Linguistic Lecture Series "AI & language" Summer Term 2026

Wednesday | 4-6 pm (c.t.) | Am Neuen Palais (hybrid format)

• 05/06/2026: Bettina Migge (University College Dublin, School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics), "Continuities between european colonialism and the AI industry: Conceptualising and  materialising of languages", house 8 | room 0.59 
• 05/20/2026: Charles Rathkopf  (Jülich Research Center), "How to talk responsibly about the mental states of AI models", house 8 | room 0.58
• 06/03/2026: Johanna Rockstroh (University of Bremen) und Jan Fliessbach (University of Potsdam), "Top-k translation analysis as a window into hidden variability: Evidence from French wh-questions", house 8 | room 0.58
• 06/10/2026: Hans-Georg Müller (University of Potsdam), "The future of writing instruction: School writing in the age of generative AI", house 8 | room 0.58
• 06/24/2026: Alexander Koller (Saarland University), "Solving complex problems with large language models", will take place exclusively online
• 07/08/2026: Panel discussion: Generative AI and the future of foreign language teaching with Oliver Günther (President, University of Potsdam), Christoph Lehker (Center for Languages and Key Competences, University of Potsdam), Kathleen Plötner (Romance Studies, University of Potsdam), Katharina Wesselmann (Classics, University of Potsdam), house 8 | room 0.58
• 07/15/2026: Annette Gerstenberg (University of Potsdam, Digital Humanities Network - Teaching Working Group), “Thinking pauses thanks to ‘superhuman speed’: What belongs in a humanities AI toolkit?”, house 8 | room 0.58