Andreas Hepp
@ahepp.bsky.social
Professor of media and communications at ZeMKI and Commfigurations, Uni Bremen, on #mediatization, #datafication, #pioneercommunities, #pioneerjournalism, #ComAI, #AI, #digitalfutures.
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Andreas Hepp
@ahepp.bsky.social
· Jan 3
20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?
The international anniversary conference of the ZeMKI in the 20th year of its existence examines the foundations of media and communication research: It is about exploring long-term trends resulting f...
zemki.uni-bremen.de
This year, @zemki.bsky.social will be 20 - and we are planning a conference on the topic of ‘20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?’. Would you like to take part? Further information and the call for papers are available here: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/event/20-...
‼️ The deadline (December 1, 2025) for our Call for Abstracts on “THE IMAGINATIVE #LANDSCAPE OF #AI – VISIONS, POSITIONS, CONFLICTS” is approaching.
I am very happy to edit this thematic issue of @ijoc-usc.bsky.social with @ntnsndr.in
#openaccess.
More information:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
I am very happy to edit this thematic issue of @ijoc-usc.bsky.social with @ntnsndr.in
#openaccess.
More information:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
Call for Papers: The Imaginative Landscape of AI – Visions, Positions, Conflicts
Few technological developments spark more debate today than artificial intelligence. From promises of human advancement to fears of existential risk, AI generat
comai.space
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
‼️ The deadline (December 1, 2025) for our Call for Abstracts on “THE IMAGINATIVE #LANDSCAPE OF #AI – VISIONS, POSITIONS, CONFLICTS” is approaching.
I am very happy to edit this thematic issue of @ijoc-usc.bsky.social with @ntnsndr.in
#openaccess.
More information:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
I am very happy to edit this thematic issue of @ijoc-usc.bsky.social with @ntnsndr.in
#openaccess.
More information:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
I have just arrived in 🚊Graz, where we are meeting for the (late) summer ☀️retreat of our @com-ai.bsky.social
Until Wednesday, we want to discuss what #research has been carried out in the projects over the last 6️⃣ months, what the challenges of #triangulating #methods 🔣 are,
Until Wednesday, we want to discuss what #research has been carried out in the projects over the last 6️⃣ months, what the challenges of #triangulating #methods 🔣 are,
September 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I have just arrived in 🚊Graz, where we are meeting for the (late) summer ☀️retreat of our @com-ai.bsky.social
Until Wednesday, we want to discuss what #research has been carried out in the projects over the last 6️⃣ months, what the challenges of #triangulating #methods 🔣 are,
Until Wednesday, we want to discuss what #research has been carried out in the projects over the last 6️⃣ months, what the challenges of #triangulating #methods 🔣 are,
#CfP THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPE OF AI – VISIONS, POSITIONS, CONFLICTS
❓ What are the #future #visions and #imaginaries of #communications, #society, and social #change in diverse #global contexts in relation to #AI, #AGI and #ComAI?
📣 Submissions invited to #IJoC:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
❓ What are the #future #visions and #imaginaries of #communications, #society, and social #change in diverse #global contexts in relation to #AI, #AGI and #ComAI?
📣 Submissions invited to #IJoC:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
Call for Papers: The Imaginative Landscape of AI – Visions, Positions, Conflicts
Few technological developments spark more debate today than artificial intelligence. From promises of human advancement to fears of existential risk, AI generat
comai.space
August 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#CfP THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPE OF AI – VISIONS, POSITIONS, CONFLICTS
❓ What are the #future #visions and #imaginaries of #communications, #society, and social #change in diverse #global contexts in relation to #AI, #AGI and #ComAI?
📣 Submissions invited to #IJoC:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
❓ What are the #future #visions and #imaginaries of #communications, #society, and social #change in diverse #global contexts in relation to #AI, #AGI and #ComAI?
📣 Submissions invited to #IJoC:
comai.space/en/call-for-...
‼️ #JobAlert: Computer Science / Computational Social Science / Media and Communications
At @zemki.bsky.social we are looking for a research assistant for developing web-based tools for collecting and visualising data on communicative #AI.
More information: comai.space/stellenaussc...
At @zemki.bsky.social we are looking for a research assistant for developing web-based tools for collecting and visualising data on communicative #AI.
More information: comai.space/stellenaussc...
Stellenausschreibung: Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in (w/m/d) als Teil der Forschungsgruppe „Communicative AI“ gesucht
An der Universität Bremen ist am Zentrum für Medien-, Kommunikations- und Informationsforschung (ZeMKI) frühestens zum 01.01.2026 eine Stelle als Wissenschaf
comai.space
August 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
‼️ #JobAlert: Computer Science / Computational Social Science / Media and Communications
At @zemki.bsky.social we are looking for a research assistant for developing web-based tools for collecting and visualising data on communicative #AI.
