Jan 2026 information labs recap
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/januar...
⇒ Get a free digital copy of “AI Tools, Not Gods” & join the 10 Feb online book talk
⇒ internet lab reflections on #DigitalNetworksAct & #SocialMediaBans
⇒ new #HumansofAI episodes
⇒ AI lab reflection on #PublicDomain

What if AI could help humanity make better climate decisions?
@derasmus.bsky.social, founder of Climate GPT, discusses open, science-grounded AI for climate policy, risk awareness, and a faster path to a carbon-neutral future.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/cb960d76
📺 youtu.be/kcKB1WPD3L4

How can Europe build ethical AI rooted in culture, not code?
In this Humans of AI episode, Harry Verwayen of @europeana.bsky.social calls for public AI infrastructure built on Europe’s cultural heritage.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/e38a583f
📺 youtu.be/wHnuBH_2lek

Can AI show us how people really experience art?
@thebowesmuseum.bsky.social “goggles” project tracks visitors’ gaze with AI-powered glasses, revealing how paintings and labels shape engagement & enjoyment.
🎧 Listen: share.transistor.fm/s/3e201a99
📺 Watch: youtu.be/wYIX3kq3zm8

Dec 2025 information labs recap
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/decemb...
⇒ 15 Jan #AI book launch
⇒ #5thFreedom perspectives report
⇒ Australia's #SocialMediaBan: internet lab Hot Item with Amanda Third
⇒ Labelling: AI lab TL;DR with @joanbarata.bsky.social
⇒ 2 new #HumansofAI episodes
⇒ Reflections

Information Labs — 2025 Wrapped

What a year… Grateful for our guests, collaborators, and community — thank you for thinking, listening, and building with us.

On to more meaningful conversations and responsible innovation in 2026.

#wrapped2025

🔥 Hot Item: Social Media Bans—Fix or False Promise? 🔥
Insights from Amanda Third on Australia’s under-16 social media ban, which is being watched worldwide—but is it the right model?
📺 youtu.be/zfC6ZcZRYWY
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/7a734e14
#socialmediaban #digitalpolicy #techpolicy #australia

The case for a #5thFreedom is clear!
Treat knowledge as a strategic asset & make mobility frictionless across the EU. Key insights from experts on openness, researcher mobility & modernising Europe’s knowledge systems.
📥 informationlabs.org/wp-content/u...
🎬 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

What does real transparency under Article 50 of the EU AI Act look like?
In our latest TL;DR podcast, @joanbarata.bsky.social explains why labeling everything “AI-generated” can mislead users as much as it informs them.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/13d2ab8d
📺 youtu.be/kJ30hMlLpDg
#AIPolicy #AIAct

How can AI bring classical theatre to life for new generations?
In our latest HoAI episode, Anna Pappa of Litte_bot shows how models let audiences talk with Molière — turning cultural memory into something alive & interactive.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/8fcd9a0e
📺 youtu.be/CUIFP8afCgo
#culturalheritage

Nov 2025 info labs recap
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/novemb...
⇒ #5thFreedom with Enrico Letta (@delorsinstitute.bsky.social) & Stephen Wyber (@knowledgerights21.org - @ifla.org)
⇒ AI lab TL;DR with Dr. Aline Larroyed
⇒ First 4 Humans of #AI episodes
⇒ Reflections on #WDPD2025, #EUIPO & “Munich Mirage”

1/2 Why is the “memorisation” metaphor steering EU AI policy in the wrong direction?
In our latest TL;DR podcast, Dr. Aline Larroyed explains why AI training = pattern learning, not storing copyrighted works.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/cc80694e
📺 youtu.be/GsZ6oNCOdxo
#AI #EUpolicy

How can AI help preserve the memories that shape us?
In our new Humans of AI episode, Airí Dordas and Pau Aleikum from Synthetic Memories (Domestic Data Streamers) talk about using generative AI for identity, healing, and human connection.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/e3d0513d
📺 youtu.be/xkIJmvVoG6s

Can national libraries shape AI?
Javier de la Rosa shows how Norway’s National Library uses 20 years of digitisation to power Norwegian language models, speech tech and privacy-centric public-interest AI.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/1fbc85ee
📺 youtu.be/_ou1wT5XkLE