Algorithmic decision-making (#ADM) in #government is often promoted as a harmonising policy tool. In a new post, @jannepetroons.bsky.social challenges this instrumentalist view & argues for a socio-constructivist lens that recognises ADM's social dimensions. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

It's out! Together with Périne Brotcorne, Martin Wagener, @koenhermans.bsky.social and @wvlancker.bsky.social, I wrote an article on the expected harmonizing effects of algorithmic decision-making in welfare practices. You can read it here: www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus...

📢 @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social Blog Announcement! We are launching a Symposium on #AI and #Democracy, more info below 👇

This week we wrapped up the 5th & last edition of the KU Leuven Summer School on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI🎓 I'm so grateful to have met so many wonderful people across disciplines & countries, and I learned so much. What a beautiful community this has become❤️ Thank you to all contributors!

Thank you to the 300+ people who joined the 5th anniversary celebration of our #AI Summer School! Besides gathering international speakers, the head of the #EU AI Office & alumni, we also marked this milestone in style during a gala event🥂 Thanks for being part of our community❤️

Wonderful to see so many happy faces during our @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social online Alumni Networking event - for the 4th year in a row🎉 Thanks to all our fantastic participants! We love the AI Summer School Community🥰 See you again soon!

We just kicked off the 5th edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI! 10 days. 35 nationalities. 65 participants. 45 lecturers. And lots of fascinating topics… Here we go @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social 🎒😊 More about the course: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

📢 New blogpost at the @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social ❗️Many thanks to @maartenbouwmeester.bsky.social who shared what we can learn from the Dutch childcare benefit scandal… taking the (constitutional position) of the right to social security seriously might be an important part of the puzzle 🧩

📢 Join KU Leuven AI Summer School Public Session – 4 July 2025! You're invited to the panel "AI Governance in Europe and Globally" at the Faculty of Law or online, moderated by DigiSoc member Nathalie Smuha. 🗓️ Register by 1 July: shorturl.at/XnNsh ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/76lnh 📸 Steve Johnson

In Session 2, "The Future of AI in Europe" (from 16:30 to 17:45) Lucilla Sioli, director of the #EU AI Office, will discuss Europe's future AI policy direction & the role of #AI regulation. Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Join us!

In Session 1, "AI governance around the globe" (from 14:30 to 16:00) Carolina Aguerre, Aziz Huq, Zhiyu Li and Jake Okechukwu Effoduh will discuss AI governance in their region. Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

📢Event alert: Join us on 4 July for our event '#AI governance in Europe and Globally' @KU Leuven or online. We'll have a session with international scholars from Africa, Latam, China & US, and a keynote by Lucilla Sioli (EU AI Office). Info & Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

📩 One more month to submit your work for the @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social’s #EssayCompetition on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI!

🚀Registrations for the KU Leuven AI Summer School 2025 close on 17 March! Join us 30 June – 9 July to explore the legal, ethical & policy challenges of AI. @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social @victoriahendrickx.bsky.social @jannepetroons.bsky.social Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... #KULeuven

🎧 Medewerkers van Musk's DOGE zouden AutoRI-software van Defensie manipuleren, mogelijk voor massaontslagen van federale ambtenaren, zegt @wired.com. Met prof. Nathalie Smuha (KUL, Oxford, NYU) bespreken we overheidsinzet van algoritmes en bijhorende risico's. open.spotify.com/episode/5pye...

Join us for the online book launch of The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI on 11 March! We'll have a lively dialogue with several contributors & discussants. Info & registration: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Free access to the book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/t...

Hello, BlueSky! DigiSoc is here! Let’s connect and work towards an inclusive, responsible, and ethical digital society together! #DigitalEthics #AIforSociety #KULeuven

What is the #environmental cost of #AI? In this blogpost, @sgarsia.bsky.social argues that the combination of a #digitaleconomy and #climate-neutrality might not be as compatible as expected, despite the EU's twin ambition. Read about it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Will you also submit to the 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025)? ⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!) IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social 🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025 📍 Leuven, Belgium 👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu

🦋 A starter pack of academic journals in Sociology 👥 #sociology #sociologie #sociologia #demography #SocSky #PolSky #PoliSky #AcademicSky #Academia #AcademicChatter #Academics #PeerReview #BlueSky #OpenScience #PhDSky #PhD #PhDChat #EduSky #research #science

To celebrate AI Summer School's anniversary, we launched an #essaycompetition on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI. 🏆The winner will receive €250, a certificate and a publication on the Blog. ⏰Deadline: 14 April 2025 📌Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... We hope to read you!

Let’s go! The @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social shared its first blog post on Bluesky! 🦋

We are happy to announce the 5th edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI, from 30 June to 9 July 2025! We'll make this jubileum edition a special one, so stay tuned😊 Apply from 10 Feb to 17 March! Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Hope you join us!

It’s finally out! After years of work, I’m very glad to announce that my #book Algorithmic Rule by Law is now published @cambup-law.bsky.social. If you’re interested in the intersection of #law, #technology and #government - with some philosophical twists - this book is for you.

🚀 Hello BlueSky community! We’re CiTiP, leading research center on law and technology focusing on: ✅ Data protection & privacy ✅ AI, Data and Robotics ✅ IP ✅(Cyber)security ✅ and many more Join us for insights and collaborations! Let’s shape the future together: www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/en

Algorithmic Rule By Law by @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social    Examines algorithmic rule by law, or how algorithmic regulation can erode the rule of law under the guise of efficiency.  📚 https://cup.org/3VLM3bB #commerciallaw

🤔Is AI a threat to democracy?🤖 "Generative AI...hides in plain sight, producing enormous volumes of content that can flood the media landscape, the internet, and political communication with meaningless drivel at best and misinformation at worst." www.journalofdemocra...

🚨 Last call 🚨 Are you working on a paper, a grant proposal or an idea? And is your research in some way related to social policy? We’d love to have you present your work on April 4, 2025, at the ESPAnet Netherlands-Flanders Early Career Researchers’ Day in Leuven. espanet.org/espanet-neth...

“Some consumer advocates say AI companions represent a more exploitive version of social media — sliding into the most intimate parts of people’s lives, with few protections or guardrails,” @nitasha.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

How relevant is #dataprotection law in the age of #AI Acts? I wrote a chapter on this Question for the EDPS’ 20th Anniversary earlier this year. I argued that data protection law can ground AI regulation, but it also offers a tool to complement & critique it. Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Inspired by @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social, we've created a starter pack for Legal and Criminology scholars at KU Leuven. Give it a follow and please suggest colleagues when they join Bluesky! go.bsky.app/FYVZZrw

Follow social scientists at KU Leuven. go.bsky.app/AKcqGke (pack still incomplete, pls send suggestions)

💎 Submit now: 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025) 💎 ⏱️Deadline: 15 Feb. 2025 IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by KU Leuven Digital Society Institute 🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025 📍 Leuven, Belgium 👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu

#callforpapers! KU Leuven is hosting the #ESPAnet Low Countries' #EarlyCareer Researchers’ Day, 4 April 2025, Leuven! Working on #socialpolicy as a junior researcher? We’d love to have you present your work! Organised with @wvlancker.bsky.social and Karolien Lenaerts espanet.org/espanet-neth...