AI, Media & Democracy Lab
@aimediademlab.bsky.social
Ethical Legal Societal laboratory focused on the implications of AI for Media and Democracy 🤝 CWI, HvA & UvA #ELSAlab
🗳️ The Dutch elections are here!
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🗳️ The Dutch elections are here!
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
@mereln.bsky.social is our newest board member! She is Associate Lector in Responsible AI at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and is concerned with the democratization of AI and keeping complex technologies under control. Welcome, Merel!
Read more here → www.aim4dem.nl/about-merel-...
Read more here → www.aim4dem.nl/about-merel-...
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
@mereln.bsky.social is our newest board member! She is Associate Lector in Responsible AI at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and is concerned with the democratization of AI and keeping complex technologies under control. Welcome, Merel!
Read more here → www.aim4dem.nl/about-merel-...
Read more here → www.aim4dem.nl/about-merel-...
@ferraribraun.bsky.social just joined our lab! As a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam's Media Studies department, he's interested in how digital technologies have been changing the production environments of news organisations.
Welcome, Agustin!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-agusti...
Welcome, Agustin!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-agusti...
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@ferraribraun.bsky.social just joined our lab! As a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam's Media Studies department, he's interested in how digital technologies have been changing the production environments of news organisations.
Welcome, Agustin!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-agusti...
Welcome, Agustin!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-agusti...
📣Media makers, come engage with other professionals about how AI is currently being portrayed in media, and what should change about that!
📅 9 October | 15-17
📩 Sign-up details in flyer
Workshop hosted by the Creative Media for Social Change research group at AUAS and @beeldengeluid.bsky.social.
📅 9 October | 15-17
📩 Sign-up details in flyer
Workshop hosted by the Creative Media for Social Change research group at AUAS and @beeldengeluid.bsky.social.
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📣Media makers, come engage with other professionals about how AI is currently being portrayed in media, and what should change about that!
📅 9 October | 15-17
📩 Sign-up details in flyer
Workshop hosted by the Creative Media for Social Change research group at AUAS and @beeldengeluid.bsky.social.
📅 9 October | 15-17
📩 Sign-up details in flyer
Workshop hosted by the Creative Media for Social Change research group at AUAS and @beeldengeluid.bsky.social.
@juillermoromero.bsky.social joined our team just before summer! He's a postdoctoral researcher in the Intelligent & Autonomous Systems group at CWI and his work involves modelling the influence of fake news in complex social dynamics. Welcome, Guillermo!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-guille...
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-guille...
September 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@juillermoromero.bsky.social joined our team just before summer! He's a postdoctoral researcher in the Intelligent & Autonomous Systems group at CWI and his work involves modelling the influence of fake news in complex social dynamics. Welcome, Guillermo!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-guille...
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-guille...
🇪🇺 What could a sovereign, independent European digital infrastructure look like?
A workshop organised with @algosoc.org & ASCA brought together leading voices from various academic disciplines and the media industry to reflect on alternatives to current digital infrastructures.
🪡 Findings thread:
A workshop organised with @algosoc.org & ASCA brought together leading voices from various academic disciplines and the media industry to reflect on alternatives to current digital infrastructures.
🪡 Findings thread:
July 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🇪🇺 What could a sovereign, independent European digital infrastructure look like?
A workshop organised with @algosoc.org & ASCA brought together leading voices from various academic disciplines and the media industry to reflect on alternatives to current digital infrastructures.
🪡 Findings thread:
A workshop organised with @algosoc.org & ASCA brought together leading voices from various academic disciplines and the media industry to reflect on alternatives to current digital infrastructures.
🪡 Findings thread:
🌐 In times of transformation, who do you turn to for trustworthy input?
Three of our researchers made the list of expert voices to follow about AI and journalism: @natalihelberger.bsky.social, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & @sannevrijenhoek.bsky.social
More about their input ➡️ shorturl.at/kKlUj
Three of our researchers made the list of expert voices to follow about AI and journalism: @natalihelberger.bsky.social, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & @sannevrijenhoek.bsky.social
More about their input ➡️ shorturl.at/kKlUj
July 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🌐 In times of transformation, who do you turn to for trustworthy input?
