Mercator-Journalist in Residence in April 2025

Juan S. Guse is a writer and sociologist.

Mercator Journalist in Residence in April 2026

Klaudia Lagozinski is the news editor and online editor for taz.de. In addition, she writes as a freelance journalist on topics including finance, cryptocurrencies, and artificial intelligence.

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

There’s a video circulating online that opens with a little girl sitting by a rainy window. She asks her mom where Dad is and when he will come back. The mother answers “soon”. The rain keeps pouring in the next scene, in which a man, whom we assume to be the child’s father, is executed with a single gunshot by a soldier. The voice-over continues, while his daughter’s picture slips from the pocket to the mud: “Do not let others decide the fate of our family. April 12, 2026. War takes everything away from everyone. Let’s not take any chances! Fidesz is the safe choice.”

La professeure Catherine Régis, chercheuse au CRDP et directrice de l’innovation sociale et des politiques internationales d’IVADO, dans une publication récente de La Presse consacrée aux liens entre intelligence artificielle et démocratie, met en lumière les risques croissants que pose l’usage de l’IA en contexte électoral. Elle souligne notamment la facilité avec laquelle des contenus trompeurs, comme les hypertrucages, peuvent être créés à faible coût, contribuant à fragiliser la confiance du public et le processus démocratique.

Los Angeles, April 2, 2026
Dear Geert—

Interview with Mateo Merchan Duque.
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here.