Hype Literacy Toolkit
Launching online course free for all
10.04.2026
Hype often feels like a natural force surrounding technological development, but it is not. Learn how hype is made.
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01.04.2026
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
20.03.2026
We seek a part-time student assistant for audiovisual content creation and research communication.
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09.03.2026
Dedicated to "Women and AI: Shaping the Future between Potential and Risk", a national event took place on the occasion of International Women's Day.
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06.03.2026
Dr. Marisa Tschopp joins the "Bits of Ethics" podcast to discuss the complexities of AI companionship in practice
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Documentary film
SRF Documentary on Digital Humans
05.03.2026
Dr. Marisa Tschopp is featured in a documentary film called "Mein Avatar und Ich". It will premier on April 12, 2026, on national television (SRF).
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04.03.2026
Call for papers for a 4S 2026 panel in Toronto on “AI as a performative phenomenon,” inviting abstracts by 30 April 2026.
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Multi-Author paper out
Defining the field of Hype Studies
28.02.2026
Towards Mapping and Defining Critical Hype Studies: Multidisciplinary Insights and Future Directions
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New paper with IJoC
How was Chat GPT hyped into being?
25.02.2026
Remember late 2022? Society was in a frenzy when Open AI's Chat GPT was released. How did the event turn into a hype that is ongoing?
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