Depressing but important article on how GenAI is destroying the publishing industry. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Just out our paper on realities, politics & economics of so-called digital twins, and how the imaginary of "digital twins" is stifling dissemination & implementation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

I might be late to the party, given the citation count, but: I really enjoyed this exceptional piece on deplatformization and core-periphery dynamics of (far right) platform ecosystems. By José Van Dijk, Tim de Winkel and @mtschaefer.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1461...

Here is another example why organisations should team up when procuring software & services. This example is about universities but we have seen similar when municipalities are procuring data, dat products & services. themarkup.org/artificial-i...

Trump is slowly, quietly, lifting sanctions on Russia. And halting previously allocated munitions too. Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

I like the sound of Rammstein, but what I absolutely dislike are their infantile lyrics, the stupidity and banality is just unbearable. Aren't there any good covers in other languages?

The Austrian @derstandard.at features @mtschaefer.bsky.social and our work on data & AI ethics (e.g. Fundamental Rights & Algorithms Impact Assessment) & how the Netherlands try to develop good governance for algorithms & AI. #Dighum2025 www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Fascinating to see how our Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA) is spreading internationally & through different domains of application. We're currently working on a DEDA for media organisations, and are also developing one for robotic systems. #AI #Ethics #Governance cdh.uu.nl/2025/06/02/d...

How can #urbanAI be conceptualized around #civic values? Attend our "Governing the Digital Society" expert meeting June 19 2025 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social w/ @ernaruijer.bsky.social & Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen www.uu.nl/en/events/ci... Speakers: Esther Keymolen & @mtschaefer.bsky.social

On route to Germany by train, border police is carrying out symbolic politics of Germany's legendary political failure Alexander Dobrindt: all passengers have to show their passports. I'm so busy reading that the officer skips me. I am the only one in this coach who enjoys harrassment-free travel.

"Generative AI, Media & Society" by Katalin Feher We are very proud to appear as one of the case studies, highlighting our work on responsible data practices & AI governance, featuring our Fundamental Rights & Algorithms Impact Assesment (FRAIA) and our Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA).

Our societies and governments now largely run on American proprietary big-tech platforms. Many of us want to decrease this dependency, or even end it altogether. Here I wrote up a bunch of things we are doing wrong, and what the open world could do better: berthub.eu/articles/pos...

Duitse journalisten gaan de AfD niet meer klakkeloos aan het woord laten in hun berichtgeving, maar benadrukken dat hun simplistische antwoorden op complexe problemen het publieke debat vergiftigen. Een voorbeeld voor Nederlandse journalisten om te volgen? Want dit geldt ook voor PVV, FvD, ...

"Cop, Code and Conduct" by Isabelle Donatz-Fest is a deep-dive into the discourses and practices of technological change at the Dutch National Police, and a sharp analysis of an institution grappling with ethics, capacities and governance. #AI #Policing research-portal.uu.nl/en/publicati...

The World is Watching" — the theme of #CPDP2025 could not be more fitting. As the EU moves toward implementing the AI Act, the question is: can we make it truly work? Will we close the loopholes, resist the pressure from tech lobbies, and ensure real accountability?

How to proceed with an #AIAct full of loopholes, lack of effective enforcement & oversight, and the rapid sidelining of public values & fundamental rights? Looking forward to speak with this stellar panel at #CPDP about enabling oversight and critical scrutiny for contesting AI systems.

Our conference on collaborative research and societal impact was a fantastic experience. If you missed it, here is a recap with a summary of the keynotes, panels and workshops. Thanks to our great workshop hosts and participants; we really want to do this next year again! cdh.uu.nl/2025/04/14/r...

Here is a paper looking at how government organisations are using our Fundamental Rights & Algorithms Impact Assessment (FRAIA) and how it informs awareness to AI ethics & governance, affects organisational capacities & collaboration. Open Access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 Universities and funding organizations are increasingly calling for research that drives societal impact and effective knowledge transfer. But how do we reliably measure impact?

Great piece on the use of generative #AI by criminals and actors in the shadow economy... it's not a surprise to see this, but it is very interesting how #LLMs are being used.

Er hat ein Jahr lang die Satellitenschüsseln auf der russischen Botschaft in Wien beobachtet und kommt zum Schluss: Nicht nur vom Boden, sondern auch im All wird spioniert. Kreml-Satelliten kommen denen des Westens gefährlich nahe (+) › Von @harkank.bsky.social

Wir haben das Verhandlungspapier von Union und SPD zur Innen- und Migrationspolitik analysiert und veröffentlichen es hier in Gänze. Um es kurz zu machen: Es ist eine Katastrophe für Menschen- und Bürgerrechte. netzpolitik.org/2025/koaliti...