Three of our researchers made the list of expert voices to follow about AI and journalism: @natalihelberger.bsky.social, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & @sannevrijenhoek.bsky.social
More about their input ➡️ shorturl.at/kKlUj
Three of our researchers made the list of expert voices to follow about AI and journalism: @natalihelberger.bsky.social, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & @sannevrijenhoek.bsky.social
More about their input ➡️ shorturl.at/kKlUj
🎨 Can we understand AI through art?
We continuously seek out new research angles to understand AI in all its facets. By collaborating with local art collectives, we are looking to bridge academia and artistic practice to make current issues more tangible.
More here > www.aim4dem.nl/ai-and-the-a...
We continuously seek out new research angles to understand AI in all its facets. By collaborating with local art collectives, we are looking to bridge academia and artistic practice to make current issues more tangible.
More here > www.aim4dem.nl/ai-and-the-a...
May 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎨 Can we understand AI through art?
We continuously seek out new research angles to understand AI in all its facets. By collaborating with local art collectives, we are looking to bridge academia and artistic practice to make current issues more tangible.
More here > www.aim4dem.nl/ai-and-the-a...
We continuously seek out new research angles to understand AI in all its facets. By collaborating with local art collectives, we are looking to bridge academia and artistic practice to make current issues more tangible.
More here > www.aim4dem.nl/ai-and-the-a...
Drowning in the number of posts about AI you come across every day?
Check out this comprehensive overview of news items involving our researchers and topics at the intersection of AI, media and democracy on our website, with blog posts, interviews, podcasts and more!
www.aim4dem.nl/in-the-media/
Check out this comprehensive overview of news items involving our researchers and topics at the intersection of AI, media and democracy on our website, with blog posts, interviews, podcasts and more!
www.aim4dem.nl/in-the-media/
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Drowning in the number of posts about AI you come across every day?
Check out this comprehensive overview of news items involving our researchers and topics at the intersection of AI, media and democracy on our website, with blog posts, interviews, podcasts and more!
www.aim4dem.nl/in-the-media/
Check out this comprehensive overview of news items involving our researchers and topics at the intersection of AI, media and democracy on our website, with blog posts, interviews, podcasts and more!
www.aim4dem.nl/in-the-media/
What about AI Disclosures?
In conversation with academia and industry, our panel discussion about AI disclosures spotlighted various perspectives and approaches on what to consider when communicating the use of AI to audiences in news production.
Full report: www.aim4dem.nl/navigating-a...
In conversation with academia and industry, our panel discussion about AI disclosures spotlighted various perspectives and approaches on what to consider when communicating the use of AI to audiences in news production.
Full report: www.aim4dem.nl/navigating-a...
May 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What about AI Disclosures?
In conversation with academia and industry, our panel discussion about AI disclosures spotlighted various perspectives and approaches on what to consider when communicating the use of AI to audiences in news production.
Full report: www.aim4dem.nl/navigating-a...
In conversation with academia and industry, our panel discussion about AI disclosures spotlighted various perspectives and approaches on what to consider when communicating the use of AI to audiences in news production.
Full report: www.aim4dem.nl/navigating-a...
To disclose or not to disclose the use of AI to news readers?
On April 22nd, our researchers will participate in a panel discussion on the newest insights and ethical considerations regarding AI disclosures in the news.
Sign up through the link below!
www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...
On April 22nd, our researchers will participate in a panel discussion on the newest insights and ethical considerations regarding AI disclosures in the news.
Sign up through the link below!
www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...
April 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
To disclose or not to disclose the use of AI to news readers?
On April 22nd, our researchers will participate in a panel discussion on the newest insights and ethical considerations regarding AI disclosures in the news.
Sign up through the link below!
www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...
On April 22nd, our researchers will participate in a panel discussion on the newest insights and ethical considerations regarding AI disclosures in the news.
Sign up through the link below!
www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...
Tech, Trump, and Trust - A Wakeup Call for Europe?
In collaboration with Trust in the Digital Society, we organised a discussion round on how Trump's allegiance with tech giants affects trust in media and institutions.
Full recap ➡️
www.aim4dem.nl/tech-trump-a...
In collaboration with Trust in the Digital Society, we organised a discussion round on how Trump's allegiance with tech giants affects trust in media and institutions.