More information: comai.space/stellenaussc...
At @zemki.bsky.social we are looking for a research assistant for developing web-based tools for collecting and visualising data on communicative #AI.
More information: comai.space/stellenaussc...
While #OpenAI has released GPT-5, our research into the ‘imaginative landscape of AI’ in #SiliconValley / the San Francisco Bay Area is progressing.
#ComAI
#ComAI
August 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
While #OpenAI has released GPT-5, our research into the ‘imaginative landscape of AI’ in #SiliconValley / the San Francisco Bay Area is progressing.
#ComAI
#ComAI
📣 Warum brauchen wir kleine und große #Visionen 🌈 🤖 🌳 der #Zukunft? Welche Rolle kann #KI dabei spielen?
🗞️ In der aktuellen Wochenausgabe der @taz.de habe ich dazu einen Artikel anhand des Beispiels der #Expo in #Osaka, #Japan, geschrieben:
taz.de/Expo-in-Osak...
🗞️ In der aktuellen Wochenausgabe der @taz.de habe ich dazu einen Artikel anhand des Beispiels der #Expo in #Osaka, #Japan, geschrieben:
taz.de/Expo-in-Osak...
Expo in Osaka: Holzring statt Glaskugel
Die Länder auf der Weltausstellung in Japan zeigen sehr unterschiedliche Zukunftsvisionen. Warum sollten wir überhaupt so konkret darüber nachdenken?
taz.de
July 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This talk is tomorrow - on ‘The Future of Communicative AI: Why Societal Communication Matters and What This Means for Media and Communication Research’, #ComAI, #AI, #pioneercommunities, #Future: aimeetshss.acdh-ch-dev.oeaw.ac.at/conference/a...
June 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This talk is tomorrow - on ‘The Future of Communicative AI: Why Societal Communication Matters and What This Means for Media and Communication Research’, #ComAI, #AI, #pioneercommunities, #Future: aimeetshss.acdh-ch-dev.oeaw.ac.at/conference/a...
I am very pleased that our article "Solving the crisis with 'do-it-yourself #heroes'? The media coverage on pioneer communities, #Covid-19, and technological #solutionism" is now also available in print: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Solving the crisis with “do-it-yourself heroes”? The media coverage on pioneer communities, Covid-19, and technological solutionism
Protective shields and medical devices produced in Makerspaces as well as the early detection of disease through self-measurement have been widely publicized in the media coverage of the Covid-19 pand...
www.degruyterbrill.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I am very pleased that our article "Solving the crisis with 'do-it-yourself #heroes'? The media coverage on pioneer communities, #Covid-19, and technological #solutionism" is now also available in print: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
molo war auf der @re-publica.com – und fällt gleich auf!
Wie beim MDR zu lesen ist: #rp25 ist ein Gegenentwurf zu großen sozialen Medien wie #Facebook, #Tiktok oder #X. Wer uns ausprobieren will: molo.news
Der Beitrag des MDR zur #rp25 findet sich hier: www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
Wie beim MDR zu lesen ist: #rp25 ist ein Gegenentwurf zu großen sozialen Medien wie #Facebook, #Tiktok oder #X. Wer uns ausprobieren will: molo.news
Der Beitrag des MDR zur #rp25 findet sich hier: www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
Was sich gegen die Macht großer Online-Plattformen tun lässt | MDR.DE
Online-Plattformen wie Instagram sind allgegenwärtig – und ihre Macht wächst stetig. Was lässt sich dagegen tun? Ein Gegenentwurf zu den großen Plattformen sind lokale soziale Medien.
www.mdr.de
May 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
molo war auf der @re-publica.com – und fällt gleich auf!
Wie beim MDR zu lesen ist: #rp25 ist ein Gegenentwurf zu großen sozialen Medien wie #Facebook, #Tiktok oder #X. Wer uns ausprobieren will: molo.news
Der Beitrag des MDR zur #rp25 findet sich hier: www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
Wie beim MDR zu lesen ist: #rp25 ist ein Gegenentwurf zu großen sozialen Medien wie #Facebook, #Tiktok oder #X. Wer uns ausprobieren will: molo.news
Der Beitrag des MDR zur #rp25 findet sich hier: www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
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BREAKING:
"Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029."
#ICA25
"Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029."
#ICA25
May 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
BREAKING:
"Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029."
#ICA25
"Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029."
