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Fraunhofer Gesellschaft: Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT
We want a clean environment. The waste of raw materials annoys us. We strive for efficient processes, environmentally friendly technologies and sustainable products. Therefore we want to make research understandable and motivate people to join us in the transition to a sustainable society. This is what we stand for. This is what Fraunhofer UMSICHT stands for.
For us, sustainability is lived practice. We are interested in what needs to change in order to make the transition to a sustainable society work. We have in mind the change in the supply of raw materials and energy and the change from a linear economic system to a circular one. We are familiar with this. This is what we are researching.
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Prompting Visions
The research project "Prompting Visions" aims to investigate how AI image generators can be used in the field of science communication to promote a social exchange on research topics. The approach is that both inexperienced individuals and experienced professionals can utilize image-generating AIs to convey their attitudes toward research topics, and artists and designers can leverage their skills to optimize the use of AI image generators. Hand in hand, visions emerge from research topics.
For Fraunhofer UMSICHT, "participation" in the sense of research with social responsibility means that science communication, in particular, must be participatory and multidirectional. The active involvement of different target groups and the promotion of an open dialog are always at the heart of this. "Participatory science communication" is itself regarded as part of research.
