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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hoping for many excellent social science and humanities experts to apply. They are indispensable to understand the societal dynamics and impact of GenAI on society. GenAI is not only a technical but also deeply societal challenge! digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/comm...

Commission seeks experts for AI Scientific Panel

The European Commission is setting up a scientific panel of independent experts to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.

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Tomás Dodds @tomasdodds.bsky.social · May 21

How is #AI reshaping journalism research, education, and practice? Join me, Seth Lewis, @natalihelberger.bsky.social, and @nickmattis.bsky.social to chat about the challenges, the hype, and the future of the field.

📆 June 2nd, 16:00 (CET).
📍 SPUI25 (or stream online).

➡️ spui25.nl/programma/th...

The Future of Journalism (Studies) in the Age of AI

This panel examines the range of approaches currently used in journalism studies to analyze AI and news. It aims to identify which approaches are proving most productive, which may be less useful, and...

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · May 18

#RodeLijn ! Enorme opkomst in Den Haag

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Apr 10

After months of planning, really excited that #AlgoSoc2025 is ON and happening!!! @claesdevreese.bsky.social

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Apr 10

Kicked-off our #AlgoSoc2025 panel with Jose van Dijk, Julian Thomas, Avi Bernstein and @claesdevreese.bsky.social To understand public values in the algorithmic society we need to get out and understand what AI means for real people, including vulnerable groups, and work together across disciplines

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Mar 22

Had a great conversation with Gabby Miller from @poltico.bsky.social , and she asked me 5 (big) questions about tech, power and the future. Here is what I answered

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

5 questions for Natali Helberger

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Mar 17

Live with 4500 students, academic and support staff at the Dam to protest against the plans of the Dutch government to cut 1.2 bilion Euros in research and education! Stop this madness! #WOinActie!

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Mar 6

@algosoc.org officially launches its @nextcloud.bsky.social. It won’t be always easy or shiny, and all our feedback will be needed to make it better, but as a consortium we will do our share to contribute to the take-off a European, open-source alternative and reduce our dependence on US Big Tech

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AlgoSoc @algosoc.org · Feb 13

Wat gebeurt er als een van de politiek machtigste mannen ter wereld de controle krijgt over een van de meest invloedrijke technologieën op aarde, vraagt AlgoSoc scientific director @natalihelberger.bsky.social zich af in de brief, die op 13 februari verscheen in het NRC.

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De concentratie van macht over AI is ondemocratisch

Wat gebeurt er als een van de politiek machtigste mannen ter wereld de controle krijgt over een van de meest invloedrijke technologieën op aarde? Terwijl politici, academici en het maatschappelijk mid...

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Feb 11

What worries me even more than the question of whether AI takes over, is who takes over AI. www.reuters.com/markets/deal...

Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports

A consortium of investors led by billionaire Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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Amsterdam Law School @uvalawschool.bsky.social · Feb 6

Op 6 maart promoveert @hvkolfschooten.bsky.social op het proefschrift: 'Patients’ rights protection and Artificial Intelligence in healthcare in the EU'. Promotoren zijn prof. dr. J. Legemaate en prof. @deruijter.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4aNarA2 #GezondheidsRecht #EU #PatientenRechten #AI

Bescherming van patiëntenrechten en artificiële intelligentie in de gezondheidszorg in de Europese Unie

Hannah van Kolfschooten promoveert op het proefschrift: 'Patients’ rights protection and Artificial Intelligence in healthcare in the European Union'. Promotoren zijn prof. dr. J. Legemaate en prof. dr. mr. A. de Ruijter. Copromotor is dr. K. Irion.

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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨 New Pub

𝐂𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈, 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐛: 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬. (Commentary)

Together with @claesdevreese.bsky.social & @natalihelberger.bsky.social 👇

Open access 🔓
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch · Feb 3

AI and platform governance was the topic of the latest edition of "Medientalk" on Swiss public radio, featuring our @unifr.bsky.social Dr. h.c. @natalihelberger.bsky.social and yours truly.

#platformgovernance #mediapolicy #AIgovernance

www.srf.ch/audio/medien...

Medientalk: Wie verändert KI die Medienbranche?

KI ist das grosse Thema der Medien-Trendreports 2025, das zeigt eine Auswertung der Reports im Medientalk - und das zeigt auch die Themensetzung der Dreikönigstagung des Verlegerverbandes im Januar.

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Feb 3

Great vibes at the kick-off of WHAT-IF, our new Horizon project to explore how we can use synthetic data for policy simulations. Really looking forward to working with this great group of people!

