{
  "id": 1933317,
  "title": "Künstliche Intelligenz: Deutschlands jüngste KI-Professorin räumt mit den größten Mythen auf",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/kunstliche-intelligenz-deutschlands-jungste-ki-professorin-raumt-mit",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/ki-expertin-menschen-interagieren-mit-ki-ganz-anders-als-mit-anderen-menschen/100188740.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Alicia von Schenk, the youngest professor in Germany, debunked the most prevalent myths surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). Born and schooled early, von Schenk earned a 1.0-abitur at age 15 before studying mathematics and economics at Frankfurt and Heidelberg universities, where she earned a Ph.D. in economics with a focus on AI's impact, achieving a summa cum laude and top score. At 30, she became a professor for life, despite the average age of first employment in Germany being almost 44 years. Currently, von Schenk oversees the Julius-Maximilians-University's Würzburg Chair in \"Economics of AI and Human Behavior,\" one of the few in Germany that specifically focuses on AI's economic and behavioral effects.\n\nVon Schenk argues that there isn't just one AI, despite the vast hype. She clarifies that AI is a broad term covering many different technologies, from simple statistical tools to complex machine learning neural networks. \"All that we call AI,\" she says, \"is too undifferentiated for me.\"",
  "summary": "Mit gerade mal 30 Jahren hat Alicia von Schenk den Lehrstuhl für „Economics of AI“ an der Uni Würzburg gegründet. Sie rät hinter den aktuellen Hype um die Technologie zu schauen.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Artificial Intelligence: Germany's youngest AI professor dispels the biggest myths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kunstliche-intelligenz-deutschlands-jungste-ki-professorin-raumt-mit",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}