Reading in Times of AI: What lies ahead? A conversation with Klaus Benesch, Yaroslav Prytula, Daria Badior and Natalie Nougayrède
<p><em>Organizers: Research Centre Ukraine / Max Weber Foundation, re/visions, Center for Urban History.</em></p>
<p>A lot is being written these days about the decline of reading and the deterioration of reading comprehension skills. However, this is a good time to reflect on what we actually mean by reading itself. Is it only reading from paper, and therefore, reading books? Can scrolling be considered a new practice of reading? Are listening to audiobooks, podcasts, and texts read by AI…