Full recap ➡️
www.aim4dem.nl/tech-trump-a...
March 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Tech, Trump, and Trust - A Wakeup Call for Europe?
In collaboration with Trust in the Digital Society, we organised a discussion round on how Trump's allegiance with tech giants affects trust in media and institutions.
Full recap ➡️
www.aim4dem.nl/tech-trump-a...
In collaboration with Trust in the Digital Society, we organised a discussion round on how Trump's allegiance with tech giants affects trust in media and institutions.
Full recap ➡️
www.aim4dem.nl/tech-trump-a...
We need you! 📣
Do you read news articles in Dutch? Get involved in our newest collaborative research project on recommender systems with NEMO Kennislink and get the chance to win a prize!
Read more about the project and how to sign up here > www.nemokennislink.nl/samen-maken-...
Do you read news articles in Dutch? Get involved in our newest collaborative research project on recommender systems with NEMO Kennislink and get the chance to win a prize!
Read more about the project and how to sign up here > www.nemokennislink.nl/samen-maken-...
March 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We need you! 📣
Do you read news articles in Dutch? Get involved in our newest collaborative research project on recommender systems with NEMO Kennislink and get the chance to win a prize!
Read more about the project and how to sign up here > www.nemokennislink.nl/samen-maken-...
Do you read news articles in Dutch? Get involved in our newest collaborative research project on recommender systems with NEMO Kennislink and get the chance to win a prize!
Read more about the project and how to sign up here > www.nemokennislink.nl/samen-maken-...
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And don't forget to subscribe to be the first to receive the February edition next week! ➡️ www.aim4dem.nl/newsletter/
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February 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Did you miss our January newsletter? Read the full newsletter here. ➡️ sh1.sendinblue.com/afqfazhdolpf...
And don't forget to subscribe to be the first to receive the February edition next week! ➡️ www.aim4dem.nl/newsletter/
And don't forget to subscribe to be the first to receive the February edition next week! ➡️ www.aim4dem.nl/newsletter/
🗞🚨 Last chance to subscribe to our newsletter in time for the January edition! Featuring:
➡️ Our 2025 Research Agenda
➡️ Interviews with @claesdevreese.bsky.social and @theresajseipp.bsky.social about #Trump, #ElonMusk & Social Media
➡️ Brand New Publications
Subscribe> www.aim4dem.nl/newsletter/
➡️ Our 2025 Research Agenda
➡️ Interviews with @claesdevreese.bsky.social and @theresajseipp.bsky.social about #Trump, #ElonMusk & Social Media
➡️ Brand New Publications
Subscribe> www.aim4dem.nl/newsletter/
January 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🗞🚨 Last chance to subscribe to our newsletter in time for the January edition! Featuring:
➡️ Our 2025 Research Agenda
➡️ Interviews with @claesdevreese.bsky.social and @theresajseipp.bsky.social about #Trump, #ElonMusk & Social Media
➡️ Brand New Publications
Subscribe> www.aim4dem.nl/newsletter/
➡️ Our 2025 Research Agenda
➡️ Interviews with @claesdevreese.bsky.social and @theresajseipp.bsky.social about #Trump, #ElonMusk & Social Media
➡️ Brand New Publications
Subscribe> www.aim4dem.nl/newsletter/
Happy New Year! 🎆
We look forward to starting 2025 with exciting research projects, partner collaborations, and ambitions after shaping our agenda during our annual community meeting in December.
Find out how we are heading into 2025 in the meeting report here ⬇️
www.aim4dem.nl/the-2024-ann...
We look forward to starting 2025 with exciting research projects, partner collaborations, and ambitions after shaping our agenda during our annual community meeting in December.
Find out how we are heading into 2025 in the meeting report here ⬇️
www.aim4dem.nl/the-2024-ann...
January 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Happy New Year! 🎆
We look forward to starting 2025 with exciting research projects, partner collaborations, and ambitions after shaping our agenda during our annual community meeting in December.
Find out how we are heading into 2025 in the meeting report here ⬇️
www.aim4dem.nl/the-2024-ann...
We look forward to starting 2025 with exciting research projects, partner collaborations, and ambitions after shaping our agenda during our annual community meeting in December.
