The Verge: The tech-broification of American science has officially begun
With the context of the announcement of the “Genesis Mission” grants, the Trump administration’s $5Continue Reading
NRC: Scary stories about ‘human-like’ AI that ‘escape’ from the test environment fit into the PR strategy of the creators. Is there reason to be afraid?
Our postdoctoral researcher, Hannes Cools, gave a comment for NRC on the recent security incidentContinue Reading
CPDP 2026: Panels featuring lab members
At this year’s edition of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference in Brussels, ourContinue Reading
Claes de Vreese wins 2026 Stevin Prize
Congratulations to our co-director, Claes de Vreese, who is now the first UvA researcher toContinue Reading
de Volkskrant: German court rules that Google is responsible for AI content in search results
Two German publishing companies sued Google upon learning that, when their names were searched, theContinue Reading
The Values to Metrics Toolkit
The Values to Metrics Toolkit A card-based workshop tool that helps news organizations translate journalisticContinue Reading
de Volkskrant: Dutch government officials advised to leave X
Following an internal memo from the governmental advisory board on national communications (de Voorlichtingsraad) forContinue Reading
Upcoming conferences for the AI, Media & Democracy Lab
Conference season is well underway, and many of our lab members will soon be presentingContinue Reading
SIDN Fund grant enables new collaborative project helping European newsrooms reclaim their digital autonomy from Big Tech
The AI, Media & Democracy Lab has just been awarded a grant by the SIDNContinue Reading
Building a shared vision on future digital infrastructures at the IAS Festival
The Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Amsterdam, which hosts our TuesdAIs inContinue Reading