#ICA25
Reposted by Andreas Hepp
Am 7.5.2025 hält @ahepp.bsky.social
am Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) der Hitotsubashi University, Tokio, einen Vortrag zum Thema der digitalen Zukünfte und welcher Forschungsperspektive es bedarf, diese zu erforschen.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/forschungsau...
am Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) der Hitotsubashi University, Tokio, einen Vortrag zum Thema der digitalen Zukünfte und welcher Forschungsperspektive es bedarf, diese zu erforschen.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/forschungsau...
May 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Am 7.5.2025 hält @ahepp.bsky.social
am Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) der Hitotsubashi University, Tokio, einen Vortrag zum Thema der digitalen Zukünfte und welcher Forschungsperspektive es bedarf, diese zu erforschen.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/forschungsau...
am Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) der Hitotsubashi University, Tokio, einen Vortrag zum Thema der digitalen Zukünfte und welcher Forschungsperspektive es bedarf, diese zu erforschen.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/forschungsau...
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Die Erforschung der digitalen Transformation fragt meist nach deren Folgen. Der Wandel ist aber schon im Gange, deshalb sei die Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung der Konsequenz um eine der Emergenz zu ergänzen, schreibt @ahepp.bsky.social im Berliner Journal.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Figurationen digitaler Zukünfte – oder: Warum wir eine Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung der Emergenz brauchen - Berliner Journal für Soziologie
The aim of this article is to contribute to a more systematic inclusion of digital futures—or, more precisely: various possible digital futures—in research on the refiguration of societies. A social-s...
link.springer.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Die Erforschung der digitalen Transformation fragt meist nach deren Folgen. Der Wandel ist aber schon im Gange, deshalb sei die Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung der Konsequenz um eine der Emergenz zu ergänzen, schreibt @ahepp.bsky.social im Berliner Journal.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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On Tuesday (22 April) I will be at @unibremen.bsky.social for a panel discussion hosted by @zemki.bsky.social Looking forward to hanging out with @ahepp.bsky.social and colleagues to talk about LLMs and the death of the author.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/open-disc...
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/open-disc...
Open Discussion with David Gunkel at ZeMKI
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, David Gunkel will be a guest at ZeMKI for a panel discussion on “LLMs and the Death of the Author” from 10 am to 12 pm.
zemki.uni-bremen.de
April 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On Tuesday (22 April) I will be at @unibremen.bsky.social for a panel discussion hosted by @zemki.bsky.social Looking forward to hanging out with @ahepp.bsky.social and colleagues to talk about LLMs and the death of the author.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/open-disc...
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/open-disc...
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I will be working with multiple scholars and labs including @ahepp.bsky.social, Christian Katzenbach, and Andreas Breiter to better understand how AI is changing our world and people navigate these changes.
April 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I will be working with multiple scholars and labs including @ahepp.bsky.social, Christian Katzenbach, and Andreas Breiter to better understand how AI is changing our world and people navigate these changes.
🛫 💪 On February 25 & 26, 2025, we had our Kick-Off of the Research Unit @com-ai.bsky.social “Communicative AI: The transformation of societal communication” at @zemki.bsky.social - together with our partners at HBI, University Graz, @univie.ac.at & ifib.
We couldn't have wished for a better start!
We couldn't have wished for a better start!
March 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🛫 💪 On February 25 & 26, 2025, we had our Kick-Off of the Research Unit @com-ai.bsky.social “Communicative AI: The transformation of societal communication” at @zemki.bsky.social - together with our partners at HBI, University Graz, @univie.ac.at & ifib.
We couldn't have wished for a better start!
We couldn't have wished for a better start!
It is noteworthy that Elon #Musk is trying to play the 'open' (“charity”) vs. 'commercial' (“for-profit”) card in his takeover bid for #OpenAI – and how Sam #Altman reacts to it. What is true, however, is that Twitter was once worth more: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder, responded that he would not accept and offered to buy X instead
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It is noteworthy that Elon #Musk is trying to play the 'open' (“charity”) vs. 'commercial' (“for-profit”) card in his takeover bid for #OpenAI – and how Sam #Altman reacts to it. What is true, however, is that Twitter was once worth more: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Fresh back from our great retreat with the @zemki.bsky.social Lab Mediatization and Datafication - 2 days of intense discussion, great ideas and lots of fun. Thanks for that!
February 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Fresh back from our great retreat with the @zemki.bsky.social Lab Mediatization and Datafication - 2 days of intense discussion, great ideas and lots of fun. Thanks for that!
