Feminism and Artificial Intelligence
Time and Place:
May 12, 2026 at 6 PM
Deutsches Museum
Ahrstraße 45
53175 Bonn
Free entry, please register via info@deutsches-museum-bonn.de
This talk will be held in German!
How does artificial intelligence shape our society—and who shapes AI? As part of the event series “AI Perspectives,” a collaboration between the German Museum Bonn and the Center for Science and Thought at the University of Bonn, we examine AI design, use, and regulation from different angles, engaging in in-depth discussions with a range of experts.
The event on May 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. focuses on the intersection of feminism and artificial intelligence, highlighting why feminist ethics are essential in technology development. Key topics include power structures, bias in algorithms, data justice, and inclusive design. Together with Toni Loh (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences) and Eva Maria Hille (University of Bonn), we will discuss how technologies can be designed more equitably and what responsibilities developers, companies, and society bear.
Toni Loh (born Janina Sombetzki; pronouns: none; they/them; neopronouns) has held a professorship in Applied Ethics—particularly Ethics and Transformation—since 2024 at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, at the Center for Ethics and Responsibility (ZEV) and the Department of Social Policy and Social Security. Previously, Loh worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Kiel University and the University of Vienna, and was also active in ethics work at the Liebenau Foundation, where Loh chaired the ethics committee. Loh studied and completed their doctorate at Humboldt University of Berlin. Their research interests include responsibility ethics, trans- and posthumanism, robot ethics, feminist philosophy of technology, and medical and bioethics.
Eva Maria Hille is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of (Social) Ethics at the University of Bonn. She completed her doctorate within one of Germany’s most interdisciplinary research projects, the Collaborative Research Center 1483 “EmpkinS.” In her doctoral thesis, she examined artificial intelligence and bias in healthcare in relation to vulnerability, power, and justice. In addition to her research, she is particularly committed to science communication and accessibility, for example through science slams, public workshops, and science events for children and young people. As a co-founder of the “Feminist AI” network at the University of Bonn, she advocates for the visibility of women* in science.