rainer Rehak, Christian R. Kuehne

Since SARS-CoV-2 started spreading in Europe in early 2020, there has been a strong call for technical solutions to combat or contain the pandemic, with contact tracing apps at the…

cs.CY2025

On the (im)possibility of sustainable artificial intelligence. Why it does not make sense to move faster when heading the wrong way

Rainer Rehak

Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently considered a sustainability "game-changer" within and outside of academia. In order to discuss sustainable AI this article draws from insi…

cs.CY2024★ 3 cited

A trustless society? A political look at the blockchain vision

Rainer Rehak

A lot of business and research effort currently deals with the so called decentralised ledger technology blockchain. Putting it to use carries the tempting promise to make the inte…

cs.CY2023★ 19 cited

The Language Labyrinth: Constructive Critique on the Terminology Used in the AI Discourse

Rainer Rehak

In the interdisciplinary field of artificial intelligence (AI) the problem of clear terminology is especially momentous. This paper claims, that AI debates are still characterised…

cs.CY2023★ 6 cited

Artificial Intelligence for Real Sustainability? -- What is Artificial Intelligence and Can it Help with the Sustainability Transformation?

Rainer Rehak

The discussion about the disruptive possibilities of a technology called artificial intelligence (AI) is on everyone's lips. Companies and countries alike are running multi-billion…

cs.CY2021

Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Corona App

Kirsten Bock, Christian R. Kühne, Rainer Mühlhoff +3

Since SARS-CoV-2 started spreading in Europe in early 2020, there has been a strong call for technical solutions to combat or contain the pandemic, with contact tracing apps at the…