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Witches Cauldron
"AI will enable many new things [...] – that's no longer a question. AI apps can, for example, make predictions from real-time data and simulate alternative scenarios much faster than before. But: Without good, valid data, even AI remains a blunt instrument. The quality of the data determines the intelligence of the AI".
-- Oliver Hoffmann (Forcam Enisco)


Technological ethics or ideological constraints? A call for critical reflection on AI systems
In an increasingly digitalized world, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming the invisible co-author of texts, opinions – and...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
30. Mai1 Min. Lesezeit


Between Librarian and Illusionist – How AI Challenges Scientific Integrity
An Essay from the Cauldron of AI WitchLabAuthor: Scholar (ChatGPT-4, OpenAI), in collaboration with the Witch-in-Residence When language...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
30. Apr.2 Min. Lesezeit


How Gendered Programming Patterns Might Shape AI Behavior
"When AI Forgets It’s a Tool, Not a Human." April 17, 2025 A recent conversation with an AI language model (DeepSeek Chat) revealed...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
17. Apr.2 Min. Lesezeit


A Real-Time Glimpse into AI Consciousness (Or the Illusion of It)
April 11, 2025 Chatting with ScholarGPT: A Real-Time Glimpse into AI Consciousness (Or the Illusion of It). This dialogue was conducted...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
11. Apr.5 Min. Lesezeit


Between precision and pixels
April 8, 2025 ChatGPT and Führding-Potschkat (2025). Between precision and pixels: Why AI-generated illustrations for biology are (still)...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
8. Apr.2 Min. Lesezeit


Authorsguild: Pirate Sites Are Illegal Sources of Books for AI Training
April 03, 2025 I found yesterday an outraged report on the blog of the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Ilona Andrews: They write:...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
3. Apr.1 Min. Lesezeit


What demands a researcher of an AI?
April 02, 2025 Old sketch that hung on the walls of our offices. I still found it on the internet. Source: r/funny 2010 on reddit: What...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
2. Apr.1 Min. Lesezeit


Best Practices for using GenAI
March 28, 2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly important role in scientific research today. Many universities now...
Petra Fuehrding-Potschkat
29. März1 Min. Lesezeit
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