13.08.2026
Digdeep Podcast: How Does AI Help Us With AI Strategy, Stephan Grabmeier?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In this episode of #digdeep, Stephan Grabmeier explains how AI is changing strategic processes and why language models cannot make decisions. Companies often look to new technologies such as AI for …
13.08.2026
Fabian Theis Receives 2026 BBAW Academy Award
Advancing AI-Driven Biomedicine
MCML PI Fabian Theis has received the 2026 Academy Prize from the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). The €50,000 award recognizes his pioneering work at the intersection of …
10.08.2026
Valentin Hofmann Featured in San Francisco Chronicle on AI Chatbots in Politics
Examining the Risks of AI in Political Communication
MCML PI Valentin Hofmann is featured in a recent San Francisco Chronicle article examining the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns. The article focuses on a controversial AI chatbot …
30.07.2026
Digdeep Podcast: Will the Lights Stay Off in Factories in the Future, Sebastian Linzmair?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In this episode of #digdeep, Sebastian Linzmair talks about roboters in factories of the future. Industry 4.0 may not have fully lived up to expectations, but the digitalization and connectivity it …
28.07.2026
Gaps in the Benchmark: Why Medical AI Fails in the Real World
MCML Research Insight – With Jiazhen Pan, Bailiang Jian, Niklas Bubeck, Christian Wachinger, Benedikt Wiestler, and Daniel Rückert
We’ve all seen the headlines: the latest Artificial Intelligence model has aced the US medical licensing exams, scoring higher than many human doctors. It sounds like the future of healthcare has …
26.07.2026
Barbara Plank Becomes President of the Association for Computational Linguistics
Leading the Global Natural Language Processing Community
MCML PI Barbara Plank has become President of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), serving on the ACL Executive Committee for 2026. As the world’s leading professional organization for …
25.07.2026
Konstantin Riedl Receives 2026 SIAM Student Paper Prize
Advancing the Mathematical Foundations of Nonconvex Optimization
Former MCML Junior Member Konstantin Riedl received the 2026 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Paper Prize for outstanding research in optimization. The award recognizes …
23.07.2026
Matthias Niessner Featured in Handelsblatt on AI-Powered Avatars
Shaping the Next Generation of Digital Humans
MCML PI Matthias Niessner is featured in a recent Handelsblatt article exploring the growing use of AI-generated avatars in corporate training. The article examines how companies are using digital …
23.07.2026
SE3 Labs Co-Founded by Daniel Cremers Featured in Handelsblatt
Bringing Spatial Intelligence to Autonomous Systems
A recent Handelsblatt article highlights SE3 Labs, a Munich-based start-up co-founded by MCML Director Daniel Cremers. The company develops hardware-independent software designed to give autonomous …
23.07.2026
SE3 Labs Co-Founded by Daniel Cremers Featured in the New York Times
Driving Innovation in Germany’s Defense Technology
A recent New York Times article highlights SE3 Labs, a Munich-based start-up co-founded by MCML Director Daniel Cremers, as part of a broader look at Germany’s efforts to strengthen its defense …
22.07.2026
Sven Nyholm Explores the Ethics of Living With Robots
Exploring AI Ethics Beyond the Trolley Problem
MCML PI Sven Nyholm joined the podcast Art of the Question to discuss the ethical questions surrounding intelligent robots and their growing role in everyday life. The conversation explores how …