Find out how we are heading into 2025 in the meeting report here ⬇️
www.aim4dem.nl/the-2024-ann...
Only 2️⃣ days left to vote! Help us get to #SXSWLondon by voting for our submissions below:
🟣 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 & 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯
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December 17, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Only 2️⃣ days left to vote! Help us get to #SXSWLondon by voting for our submissions below:
🟣 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 & 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯
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🟣 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 & 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯
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Interested in AI and Media? Stay in the loop with us! 🦋
We're an interdisciplinary research hub based in Amsterdam, focused on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI for media and democracy.
We're an interdisciplinary research hub based in Amsterdam, focused on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI for media and democracy.
November 28, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Interested in AI and Media? Stay in the loop with us! 🦋
We're an interdisciplinary research hub based in Amsterdam, focused on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI for media and democracy.
We're an interdisciplinary research hub based in Amsterdam, focused on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI for media and democracy.
Last week, we discussed challenges and best practices around #informingAIpolicy w/ fellow AI research initiatives and policymakers across the globe at a collaborative summit organised by @vdignum.bsky.social's AI Policy Lab & Mila Quebec.
Here are some key #informingAIpolicy takeaways from us:
Here are some key #informingAIpolicy takeaways from us:
November 20, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Last week, we discussed challenges and best practices around #informingAIpolicy w/ fellow AI research initiatives and policymakers across the globe at a collaborative summit organised by @vdignum.bsky.social's AI Policy Lab & Mila Quebec.
Here are some key #informingAIpolicy takeaways from us:
Here are some key #informingAIpolicy takeaways from us:
Last week a delegation of our lab contributed to a BBC R&D partner symposium on #ResponsibleAI, aimed at identifying and addressing industry #challenges and establishing collaborative research agendas for the overseeable future. Thanks for having us!
February 26, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Last week a delegation of our lab contributed to a BBC R&D partner symposium on #ResponsibleAI, aimed at identifying and addressing industry #challenges and establishing collaborative research agendas for the overseeable future. Thanks for having us!
Interested in what the EU's AI Act could mean for the media sector? Join us for a panel discussion featuring experts from academia and the industry today from 16:00-17:30! Sign up here to access the session ⬇️
www.eventbrite.nl/e/discussion...
www.eventbrite.nl/e/discussion...
January 23, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Interested in what the EU's AI Act could mean for the media sector? Join us for a panel discussion featuring experts from academia and the industry today from 16:00-17:30! Sign up here to access the session ⬇️
www.eventbrite.nl/e/discussion...
www.eventbrite.nl/e/discussion...
What will EU citizens' lives look like in 2040 if we do not introduce any AI regulations?
In a contribution to a recent NRC article, Natali Helberger speculates on the rise of 'AI veganism', meaning the avoidance of #extractive technologies.
Article link (Dutch): www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/...
In a contribution to a recent NRC article, Natali Helberger speculates on the rise of 'AI veganism', meaning the avoidance of #extractive technologies.
Article link (Dutch): www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/...
December 8, 2023 at 12:52 PM
What will EU citizens' lives look like in 2040 if we do not introduce any AI regulations?
In a contribution to a recent NRC article, Natali Helberger speculates on the rise of 'AI veganism', meaning the avoidance of #extractive technologies.
Article link (Dutch): www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/...
In a contribution to a recent NRC article, Natali Helberger speculates on the rise of 'AI veganism', meaning the avoidance of #extractive technologies.
Article link (Dutch): www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/...
We’re excited to exchange introductions and insights with the Cultural AI Lab this afternoon at our mutual (co)founding institution CWI!
Sophie Morosoli kicked off the presentations with the results from our survey on individuals' attitudes towards Al.
Sophie Morosoli kicked off the presentations with the results from our survey on individuals' attitudes towards Al.
November 24, 2023 at 1:21 PM
We’re excited to exchange introductions and insights with the Cultural AI Lab this afternoon at our mutual (co)founding institution CWI!
Sophie Morosoli kicked off the presentations with the results from our survey on individuals' attitudes towards Al.
Sophie Morosoli kicked off the presentations with the results from our survey on individuals' attitudes towards Al.