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Ethical Legal Societal laboratory focused on the implications of AI for Media and Democracy 🤝 CWI, HvA & UvA #ELSAlab

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Nov 28

Interested in AI and Media? Stay in the loop with us! 🦋

We're an interdisciplinary research hub based in Amsterdam, focused on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI for media and democracy.

A group of researchers during a workshop. They are in a room with big windows, standing around tables with laptops and papers on them.

A researcher is standing next to a screen, presenting a slide that reads "Legal research methods to study platform power". In the foreground of the image, a group of people sit around a table and listen to the presentation.

A row of buildings in Amsterdam, one being the Institute of Advanced Studies. In the foreground, there is a canal. People sit by the waterside.

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 2d

@mereln.bsky.social is our newest board member! She is Associate Lector in Responsible AI at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and is concerned with the democratization of AI and keeping complex technologies under control. Welcome, Merel!

Read more here → www.aim4dem.nl/about-merel-...

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 2d

A big thank you to Laura and Shannon for starting this conversation in our Lab! We're looking forward to seeing this research getting published and informing professional decisions in journalism.

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 2d

💬 Because this is still a new phenomenon, the strength of these reactions to AI may change over time and across publics, especially if new developments emerge. Audiences may become accustomed to AI use in media production, or further negotiate how they approach the issue from a moral standpoint.

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 2d

🔎 AI disclosures caused Gen Z to go into "detective mode": once they noticed the AI label, they stopped focusing on the news content and instead tried to find visual flaws. Any initial trust in the post was lost upon seeing the label. So, transparency can backfire and distract in big ways.

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 2d

🏷️Without labels, AI-generated images got rated as more credible than those taken by photojournalists — participants had trouble identifying whether the images were artificial or not. This suggests that image generator performance is good enough to fly under the radar, even in journalistic contexts.

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 2d

Combining info from eye trackers with participant interviews, they analyzed how young people process news in Instagram post formats, what they notice first, and how they interpret different types of image credit labels (taken by a photojournalist, created with AI, or no attribution at all).

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 2d

What's the impact of AI disclosures in visual social media journalism?

Laura Ruel from UNC Chapel Hill and @szenner.bsky.social from Elon University presented us their experiment on how AI image labeling affects Gen Z’s perceptions of trustworthiness in news on social media.

🧵 Takeaways thread ↓

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Vacancy alert! 🚨

Do you want to be part of our lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher Communication science / Political Science / Computational Social Science.

▶️ Deadline: November 1st, 2025

▶️ More information and application via our website: www.aim4dem.nl/we-are-hirin...

We are hiring a PostDoctoral researcher in Communication Science! – AI, Media & Democracy Lab

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 8d

Come work with us 🚨

We are looking for a #postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab.

Profile: Comm sci / poli sci/ computational social science.

Great team, timely topocs, fabulous city, good conditions.

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Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab

Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 9d

@ferraribraun.bsky.social just joined our lab! As a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam's Media Studies department, he's interested in how digital technologies have been changing the production environments of news organisations.

Welcome, Agustin!

More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-agusti...

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 11d

📣Media makers, come engage with other professionals about how AI is currently being portrayed in media, and what should change about that!

📅 9 October | 15-17
📩 Sign-up details in flyer

Workshop hosted by the Creative Media for Social Change research group at AUAS and @beeldengeluid.bsky.social.

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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · 15d

🔥 Komt dat zien! Op 3 november gaan we het hebben over 𝗳𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗸 𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜. Met Jan Postma (@groene.nl), Elisa Hulstaert @elisahulstaert.bsky.social (@knack.be) en mezelf. @aimediademlab.bsky.social, @ddc-sdu.bsky.social
📍De Buren, Brussel👇
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Fotojournalistiek & AI: fake of fenomenaal? • deBuren

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 17d

@juillermoromero.bsky.social joined our team just before summer! He's a postdoctoral researcher in the Intelligent & Autonomous Systems group at CWI and his work involves modelling the influence of fake news in complex social dynamics. Welcome, Guillermo!

More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-guille...

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

Building on the workshop and panel, a set of recommendations will be made public. Stay up to date with the AI, Media and Democracy Lab, @article19law.bsky.social and @algosoc.org to stay in the loop.

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

The day wrapped up in a panel discussion at @waag.bsky.social, engaging with potential visions of what European digital infrastructure could look like. The panel featured Seda Gürses, @robin.berjon.com, Edemilson Paraná, and Corinne Cath, who combined diverse perspectives and areas of expertise.

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

💳 Ownership and funding

Building and maintaining infrastructure is costly and labour-intensive. Additionally, funding structures further reflect power structures and create dependencies. How would a European digital infrastructure be funded and supported?

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

📲 Effects on the media landscape

Technological and legal developments fundamentally shape the media landscape in content production and reception. How would a shift toward a European infrastructure affect the European media environment?

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

🇪🇺 What is 'European' about the European infrastructure?

Would a European infrastructure be restricted to European (or EU) borders, and how would shifting borders affect this? Is it feasible to produce every step of the infrastructure stack in Europe, from microchip to software?

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

🇪🇺 What could a sovereign, independent European digital infrastructure look like?

A workshop organised with @algosoc.org & ASCA brought together leading voices from various academic disciplines and the media industry to reflect on alternatives to current digital infrastructures.

🪡 Findings thread:

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

🌐 In times of transformation, who do you turn to for trustworthy input?

Three of our researchers made the list of expert voices to follow about AI and journalism: @natalihelberger.bsky.social, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & @sannevrijenhoek.bsky.social

More about their input ➡️ shorturl.at/kKlUj

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dr corinne cath (ccs) is in London @ccs.bsky.social · Jun 10

🇪🇺 The EU is at a crossroads on digital infrastructure. Calls for European 'digital sovereignty' are multiplying. But how do we get there? Is it even the right aim? 🤔

Join leading voices discussing approaches for Europe's digital future. 📅 Fri, June 20, 6-7:30pm CEST

www.aim4dem.nl/events/

Events – AI, Media & Democracy Lab

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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · May 26

Als je Meta gebruikt, zal Meta vanaf morgen je data gebruiken voor ontwikkelen van AI. Dat is een slecht idee. Teken vandaag dan ook bezwaar aan tegen deze actie. In @devolkskrant.bsky.social leg ik uit waarom

@bitsoffreedom.bsky.social (afbeelding) legt uit hoe

www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · May 23

🚨 Exciting Opportunity Alert 🚨

We are looking for a motivated student assistant to create editorial content, assist in research, and help organize events. Dive into the intersection of AI, media, and democracy with us!

Vacancy & apply here: www.aim4dem.nl/vacancy-we-a...

Vacancy: We are looking for a student assistant – AI, Media & Democracy Lab

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · May 13

🎨 Can we understand AI through art?

We continuously seek out new research angles to understand AI in all its facets. By collaborating with local art collectives, we are looking to bridge academia and artistic practice to make current issues more tangible.

More here > www.aim4dem.nl/ai-and-the-a...

AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · May 6

Drowning in the number of posts about AI you come across every day?

Check out this comprehensive overview of news items involving our researchers and topics at the intersection of AI, media and democracy on our website, with blog posts, interviews, podcasts and more!

www.aim4dem.nl/in-the-media/