Social Science Research Council Research AMP Just Tech

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

SEASON 2026 Conference | Search Engines and Society Network

HAW Hamburg – Finkenau Campus Finkenau 35, Hamburg, Germany

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 […]

Global Guardrails for Agentic AI: Can the UN, or Anybody Else, Provide Them? | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Virtual

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 2026 | Call for Extended Abstracts

PAIRS

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 […]

POLITICO Decoded Summit: AI & Tech Policy

Hybrid

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 […]

Governing AI: Policy, Power, and Accountability in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | Center for Transformative Media

Virtual

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 […]

IPIE Global Expert Survey 2026 – Launch Webinar

Virtual

“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 […]

27th International Symposium on Journalism (ISOJ)

University of Texas at Austin , United States

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 […]

Reject then launder: Catching AI Models validating extremist narratives in crisis | EU Disinfo Lab

Virtual

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 […]

Protecting Democracy’s Data | Book Talk

Virtual

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

Virtual

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.