Really happy to welcome Andreas (my doctoral supervisor) and Philipp (who did his PhD alongside me in Bremen) to our CAIS Special: Trustworthy AI: From Data Collection to Organisational Embedding in Educational Settings January 20, 4:00 PM Online or Bochum www.cais-research.de/event/caissp...

#CAISspecial Trustworthy AI: From Data Collection to Organisational Embedding in Education We’re excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Philipp Krieter (HSD Düsseldorf) and Prof. Dr. Andreas Breiter (Uni Bremen) on Tuesday, January 20, at 16h Join us on site or online: www.cais-research.de/event/caissp...

Do you know about our Fellowship program at @cais-research.bsky.social? We offer fully funded 3-6 month research stays. I’d love to welcome more #HCI and #AI scholars to Bochum. My work covers #disinformation, future #socialmedia, #criticalAI, and AI & #journalism

Give yourself the perfect Christmas gift: the professorship "Digital Transformation in Work and Society" at Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) and Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany.

My lab is looking for a Senior Scientist (= PostDoc with option of permanency)! We are looking for someone interested in doing cutting-edge computational social science + helping us with data & software engineering 🤓. See job ad for details jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d14...

Also very much enjoyed the presentation by @hheuer.bsky.social on co-creating social media with some peak visuals #ZeMKI20

How to Fight Misinformation Effectively Hendrik Heuer will present his paper "The Phase Model of Misinformation Interventions" on Oct 20 at #CSCW2025 in Bergen examining which measures against misinformation are most effective and their risks. 📖 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... @hheuer.bsky.social #CAIS

The panel “Keeping It Reallabor – Living Labs as Platforms for Digital Transformation” explored how Living Labs drive societal transformation. Marcus Specht, @julianejarke.bsky.social & Mirko Schaefer shared insights - moderated by @drbieber.bsky.social, @hheuer.bsky.social & Nikol Rummel.

Registration is open for #DigiMeet2025 on Nov 6!🎉 Join 16 talks & discussions on platform regulation, community building & governance with #EarlyCareerResearchers 🗣️Keynote by Tobias Mast 👉Program + Registration: www.cais-research.de/en/event/dig... @bidt.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

🚀 Exciting news at CAIS: We are thrilled to welcome and collaborate with our excellent new colleague, Prof. Dr. @johannesbreuer.com! Expert in digital media effects, trace data, computational methods, open science, and meta-science. 👉 Learn more about his work: scholar.google.de/citations?us...

Unser Kollege @hheuer.bsky.social war in der Sendung "Breitband" von @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy zu Gast 🎙️ Er spricht über Evaluierungen, Verantwortung und Emotionen im Kontext von ChatGPT5. 🎧 Reinhören lohnt sich! #KI #LLM #HCI #ChatGPT #ChatGPT5

I was on Deutschlandfunk's Breitband podcast this weekend to talk about #ChatGPT5 — why it's stirring debate, trust and emotional connection in AI, and what OpenAI can learn from HCI research for responsible design. 🎙️ Starts at 07:15 🔗 www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/mensch-masch...

The book Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction by Kasper Hornbæk, Per Ola Kristensson, and Antti Oulasvirta has finally arrived in Bochum! I am very grateful that they took the time to write this HCI bible. It’s available as #openAccess! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

🚨Job Alert W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society" @saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:

🎧 New Podcast Episode (in German) 🎧 Join David Hartmann, Anna Ricarda Luther, and me as we dive into a lively conversation with Dr. Matthias Begenat on content moderation. We explore our latest findings, share insights, and ask tough questions about how platforms shape public discourse.

"From 2027 on, researchers will be eligible to apply for an [ERC] Starting Grant immediately after successfully defending their PhD, and at any time within the following ten-year period." erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

This Wednesday, my friend and former colleague from Bremen, Prof. Dr. Philipp Krieter, will visit us at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) gGmbH for a Lunchtime Talk. 📅 Wednesday, July 9 | 1:30 PM Topic: "Mobile Tracking Based on Screen Recordings" www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...

🎥 #Tagesschau, 21. Juni: Bericht zum Einsatz von #Deepfakes zu Desinformation & Propaganda CAIS-Direktor Tim A. Majchrzak beschreibt Wettrüsten zwischen Deepfakes & Erkennungsmethoden. 👉 ARD Mediathek, ab Min. 5:19: www.ardmediathek.de/video/tagess... @ruhr-uni-bochum.de @tagesschau.bsky.social

Congratulations! The new Advanced Grant winners are great news. But yet again, many scientists - around 260 - with ground-breaking ideas were rated as excellent, but remained unfunded due to a lack of funds at the ERC. Hope that more funding will be available in the future!

