Tactical Tech and the Challenge of Understanding Digital Life

Saturday, June 20, 2026
Visitors interacting with a digital exhibition that visualises algorithms, data networks and artificial intelligence, highlighting how invisible digital systems shape everyday experiences.

Most people use digital technologies every day, yet few fully understand the systems operating behind the screen. Through exhibitions, educational programmes and public engagement initiatives, Tactical Tech helps people explore how algorithms, data and artificial intelligence increasingly shape everyday life.

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Why Libraries Are Becoming Social Infrastructure Again

Sunday, May 31, 2026

As digital life increasingly moves through platforms and algorithms, modern libraries are quietly transforming into social infrastructure: public environments where concentration, learning and human presence remain physically possible.

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A Pause, Not a Retreat

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Universities are accelerating their adoption of artificial intelligence. But in that speed, something essential risks being lost. This essay argues for a deliberate pause—not as resistance, but as a condition to preserve depth, judgment and the role of friction in learning.

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Engineering Responsibility

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Engineering is no longer just about building systems, but about shaping outcomes. As AI becomes more capable, the question shifts from what we can build to what we are willing to be responsible for—and how universities prepare engineers for that reality.

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The Human Professions

Sunday, April 19, 2026
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As artificial intelligence enters education, care and social work, the nature of these professions becomes clearer. Not efficiency, but presence defines them. This essay explores why human judgment, context and relationships remain essential in an increasingly system-driven world.

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Can Language Still Be Taught?

Saturday, April 18, 2026
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As artificial intelligence generates fluent text instantly, writing is no longer the same act of thinking it once was. This essay explores how language education must shift from producing sentences to interpreting meaning, authorship and responsibility in an age of generated words.

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Law After the Prompt

Saturday, April 18, 2026
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Artificial intelligence is transforming legal work, but not legal judgment. As analysis and drafting become automated, the core of law remains human—requiring interpretation, responsibility and the ability to justify decisions under conditions of uncertainty.

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What Should Students Still Learn?

Friday, April 17, 2026
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As artificial intelligence generates answers instantly, education must shift from knowledge to judgment. This essay explores how universities should redesign curricula to focus on problem definition, critical thinking and responsibility in an age where knowing is no longer enough.

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The End of the Assignment

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Hand writing mathematical formulas on a blackboard with chalk.

Artificial intelligence is breaking the link between effort, output and understanding. As essays and exams become less reliable signals, universities must rethink assessment—not as a measure of performance, but as a way to reveal how students actually think.

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The Classroom as Mirror

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Across Europe, education is increasingly shaping not only knowledge but identity. As classrooms navigate between national traditions and European values, they become spaces where the self is both reflected and formed—raising questions about autonomy, belonging and the nature of education.

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