Reposted by Andreas Hepp
These were two exciting days among bright smart colleagues: annual retreat of the #Datafication and #Mediatization Lab @zemki.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social on the ambivalences of #comai at Gut Bredbeck
February 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
These were two exciting days among bright smart colleagues: annual retreat of the #Datafication and #Mediatization Lab @zemki.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social on the ambivalences of #comai at Gut Bredbeck
💪‼️🥳 The update to 1.0 of #OpenQDA, our software and research infrastructure for coding #qualitative #data, is out: In addition to a new interface, the code system can now be managed easily and intuitively, and much more.
#QDA #opensource
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/openqda-1...
#QDA #opensource
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/openqda-1...
OpenQDA 1.0 – A Major Update for a Better User Experience!
We are excited to announce the release of OpenQDA 1.0! This major update brings numerous improvements that make working with OpenQDA even more intuitive, efficient, and enjoyable.
zemki.uni-bremen.de
February 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
💪‼️🥳 The update to 1.0 of #OpenQDA, our software and research infrastructure for coding #qualitative #data, is out: In addition to a new interface, the code system can now be managed easily and intuitively, and much more.
#QDA #opensource
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/openqda-1...
#QDA #opensource
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/openqda-1...
🚨 #Jobalert: The application deadline for the tenure track assistant professorship #Media, #Society and the #GoodLife at @zemki.bsky.social is February 6 (in 2 days):
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/job-adver...
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/job-adver...
Job advertisement: Tenure-Track-Professor for the subject area Media, Society and the Good Life
The University of Bremen is seeking to fill a professorship in Communication and Media Studies in Faculty 9 Cultural Studies as soon as possible with then following profile: Tenure-Track-Professor (f/...
zemki.uni-bremen.de
February 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🚨 #Jobalert: The application deadline for the tenure track assistant professorship #Media, #Society and the #GoodLife at @zemki.bsky.social is February 6 (in 2 days):
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/job-adver...
zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/job-adver...
The @zemki.bsky.social Research Day has begun: once a semester we all meet to discuss our research and new ideas together. A highlight every semester!
January 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The @zemki.bsky.social Research Day has begun: once a semester we all meet to discuss our research and new ideas together. A highlight every semester!
👀 What happens when #SiliconValley CEOs watch #Trump more carefully: They believe Trump "will be incredible for the country in many ways!".
It's remarkable how one #SiliconValley CEO after the other is swinging in Trump's direction. Sam #Altman from #OpenAI was next.
It's remarkable how one #SiliconValley CEO after the other is swinging in Trump's direction. Sam #Altman from #OpenAI was next.
January 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
👀 What happens when #SiliconValley CEOs watch #Trump more carefully: They believe Trump "will be incredible for the country in many ways!".
It's remarkable how one #SiliconValley CEO after the other is swinging in Trump's direction. Sam #Altman from #OpenAI was next.
It's remarkable how one #SiliconValley CEO after the other is swinging in Trump's direction. Sam #Altman from #OpenAI was next.
🔈 📻 Der Deutschlandfunk hat über unsere lokale #Plattform #molo berichtet – als Alternative zu #Facebook, #Instagram und ehemals #Twitter. Es geht darum, wie molo #Lokaljournalismus und #Community zusammen bringt und was die Überlegungen für die Zukunft sind.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/lokale-alter...
www.deutschlandfunk.de/lokale-alter...
MOLO – eine neue lokale soziale Plattform
Bremen: MOLO – so heißt eine neue lokale soziale Plattform, eine Smartphone-App - als Ergänzung zu den großen sozialen Netzwerken, hoffen die Entwickler.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
January 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🔈 📻 Der Deutschlandfunk hat über unsere lokale #Plattform #molo berichtet – als Alternative zu #Facebook, #Instagram und ehemals #Twitter. Es geht darum, wie molo #Lokaljournalismus und #Community zusammen bringt und was die Überlegungen für die Zukunft sind.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/lokale-alter...
www.deutschlandfunk.de/lokale-alter...
Reposted by Andreas Hepp
Angst vor KI? Die Mehrheit der Gäste sagt nein oder ist unentschieden. Die ZeMKI-Mediengespräche zum Thema „KI im Journalismus“ heute mit @jensradue.bsky.social und @ahepp.bsky.social im voll besetzten Bremer Presse-Club mit Bremen Zwei.
January 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Angst vor KI? Die Mehrheit der Gäste sagt nein oder ist unentschieden. Die ZeMKI-Mediengespräche zum Thema „KI im Journalismus“ heute mit @jensradue.bsky.social und @ahepp.bsky.social im voll besetzten Bremer Presse-Club mit Bremen Zwei.