re:publica Vienna: WHEN DATA KILLS: HOW AI CAN DECIDE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH - FATEMEH KHODADADIAN
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The Relevance Palantir software is already being used in German federal states. Internationally, the United States and Russia are blocking any regulation of autonomous weapons. If we want to prevent such disasters, Germany must radically rethink its political approach and—as it did back then with the ban on landmines—act even without the major powers. The Position As an author, I take a nuanced view of this case: The Iranian regime is exploiting this tragedy for its own propaganda. But the second truth remains: The United States has, in all likelihood, bombed a school.
The relevance
Palantir software is already being used in German federal states. Internationally, the USA and Russia are blocking any regulation of autonomous weapons. If we want to prevent such catastrophes, Germany must radically rethink its policies and – as it did back then with the ban on land mines – act even without the major powers.
The position
As an author, I take a nuanced view of this case: The Iranian regime is instrumentalizing this tragedy for its own propaganda. But the second truth remains: The USA (in all likelihood) bombed a school.
The first re:publica Vienna brought Europe’s most important festival for digital society, politics, technology and culture to Austria for the first time. From October 2 to 3, 2026, the Brotfabrik cultural center became a venue for debates and keynotes with international speakers. The teams from OKTO and Moment Magazin recorded the events and have been presenting the videos since October 5 in the 18:00 and 23:10 slots.