Digital Platforms and the AI Economy M.Sc.

The course takes place regularly in the winter semester .

In the winter semester 2025/26, the course will take place at the following times:

• Lecture:
  Thursdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm c.t., W 115
   
• Exercise:
  Mondays, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm c.t., R 007

You will receive current and further information in GRIPS (external link, opens in a new window)and in the first lecture!

The dates can also be found in the current course catalog (external link, opens in a new window) in SPUR.

The concepts from the lecture will be applied and deepened in the exercise.

Topics:

• Digital platforms and platform ecosystems
• Platform lifecycle, architecture & pricing
• Competition within platform ecosystems and between platforms
• AI-driven business models and AI economy
• Data as a competitive factor and central resource for AI-based companies
• Algorithm aversion, fairness, data protection
• Applications and economic value of Explainable AI