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SUMMARY:We the Dead: Preserving Data at the End of the World
DESCRIPTION:In the late nineteenth century\, the U.S. government and American corporations generated an unprecedented amount of paper records. The data complex emerged as a national network of repositories built to house all those documents. Over the next several decades\, the data complex expanded from traditional archives and libraries to bombproof bunkers and securitized data banks. In the 21st century\, some tech companies are working to build data centers in outer space\, while others have figured out how to store backups of digital files in synthetic DNA. How did Americans become so obsessed with preserving data\, and how is the data complex expanding and changing today? How is it changing us? As we increasingly think\, communicate\, and relate through digital technology\, our nervous systems grow more entangled with fiber optics\, further blurring the line between human life and the life of machines\, between our everyday thoughts and the dreams of the data complex. \nBrian Michael Murphy is Chair and Associate Professor of American Studies at Williams College\, and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. His book\, We the Dead: Preserving Data at the End of the World\, received both the Anne Friedberg Innovative Scholarship Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies\, and the Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize from the New England American Studies Association. His writings appear in The Kenyon Review\, Wall Street Journal\, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency\, Media-N\, Lapham’s Quarterly\, IGN\, and elsewhere. \n  \nClick here to register 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/we-the-dead-preserving-data-at-the-end-of-the-world/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Enforce on the DSA enforcers: how can Member States legally push the Commission to act?
DESCRIPTION:The DSA establishes a hybrid enforcement framework. The European Commission holds exclusive competence to supervise and enforce DSA obligations on Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs). National authorities — Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) — handle all other intermediaries established in their territory. \nThis centralized exclusive competence creates a real structural tension and dependency: raising the question: what legal options do EU Member States have if the Commission fails to do its job as as a supervisory and enforcement body? \nWelcome to join our discussion with Legal Consultant & Governance Advisor Christine Allan de Lavenne from SIDE Law Office! \nSpeaker:Christine Allan de Lavenne\, Tech Innovation Legal Consultant & Governance Advisor \nChristine Allan de Lavenne is a legal and policy executive operating at the intersection of freedom of expression\, intellectual property\, and emerging technology governance. With more than two decades of experience across Europe and the United States\, she advises public institutions\, NGOs\, technology-driven organizations\, and founders on navigating complex legal and regulatory environments where fundamental rights\, innovation\, and public accountability intersect. \nChristine is the founding partner of SIDE Law Office and serves as an independent international tech innovation legal consultant and AI governance advisor. She advises NGOs\, public bodies\, and policy organizations on AI governance\, information integrity\, and cross-border regulatory strategy. Her work includes bridging international legal standards with the operational deployment of AI systems and contributing to policy initiatives addressing coordinated disinformation campaigns and their impact on democratic discourse and fundamental rights. Several of these contributions have informed government approaches and multilateral policy discussions. \nEarlier in her career\, Christine practiced media\, intellectual property\, and human rights law within leading European firms\, supporting politically sensitive matters involving freedom of expression\, reputation\, and international human rights\, as well as complex asylum and international criminal cases before French and international jurisdictions. She began her career at UNESCO\, where she served as a Consultant in the Human Rights Division\, coordinating the International Human Rights Forum and contributing to the organization’s human rights strategy across its member. \nChristine currently serves on and advises boards and initiatives focused on AI governance\, digital trust\, and information integrity. She is a dual U.S. and French citizen and is admitted to the Paris Bar. \nModerator: Alexandre Alaphilippe\, Executive Director\, EU DisinfoLab \nAlexandre Alaphilippe is the Executive Director and co-founder of the EU DisinfoLab. Since 2017\, he has coordinated work on some of the organisation’s largest investigations into Information Operations linked to Russia\, India and China. In 2022\, he led the exposure of Doppelganger\, which has been labeled as one of the largest information operation from Russia in the past years. He is a member of a number of working groups in Brussels and Washington DC linked to platform regulation\, transatlantic relations\, and hybrid threats\, where he emphasises the role of civil society in maintaining democratic values. He has published papers for the Brookings Institution and his work has been featured on CNN\, BBC\, Le Monde and Politico. \nClick here to learn more and register to attend. \nNote: Event details are listed in Central European Summer Time (CEST\, UTC+2). 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/enforce-on-the-dsa-enforcers-how-can-member-states-legally-push-the-commission-to-act/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Fake News Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:How does our world change when artificial intelligence produces content faster than we can verify it?\nThe Fake News Festival brings together science\, practice\, and the public to examine disinformation\, artificial intelligence\, and the future of our information society from diverse perspectives. In keynotes\, lectures\, and workshops\, experts from research\, media\, politics\, and civil society discuss how AI is changing the creation and spread of fake news\, what risks and opportunities are associated with it\, and how we can better recognize and counter digital manipulation. \nThe festival is aimed at everyone who wants to understand how disinformation is created\, why it works – and what role AI plays in it. The goal is to make knowledge accessible\, to stimulate debate\, and to create space for exchange\, questions\, and new ideas. \nThe Initiative \nThe Fake News Festival is organized by the European University Viadrina . It is designed and organized by researchersandstudents of the Viadrina and brings current research\, teaching\, and societal debates surrounding disinformation\, AI\, and the digital public sphere to the stage. \nThe European University Viadrina stands for interdisciplinary research on digital transformation processes – and these perspectives shape the festival. At the same time\, it sees itself as an open format extending beyond the campus: with events at various locations in Frankfurt (Oder) and the surrounding area.The region creates spaces for exchange between science\, urban society\, schools\, initiatives and all interested parties. \n\nRead more and register to attend here.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/fake-news-festival-2026/
LOCATION:European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)\, Große Scharrnstraße 59\, Frankfurt\, 15230\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:AI and the future of teaching and learning | Brookings
DESCRIPTION:As generative AI rapidly reshapes classrooms around the globe\, educators and decisionmakers are grappling with a major concern: How can generative AI be used to help\, not harm\, teaching and learning? What is the role of technology in the classroom? \nThis past January\, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings released the report “A new direction for students in an AI world: Prosper\, prepare\, protect\,” alongside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s “OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026.” These two reports examine how generative AI is being used in education today and what it could mean for the future of teaching and learning. The reports find that AI can be a powerful tool to support students and teachers when used narrowly with thoughtful design. However\, widespread use of general purpose AI tools can diminish student learning and development. \nOn June 29\, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings will host a conversation on the ways in which technology\, including AI\, impacts teaching\, learning\, and ultimately student development. Led by author and education technology veteran Michael B. Horn\, this discussion will explore when AI helps students succeed and where it falls short in the modern digital age.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:The Luddite Conference on Participatory Futures | The New School
DESCRIPTION:With companies like OpenAI taking Pentagon contracts and Elon Musk using government resources to scrape Americans’ data\, it’s hard to feel that there are any tangible ways to resist the techno-fascist backslide. To regain a sense of social agency\, we are convening a participatory conference inspired by the Luddite movement. We will tackle questions such as: What is the relationship between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon? What are the social and political consequences of new AI technologies? And what can we do in response? \nPlease join us for a day of learning how Big Tech brought us to this existentially threatening moment\, and how we can reclaim personal and collective agency for a participatory future. \nOur speakers will include William Hartung (author of Trillion Dollar War Machine)\, Koohan Paik-Mander (co-founder of the Tech-Critics Network)\, and Juan Sebastian Pinto (Colorado People’s Caucus on AI).
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-luddite-conference-on-participatory-futures/
LOCATION:The New School’s Tishman Auditorium\, 63 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, The New School's Tishman Auditorium\, 63 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, United States
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