Connex - Dr. Hans Riegel Science Networking

The project entitled "Factors and influences of creative collaboration between humans and artificial

human and artificial intelligence" was about generating empirical findings on the behaviour of human participants in teams made up of humans and artificial intelligence (AI). The question of how AI-based systems can be used to maximise the effectiveness of collaboration between team members was investigated. After three experimental studies and several preliminary studies, the research team from the field of business informatics came to the conclusion, among other things, that the involvement of an AI has an influence on the willingness of human team members to take on various tasks. Published articles have emerged from the project. The research results were also presented at specialist conferences.

How are digital platforms such as Lieferando, Uber or Helpling changing the world of labour and services? 

As part of the funded project, the funding recipients organised a workshop organised a workshop with 24 participants in Berlin in March 2023. The overarching topic were digital platforms such as Lieferando, Uber and Helpling and how they are changing the world of work and services.

Based on the initial presentation of the research priorities four thematic clusters were formed: 

• Care work and social affairs 
• Restructuring of value chains
• Migration and racism
• Urbanisation and housing

Workshops were held in the respective clusters with the aim of recognising synergies and developing plans for future research projects and collaborations. The results of the workshops ranged from a concrete project idea on "Crowdwork and Migration" to short "Research and Discussion Articles". In one case, a specific journal has already been selected and a workflow designed. Following the workshop, a distribution list for continuous communication and the organisation of a follow-up conference were initiated. 

The project "Gender Disparities in the Attention to Cardiovascular Research" analysed the influence of female (co-)authorship on the visibility of scientific articles in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular research. The rate of citations in other articles was selected as a factor of visibility. In the study of over 6,000 articles in the top 5 journals in cardiovascular and cardiological science, it was found that articles by female first and last authors have 20% lower visibility than articles by male first and last authors. In addition, visibility already decreases if one of the two author positions is held by a female author. The study now forms a basis for measures to review and transform gender bias in male-dominated fields towards a more equal scientific landscape.