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​We are delighted to welcome Dr. Annette Zimmermann as Deputy Professor for the Chair of Political Philosophy this academic year. Normally based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she holds a DPhil (PhD) from the University of Oxford, and has held research fellowships at Princeton University, Harvard University, and the Weizenbaum Institute Berlin. Her research focuses on democratic legitimacy, justice, and legal accountability in light of ongoing power shifts driven by today’s and tomorrow’s AI market. She just finished writing a book titled “Democratizing AI”, and is currently writing her next book “The Algorithmic is Political”.

You can watch a recent TV interview (German) with Professor Zimmermann about EU vs US AI policy, and the political values behind each approach, here: https://www.3sat.de/kultur/kulturzeit/social-media-und-aufklaerung-kulturzeit-vom-10-09-2025-100.html

Welcome Annette!