WHAT-IF @what-if-horizon.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hello world! Meet our consortium—15 organizations, 10 countries—joining forces to rethink the digital political information space. 🚀

Last week, we kicked off our project WHAT-IF, setting the stage to build a digital twin that will help us test the impact of policy interventions.

More in the 🧵!

Picture of the WHAT-IF project consortium at the kick-off meeting in Amsterdam

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · Feb 3

To celebrate the AI Summer School's 5th anniversary, we launched an #essaycompetition on the law, ethics and policy of #AI.

🏆 The winner will receive €250, a certificate & a publication on the KU Leuven Blog.

⏰ Deadline: 14 April 2025

📌 Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Good luck!

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Feb 2

Great news, David, welcome @uva!

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jan 22

Our @algosoc.org postdoc @bsky.charispapaevangelou.eu wrote a @techpolicypress.bsky.social op-ed on Meta’s recent ‘transformation’. And it’s worth a read!!

www.techpolicy.press/free-speech-...

Free Speech Was Never the Goal of Tech Billionaires. Power Was. | TechPolicy.Press

Charis Papaevangelou says Meta’s recent changes lay bare the deep entanglement of tech corporations with reactionary political agendas.

www.techpolicy.press

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Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance @acelg-uva.bsky.social · Jan 16

Join us @uvalawschool.bsky.social Mon 20 Jan (15:30cet) for a discussion about critical approaches to #digital regulation in the #EU and the ensuing power dynamics/responsibilities in our automated world.

With Plixavra Vogiatzoglou & @hvkolfschooten.bsky.social
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EU Digital Regulation: Critical Perspectives on Power, Rights and Governance - ACELG

This event delves into critical approaches to digital regulation in the EU. Hear from speakers; Hannah van Kolfschooten, researcher and lecturer at the Law Centre for Health and Life and Plixavra Vogi...

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Jan 16

If u ask me, Max Ernst’s ‘L’Ange du foyer’ stomps away in pure desperation and horror…..boy, and it did not even read the news of our age and our geopolitical and environmental ravage…. at least this is very much how I feel when reading news these days…

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Jan 3

I so agree. Where I want to see more SMART is the railway system. What use to me is a talking fridge if I am stuck for the x time somewhere between Amsterdam and Berlin, or lost in a nighttrain to Zurich?

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Dec 25

Happy holidays and a good start into a peaceful 2025!

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Dec 24

🎄 reading: read this thread by the awesome @favstats.eu on our new publication in @polcommjournal.bsky.social.

The cost of reaching voters online 💶 💵 #commsky #cssky #algorithms

Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · Dec 23

⏰Xmas came early this year!🎄 My final dissertation paper officially out in @polcommjournal.bsky.social!

We test the role of algorithms in shaping the cost of reaching voters. We find: who sees political ads & at what price depends NOT just on targeting choices.🧵
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Dec 20

Huge congrats new Dr @theresajseipp.bsky.social 🍾

Excellent defense today on a timely and important topic.
Inspiring committee Qs fx @eldaelda.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social @tpoell.bsky.social

Privilege to co-supervise @natalihelberger.bsky.social Jef Ausloos 🚀

@aimediademlab.bsky.social

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natalihelberger.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social · Dec 20

Three generations: @theresajseipp.bsky.social who did a brilliant job defending her PhD thesis today, her proud supervisor (me) and my PhD supervisor, Prof Egbert Dommering 😊 Special shoutout to co-supervisors @claesdevreese.bsky.social Jef Ausloos

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Theresa Josephine Seipp @theresajseipp.bsky.social · Dec 18

Friday's the big day! Little nervous, but mostly excited! Thanks for all the support over the years to my supervisors @claesdevreese.bsky.social @natalihelberger.bsky.social Jef Ausloos, and all my colleagues @aimediademlab.bsky.social and @ivir-uva.bsky.social 🙏

Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Dec 18

Very much looking forward to Friday when the excellent Theresa Seipp will defend her PhD dissertation.

Proud supervisor with @natalihelberger.bsky.social and Jef Ausloos. And super exciting that Theresa will work as postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab 👏🏼

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Media Concentration 2.0: Regulating Platform Opinion Power in a Concentrated Digital Media Ecosystem

Theresa Seipp will defend the dissertation 'Media Concentration 2.0: Regulating Platform Opinion Power in a Concentrated Digital Media Ecosystem'. Supervisors are Prof. N. Helberger and Prof. C.H. de ...

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