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 deck for evaluating recommender systems on more thanContinue 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
de Volkskrant, RTL Nieuws: Lego and hip-hop beats — the AI-generated propaganda against Trump’s Iran war
In recent weeks, pro-Iranian social media accounts have been circulating AI-generated propaganda videos depicting theContinue Reading
Reuters Institute: What is the impact of AI on society?
As part of the Reuters Institute’s 2026 conference on AI and the Future of News,Continue Reading
NRC: How a journalist struck out with quotes made up by AI
In the context of Peter Vandermeersch’s suspension from his fellowship at the Belgian media groupContinue Reading