Unsere CAIS-Forscher Prof. Christoph Bieber & Prof. Hendrik Heuer waren beim 2. ZDF-Werkstattgespräch mit der Wissenschaft im Hauptstadtstudio Berlin dabei! Diskutiert wurde über Wissenschaftsberichterstattung & Digital Public Value. @zdfde.bsky.social @drbieber.bsky.social @hheuer.bsky.social

📢 Registration is now open for the #CAISConference “Creating Spaces for Digital Futures”! 📍 Oct 9-10, 2025 | Bochum Join us in #Bochum to explore how we can design fair, transparent digital spaces. ⚠️ Only 100 spots available – register here: www.cais-research.de/creating-spa... @ruhr-uni-bochum.de

#r25 Tag 2: Wie kann die Moderation von Hassrede #hatespeech gelingen? Und was kann #KI dazu (nicht) beitragen? Darüber diskutieren David Hartmann (WI & @tuberlin.bsky.social), @hheuer.bsky.social ( @cais-research.bsky.social) & Anna Ricarda Luther jetzt im Atrium 2

Reminder, wenn ihr heute auf der @re-publica.com seid: schaut gleich um 10 Uhr im Atrium 2 vorbei und hört ins Gespräch von Hendrik, Ricarda und David rein! re-publica.com/de/session/t... @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social #GenXYZ #rp25

My team at #CHI2025

Kommt zu unserem #rp25 Gespräch „Taking #Care of the #Internet: Wie Milliarden Posts moderieren? Und wo kann #KI (nicht) helfen?“ 27.5. 10h Mit Ricarda Luther und David Hartmann re-publica.com/de/session/t... #GenXYZ @cais-research.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social ifib

#Republica2025: „(Des)informier Dich! Fakten statt Mythen – Forschung statt Bauchgefühl“ 🎥 Erfahre im Video von Josephine B. Schmitt was dich in dieser Session erwartet – und warum du sie nicht verpassen solltest! Komm vorbei: 26. Mai 2025 | 15:00-15:30 | Atrium 2 #rp25 #GenXYZ @jottbees.bsky.social

Taking Care of the Internet: Wie Milliarden Posts moderieren? Und wo kann #KI (nicht) helfen? ✨ Mit Anna Ricarda Luther, @hheuer.bsky.social‬, @dawiet.bsky.social‬ 📍 Dienstag | 15:00 – 16:00 | Atrium 2 #rp25 👉 buff.ly/yC8BJzJ

Wie kann #KI Milliarden Posts moderieren? Wo stößt sie an Grenzen? Hendrik Heuer (@hheuer.bsky.social) & weitere Forschende diskutieren am 27.5. die Grenzen automatisierter Erkennung von Hassrede & machen Moderationsprozesse transparent. re-publica.com/de/session/t... #rp25 #GenXYZ @re-publica.com

🎤 Heute live auf der Bergischen Expo 2025: CAIS-Forscher Hendrik Heuer (@hheuer.bsky.social) spricht um 15:45 Uhr auf der Bühne Oberer Döppersberg über Desinformation – und was wir dagegen tun können. 📍 Wuppertal Innenstadt Mehr Infos: bergische-expo.de #BergischeExpo #Desinformation

How's fascism going for you? medium.com/bits-and-beh...

Check out New_ Public Co-director @eli.bsky.social on Judy Woodruff’s PBS series, America at a Crossroads! Judy traveled to Vermont to check out @frontporchforum.bsky.social, the useful and friendly network of digital community forums we researched last year with the Center for Media Engagement.

