Since 2020, health professionals as creators and influencers has exploded. While they existed long before this date, the advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic accelerated the growth and importance of health influencers/creators. Health professionals now hold an important place in wellness and online communities but often are disregarded in the broader literature or in traditional health […]
The AI Civic Action Accelerator is a free, 6-session, part-time program that helps individuals and teams refine and advance promising policy solutions to civic artificial intelligence (AI) challenges. The accelerator will support early-stage projects that aim to strengthen the relationship between government, communities, and AI. We are seeking practical, community-driven ideas that help governments tackle […]
The final conference for EDMO BELUX 2.0: Based in Belgium and Luxembourg, we take the opportunity to reflect how our efforts across fact-checking, media literacy, research investigations to monitor and respond to disinformation raise resilience in democratic societies. In particular we seek to contribute policy evidence of societal threats and responses to disinformation. This conference […]
Our hopes are pinned on AI labels. AI labels are expected to help users navigate an increasingly synthetic information environment by distinguishing fact from fiction, human from machine. Beginning in August 2025, the EU AI Act requires professional users of GenAI, including journalists, advertisers, political actors, governments, and public institutions, to disclose AI-generated content. The […]
Content moderation is critical to protecting users against harmful and illegal online content, although it may also restrict free expression. Over the past two decades, platforms have increasingly turned to automation to perform content moderation at scale. First through hashing algorithms and later through predictive machine learning methods, many large platforms have automated over 90% of […]
Search Engines and Society Annual Conference (SEASON 2026) brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the societal impact of search technologies. The conference offers keynotes, panels, workshops, and networking opportunities. Some of the themes for this year’s conference include: Political bias and elections Literacy and education AI overviews and trust Health and high-stakes information AI […]
Dramatic advances in agentic AI models are rapidly outpacing governance responses, raising profound safety concerns and even questions about the future of civilization. As these capabilities explode, the world needs guardrails to minimize AI risks while allowing humanity to reap its rewards. But who, precisely, is best placed to shape the contours of such a […]
PAIRSx Public Sector is an open one-day symposium that will be hosted at the Ada Lovelace Institute on 5th November 2026 to explore how public bodies are engaging and involving the public and civil society organisations around their adoption of AI, particularly in the UK. The PAIRSx Public Sector symposium is a spin-out event from […]
Join POLITICO in Washington, D.C. for special conversations with policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, investors and innovators crafting the rules of the road for AI and the decisions shaping its future. _____ As the development and deployment of artificial intelligence transforms the economy and society, decisions being made today by policymakers and executives will determine who […]
Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology — it is already embedded in hiring, healthcare, public infrastructure, and democratic processes, yet the institutions meant to govern it remain incomplete and unevenly distributed across global contexts. This webinar treats AI governance as a political and cultural question rather than a technical one: who sets the […]
“For the fourth year running, we asked experts who study the information environment what they’re seeing in their respective countries. The answer is sobering: three in four experts now expect it to worsen over the next year, the highest level we’ve recorded since the survey began. Join us on 16 September at 18:00 CEST for a virtual briefing […]
The 27th International Symposium on Journalism (ISOJ) will take place Sept. 17-18, 2026, online and in person at the University of Texas at Austin. Stay up to date with important announcements about the conference by subscribing to our newsletter. El 27º Simposio Internacional de Periodismo (ISOJ) se llevará a cabo los días 17 y 18 […]
What happens when you ask AI chatbots about a crisis or terror attack? While models are programmed to block violent content, real-world audits reveal a concerning phenomenon: “Reject then launder.” Chatbots initially condemn the violence to pass safety filters, only to immediately validate and whitewash the underlying extremist ideology in their response. Crucially, this is […]
The United States census, conducted every ten years, is one of the world’s oldest and biggest data-making endeavors, and one of the country’s most consequential. In her urgent new book Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census, professor, researcher, and Data & Society founder […]
Co-Opting AI: Archives will examine how archives and archiving—as infrastructure, epistemology, and social practice—relate to contemporary AI systems. The session will be recorded for those who cannot attend live – make sure to register to receive notification when the video is available to view.