Markus Langer

Public Engagement and Transfer

I speak and write above all about human oversight and control of AI, about psychology and AI, and about the societal effects of AI — in keynotes, in media interviews and in other formats of science communication. Concretely, this often concerns AI in healthcare and psychotherapy, trust in AI, and AI and psychological implications for the future of work.

In addition, I advise on the good introduction of AI in organisations and in public administration, and on questions of AI governance.

This page shows a selection of my media contributions, keynote talks and work at the interface with policy. Most below media contributions are in German.

In the media (selection)

Markus Langer on stage at TEDx Mitte in Berlin, with the slide “AI and Us: From Skepticism to Trust” in the background
TEDx Mitte, Berlin 2024 – “AI and Us: From skepticism to trust”

Talks and invitations (selection)

2026
Why AI needs Psychology Keynote at the AI+X Summit, workshop “AI Psychology and Ethics”, Zurich
2026
Human-AI Collaboration Review talk at the LOKI Symposium, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg
2025
Was ist menschliche Aufsicht im Sinne der KI-Verordnung? Keynote at the CIA Congress of the German Institute for Internal Auditing, Cologne
2025
KI in der Psychotherapie – Revolution oder Risiko? Keynote at the Hessischer Psychotherapeutentag, Frankfurt am Main
2024
The human touch: Navigating multi-stakeholder perspectives on fairness and oversight in AI decisions Keynote at the International Congress of Psychology, Prague
2024
Wie verändert KI die Versorgung? Keynote at the symposium of the German Association of Psychotherapists (DPtV), Berlin
Markus Langer giving a talk at the AI+X Summit in Zurich, with a presentation slide on the left
AI+X Summit, Zurich 2026 – “Why AI needs Psychology”

Policy and science communication (selection)

2026
Expert study on human oversight under Art. 14 AI Act AI Office of the European Commission
since 2026
AI Act Advisory Forum Representing the University of Freiburg
2026
White paper on AI and psychological demands at work

Langer, M., & Kluge, A. (2026). Auswirkungen von KI auf psychische Belastung in der Arbeitswelt. White paper for the German statutory accident insurance institution VBG. doi:10.31234/osf.io/a4svx_v1

VBG
2025
Keynote at the KI-Lab German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
2025
Workshop on human oversight for staff of several federal ministries GovTech Campus, Berlin