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Technology is never neutral: it reflects human values, visions, and particular ways of ordering the world and its infrastructures. We study how algorithms are developed and deployed, how people use and challenge them, and how they are governed in everyday life, institutions and public debates.

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SAIS @ PERUGIA

Jascha Bareis at the IJF 2026 festival

Presenting on the panel "Hype literacy: reporting on AI beyond the buzz"

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HYPE LITERACY TOOLKIT

Launching online course free for all

Hype often feels like a natural force surrounding technological development, but it is not. Learn how hype is made.

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NEW TEAM MEMBER

Fandi Putra joins Human-IST

Fandi Putra recently joined SAIS as a doctoral student working on AI governance under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Anna Jobin.

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Beyond Disposition: AI Knowledge Predicts Anthropomorphization of a Language Model Better Than Personality Traits in Lay and Expert Populations
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Conspiracy theories and misinformation in digital media: An international expert assessment of challenges, trends, and interventions
Communications | Journal article

AI going rogue? An integrative narrative review of the tacit assumptions underlying existential AI-risks
AI and Ethics | Journal article

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