There are few seats left at this workshop conference on societal impact through collaborative research. Register now & join us for two days of sharing good practices, developing skills & capacities, and for building networks of action researchers, practitioners & stakeholders impact.dataschool.nl

📢 Conference programme now online 🎯Making a Difference. Societal Impact through Collaborative Research, 7-8 April, Utrecht (NL) 🔥Keynote speakers: Rob Kitchin, Payal Arora and Minna Ruckenstein. 🚧Workshops on good practices, skill development, & challenges of action research impact.dataschool.nl

De bezuinigingen van dit kabinet zijn zeker niet de enige of belangrijkste reden voor de financiële malaise van de Nederlandse universiteiten, zo vertelde hoogleraar Barend van der Meulen aan onze collega's van @utoday.bsky.social

Helaas lopen onze talkshows jaren achter op de discoursen van experts en pas als een thema ineens urgent blijkt wordt er op een sensatiegerichte maar vrij ongeïnformeerde manier aandacht aan besteedt.

First amendment seems only valid for far-right hate speech.

"As Europe reckons with the new transatlantic reality, its leaders should start treating the Silicon Valley giants as adversarial powers."

If only Republicans had a fraction of Zelensky’s courage. The US President meanwhile has removed any doubt that he is making the US an adversary to Europe. European leaders must urgently treat the crisis as such. We need war economies in Europe

📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 How do you effectively collaborate across disciplines to drive real-world change? How do you design a research project that leverages digital technologies to tackle societal challenges?

How long before NL politicians begin looking into this concern ioplus.nl/en/posts/tru...

NIEUWS | VN-rapporteur Francisca Albanese is verbolgen dat Nederland, waar het Internationaal Gerechtshof is gevestigd, haar uitnodiging in de Tweede Kamer introk onder druk van BBB, PVV en VVD: “Dit land zou het voorbeeld moeten zijn waar je voelt dat internationaal recht ertoe doet.”

Inspiring thread, and important event, from @dataschool.nl @mtschaefer.bsky.social. How to Build and Run Transdisciplinary Research teams #academicsky #academicchatter

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Evgeny Popov says that Trump is doing Moscow's job by ripping apart the Western world — whipsawing right through it, the way Russia always wanted to. Popov says that it's truly amazing. youtu.be/JG29upm5HPE

So, mobile app vendors share large amounts of sensitive data on millions of people with digital advertising firms including Google, which shared it with a Lithuanian and/or Dubai-based data broker, which sold it to a US data broker, which sold it via a German data marketplace to almost anyone.

📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗚𝗲𝗻(𝗱𝗲𝗿)𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought transformative possibilities but also significant risks, particularly for women, girls, and marginalized communities across cultural contexts. #InclusiveAI #GenderEquity #GenAI #Safety #Conference #Collaboration

US American platforms impose their simplified worldview upon European users. This research by our @jorisveerb.bsky.social & @groene.nl reveals the profound limitations of X's Community Notes & shows how its evaluation matrix favours the far-right. Article in Dutch: www.groene.nl/artikel/het-...

“Ross told Hell Gate that in his more than 30 years at NYU, he had "never seen this level of repression." He pointed out that student activists had often protested at the Bobst Library because the building also houses the offices of senior school administrators, including the president.”

"Wanneer we denken dat AI systemen iets dieps reflecteren over onszelf en ons denken, dan creëren we verwrongen en verarmde denkbeelden over onszelf en ons denken." – van Rooij, Guest, et al. (2024) Nieuwe blogpost op Beste-ID (met dank aan Jos Baijens) www.beste-id.nl/salon/denken...

Journalismus, der Dinge beim Namen nennt. @tomasrudl.bsky.social über Trumps Amtsantritt: „Während der neue Präsident mit militärischen Interventionen drohte & sein enger Berater Elon Musk den Hitler-Gruß zeigte, stellten sich gleich mehrere Tech-Oligarchen demonstrativ hinter die neue Regierung.“

Wow, all seats are filled for our book launch of "Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society. Methods & Practices of Investigation & Intervention". You can register for waiting list. And of course the book in online or we'll give you a copy if you come by our office! cdh.uu.nl/events/book-...

NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...

My message to EU leaders (in The Guardian today) lays out an immediate path for Europe. This is not a fight that can be avoided. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There are still a few seats available for our book launch on 22 January, 15:30 at Utrecht University's Academiegebouw. We serve drinks, and hand out books after the panel discussion!

Universities & researchers want to create impact with their research. Our book presents examples & during the book launch we discuss challenges & opportunities. Join us on 22 January, at 15:30 in Utrecht (NL). Info & registration here: cdh.uu.nl/events/book-...

We teach in classrooms & in boardrooms. Next week we start a 5 day course about AI compliance, governance & literacy for civil servants at City of Utrecht. dataschool.nl/nieuws/data-...

Critical Data Studies trilogy: The Data Revolution (2e); Data Lives; Critical Data Studies. 3 different styles: monograph; biographical essays/short stories; & glossary entries. Collectively, introduce the field, its key insights, concepts & methods. More info on each via www.kitchin.org?page_id=2

Meta drops content moderation which users want! ⛔ New data show that users (n=2000 Danes) both disagree with some of the announced changes (like referring to religious groups as stupid) *and* dislike some policies being kept. We need voices from users on this. And especially from non-US users.

Screaming. www.techradar.com/pro/over-80-...

A grim outline of the growing tendency for university administrators to dismantle—or quietly ignore—long-standing governance processes that take the voices of faculty, instructional staff, and students into account. #AcademicSky #HigherEd prospect.org/education/20...