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117 CfDS Case Study – AI and Epistemic Authority: Rethinking Human-Machine Relationship in Knowledge Production

MANOLO Summer School on Trustworthy AI & Innovation Lab in Thessaloniki, Greece – 26-28 August 2026

The Sweetest Buah is “Buahlil”: Memeification of Political Crisis

Author: Aisya SabiliAyom Mratita Purbandani

Introduction

New Horizon Europe Project: Knoware

Vögel offline mit KI bestimmen: Neue App erfasst Tierlaute direkt auf dem Smartphone

Bisherige Apps zur Erkennung von Tierstimmen stießen in der Praxis regelmäßig an ihre Grenzen: Ohne stabile Internetverbindung war eine Echtzeitbestimmung im Wald oder im Hochgebirge unmöglich.
Die neue App „BirdNET Live“, eine Weiterentwicklung der App „BirdNET“, löst dieses Problem durch einen technologischen Meilenstein: Die zugrundeliegenden KI-Modelle wurden so weit optimiert, verkleinert und beschleunigt, dass sie sich nun direkt auf dem Smartphone ausführen lassen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

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

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

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

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Cyberpunk and the Portrait of Technological Ownership: A Global South Perspective

Author: Rizky Murdiana & Ilham RamadhanEditor: Achmed Faiz Yudha Siregar

Flat World Theory

(expanded version of talk given at the opening evening of INC Exit Fest at UvA Spui25 in Amsterdam, June 22, 2026)

Monopolies within borders? Media concentration and the European dilemmas

The 2026 Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) reports that media concentration is on the rise in Europe and that implementation of the EU regulation requiring a special regime to evaluate media mergers is lagging behind. In this blog post, we analyse recent national cases, with a focus on the role played by the European Board for Media Services (Board).

A Broken Promise? Rethinking Higher Education and The Society We Want to be in The Age of AI

Author: Brigitta Kalina Tristani HernawanEditor: Iradat Wirid

Across universities worldwide, a quiet anxiety has begun to surface among recent graduates. They did everything right – choosing future-proof degrees, learning coding and digital skills, developing critical thinking and creativity. Then they started to apply for jobs.

Let’s Play Image Type Charades!

Proceedings from my presentation during EXIT FEST on the 24th of June 2026, in celebration of Geert Lovink and the Institute of Network Cultures’ departure from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) on September 1, 2026.
The Digital Image is Non-Static