This recent post on subjecting AI to “job interviews” fits well within Data School's view on the importance of professionalizing the entire “hiring” process, including performing background checks and periodic performance appraisals. Check out our full response here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/job-in...

📣 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! “𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵”

🌱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘅𝗶𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 As we traced the trajectories of 44 former colleagues, we found them today spread across a wide range of organisations, working as:

🚀 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗻? Verantwoorde AI keuzes wachten niet — begin vandaag nog met De Ethische Data Assistent (DEDA). 🤝 Extra ondersteuning nodig of een ervaren moderator inschakelen? Neem contact op: [email protected] #DEDA #Data #Ethics #ResponsibleAI #DataSchool

It's the opening of the academic year in the Netherlands today. Public trust in science is stable and relatively high 💪 It is higher than trust in any other institution (judiciary, media, business or politics). Trust in the government is the lowest. Source: Rathenau in @volkskrant.nl

So happy to see this paper out on deconstructing sociotechnical imaginaries of digital twin technologies with Sofie de Wilde de Ligny, @mtschaefer.bsky.social & @albertmeijer.bsky.social! 🚀 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...

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...

"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).

"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...

"Introducing FRAIA: The Fundamental Rights and Algorithms Impact Assessment" Organised by @dataschool.nl with Julia Straatman, Iris Muis More information: cpdp.be/27623 #CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #CPDP #Workshop

It is this time of the year again: @cpdpconferences.bsky.social our most favorite conference to attend. We will be there with a FRAIA workshop and a panel in which we discuss how to make the AI Act work beyond the trickle-down policy, through effective practices and oversight.

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...

"AI Act in Action: Compliance, Oversight, and Enforcement" Organised by @dataschool.nl with @mtschaefer.bsky.social (moderator), Angela Müller, @arnikazinke.bsky.social, Katja Mayer, Rob Heyman More information: cpdp.be/4657 #CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #CPDP #AiAct #Oversight

✨The recap of our workshop-driven conference “Making a Difference: Societal Impact through Collaborative Research”, held on 7 & 8 April 2025 in Utrecht, is now live!

@dataschool.nl @robkitchin.bsky.social (article also in English available)

What a fantastic start to our workshop-driven conference "Making a Difference: Societal Impact through Collaborative Research."

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?

📣 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 & 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Universities are at a crossroads. Traditionally, academic research has shaped university teaching, with curricula built around the expertise of full professors.

🚀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 – 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Recommender systems shape our daily lives, influencing what we watch, read, and listen to on platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and Instagram.

How study collections of images - from images circulating on platforms to genAI visual outputs? Looking forward to exploring with Gabriele Colombo (Milan) and Sabine Niederer (Amsterdam) on Thursday 27th March. ✨ 📖 Talk: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/visua... 🎨 Masterclass: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/visua...

📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗖𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 Emerging technologies like AI are 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 – they radically alter everyday life, cultural practices, and social and economic institutions.

📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 – 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 The concept of impact has gained increasing importance in academia, yet it is often framed through instrumental and standardized approaches.

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

📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 How can workshops be used as a structured research methodology to inform evidence-based policy? What valuable data do they generate?

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.

📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 How can design thinking foster collaboration, improve problem-solving, and drive innovative solutions?

The Dutch Parliamentary Voting Dataset update has just been published. It contains parliamentary recorded votes in the Dutch House of Representatives between 1922 and 2024, bringing together various sources of parliamentary voting behaviour. doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...

Europe must move quickly to change facts on the ground. Release frozen Russia assets to rebuild Ukraine, send peacekeepers, implement a war tax. Russia is weak and the US is imploding. The EU is facing a COVID like break where it has the chance to transform and lead www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 – 𝗔 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗢𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗘𝗗𝗔 AI is transforming media workflows – boosting efficiency and optimizing resources. But with innovation comes responsibility: How can we make sure AI aligns with core organizational values and ethical principles?

🔔 We just released a new 4CAT version, v1.47! Some highlights: 📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu 🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API 🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...

📣 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 ‘𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀’ 🌍 How have we managed to build organizations where breathlessness is the norm when it comes to the latest tech developments? What if we put aside the hurry and frenzy?

📣 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?

📣 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

📣 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 🌍 In an AI-driven world, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 for creating sustainable, ethical, and truly global digital futures.

📣 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 🌍

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-...

Today’s one for the history books: Mastodon is becoming an independent non-profit, and Bluesky is supporting #FreeOurFeeds taking their AT Protocol in the same direction.

Enszer has written a great brief piece about the dataset for @jstordaily.bsky.social. Her team is expanding with a dataset of every book ever mentioned in FBN! And they welcome volunteers to help them do it. daily.jstor.org/feminist-boo...

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-...

"In her new book Predatory Data, from the University of California Press, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign information sciences and media studies professor Anita Say Chan looks at the history and current use of data in devaluing human beings along eugenicist lines."

Meta kiest voor contentmoderatie door gebruikers in plaats van factcheckers. Het huidige beleid is al verre van perfect en volgens ons is er geen beleid denkbaar dat wél zal voldoen - simpelweg door de schaal van het gigantische bedrijf. www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/01/08/m...

Article by M. Ruckenstein about the necessity & practice of engaging collaboratively w. technology & data in ways that create space for critical inquiry, anticipation & revision. Our Data Ethics Decision Aid is featured as an exemplary practice doi-org.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/2976...

This paper covers the challenging complexity in which data are situated & captured. Our Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA) is featured as practical tool for rendering aspects visible which otherwise fade into background: bristoluniversitypressdigital-com.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/edcollchap-o...

We are looking back on an incredibly busy, rewarding and successful year at Data School. Thanks to our collaborators, friends and colleagues, and everyone else who made this possible. Happy holidays 🎄🎄🎄

Compulsory reading for action researchers and those who want to get into the game; and uni admins should read this to learn how to support this kind of research. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

Being on Bluesky now, we'll point out one more time our major inquiry into the correlation between parliamentary debates & social media (mostly Telegram & Twitter) in radicalization / normalization of extreme speech. It's the last large dataset we pulled from Twitter. dataschool.nl/en/news/play...

Your rent spike might be determined by AI if you live in California. Here’s how, and what’s been done 👇 themarkup.org/locked-out/2...