Just published at CHI ’25: How Commercial Content Moderation APIs over- and under-moderate hate speech dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... w/ @dawiet.bsky.social ky.social, Amin Oueslati @hheuer.bsky.social cial @dimitristaufer.bsky.social al Lena Pohlmann. 🧵

🎌 CAIS in Japan: Breaking the Scroll Spell Presented at #CHI2025, this paper explores why some strategies to curb endless scrolling work while others don’t - revealing that factors like mood, location, & tiredness play a key role. 🔗https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.11814 @hheuer.bsky.social | @chi.acm.org

🎌 CAIS in Japan: Tracing Digital Footprints On Day 4 of #CHI2025, this paper explores how people migrate through the shifting social media landscape. While platform usage is well-known, what about the paths between them? @unartur.bsky.social @hheuer.bsky.social @chi.acm.org arxiv.org/abs/2503.12924

📄 In case you missed their presentation, you can learn more about the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2503.016... 🤝 If you're at #CHI2025, don't hesitate to connect with them to chat about their research! @hheuer.bsky.social

Some impressions from Day 1 of #CHI2025 – featuring the presentations by Jasmin Baake and Besjon Cifliku, as well as the panel discussion from the workshop "News Futures: (Re-)Designing Socio-technical Systems for News and Journalism," with Hendrik Heuer. @chi.acm.org @hheuer.bsky.social

🎌 CAIS in Japan: Designing Safer Spaces for Digital Activism At #CHI2025 in Yokohama, we’re highlighting a paper that puts activists’ voices first, exploring how social media can better support their safety, visibility, and impact. @hheuer.bsky.social @chi.acm.org 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2503.15942

🎌 CAIS in Japan: Flagged, Filtered, Forgotten? It’s Day 3 of #CHI2025 in Yokohama, and today we’re highlighting a paper that dives deep into the challenges of AI-driven content moderation. 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2503.01623 @hheuer.bsky.social @chi.acm.org @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

My team and I are at #CHI2025 in Yokohama! 🇯🇵 @cais-research.bsky.social We’re excited to share our research and invite you to visit our talks, workshops, and engage with our work. ✨ Here’s where you can find us! 🧵

The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988

And the #CHI2025 News Futures workshop is off to a running start! First up: a panel led by @sachnishal.bsky.social, ft Lydia Chilton, @hheuer.bsky.social , Kazuhiro Kida, and @bronwynjo.bsky.social.

#CHI2025: CAIS researcher Hendrik Heuer will join the opening panel of the News Futures workshop. Together with media professionals and HCI researchers, he will explore pressing questions around trust, transparency, and innovation in today’s digital news landscape. @chi.acm.org @hheuer.bsky.social

Do commercial content moderation APIs over- or under-moderate group-targeted hate speech? David Hartmann (WI & @tuberlin.bsky.social) takes on this question in a paper to be presented at the renowned #chi2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. More: tinyurl.com/5n7bwrzx

Come see me and my team at the German Pre-CHI event today and tomorrow in Siegen! ✨👩‍💻👨‍💻 #chi2025 #GermanHCI prechi25.iisi.de/program/

✨ Studierende aufgepasst! Wir suchen eine Studentische/Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft für die Online-Redaktion beim Internet Policy Review. ✅ Spannende Einblicke hinter die Kulissen eines Online-Fachjournals ✅ Spaß an der Arbeit mit Forschungstexten ✅ Gute Englischkenntnisse 🚀 Join #TeamCAIS!

Vorschau auf die Druckversion des #S4FAppell an die Politik Zeichnung noch möglich bis Montag 24.03. 23:59 Uhr Öffentliche Übergabe des Appells: Dienstag, 25.03. 09:30 Uhr, Nordende Friedrich-Ebert-Platz www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...

Stimmen aus dem #CAIS: Das CAIS sieht den offenen Brief als wichtigen Impuls, um der Verbreitung von Desinformation wirkungsvoll zu begegnen. Die Empfehlungen stärken die unabhängige Meinungsbildung und den Zugang zu verlässlichen Informationen. @hheuer.bsky.social

Das CAIS unterstützt Empfehlungen für ein unabhängiges und wirksames Desinformationsmonitoring im digitalen Raum, initiiert von Bertelsmann-Stiftung @bertelsmannst.bsky.social und @cemas.io – Center für Monitoring, Analyse und Strategie. Zum Newsbeitrag: www.cais-research.de/news/empfehl...

At the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) gGmbH, we have provided recommendations on establishing independent and effective disinformation monitoring in digital spaces for the next German federal government.

2) Ein Team um @hheuer.bsky.social stellt „Generative Bild-KI & Bildjournalistische Werte - ein Spannungsverhältnis? Theoretische Fundierung & Entwicklung eines Kriterienkatalogs zur Bewertung des Einsatzes von Bild-KI & KI-gestützter Selektionssysteme journalistischer Bildkommunikation“ vor.