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AI as a Colleague

Location Heilbronn
Format Online
Start April 2026
Duration 2 Days at 4 hours each
Language German
Price 590 €; Special:490 €
Certificate Participation cert.
Discount –10 % for TUM Alumni

Reasons to Choose This Program

Artificial intelligence is transforming not only work processes, but also the way people collaborate, make decisions, and take responsibility. While some experience AI as a helpful tool, others approach it with skepticism or uncertainty—depending on their experience, role, and context of use. Between real-world applications and futuristic visions, questions arise about what collaboration feels like when the “colleague” is no longer human, which psychological mechanisms are at play, and where the boundary lies between extremes and everyday reality. Current research shows that trust in AI does not depend on technology alone, but on the entire system: transparency, accountability, organizational frameworks, and the stakeholders involved. These perspectives enable a nuanced understanding of what is needed today to integrate AI into collaboration in a meaningful, responsible, and trustworthy way.

 

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Your benefits at a Glance

  • Conscious use of AI in everyday work
  • Reflective human–AI collaboration
  • Strengthening trust in AI systems
  • Understanding psychological mechanisms
  • Distinguishing between hype and reality
  • Clarifying roles and responsibilities
  • Developing a shared language for AI use
  • Raising awareness of individual differences in AI use
  • Systemic thinking about AI deployment

Content of the Program

Forms of Human–AI Collaboration

  • AI as a tool, assistant, or team member
  • Tensions between control, cooperation, and equality

Perceptions and Impact of AI

  • AI as a neutral technology versus a social actor
  • Differences in expectations between laypeople and experts

Future Visions and Design Spaces

  • Utopian and dystopian scenarios of AI use
  • Active design of future human–AI teams

Trust, Responsibility, and Systems

  • Dimensions of trust: competence, integrity, and benevolence
  • Interactions between AI, humans, organisations, and developers

Contact

Natalia Pokhyliuk

Program Manager