SAIS

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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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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How to Study the Phenomenon of Tech Hype?

Human-IST researcher Jascha Bareis talks on AI and harmful hype

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JOB OPENING

[closed] Student Assistant Position in Audiovisual Content Production

We seek a part-time student assistant for audiovisual content creation and research communication.

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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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