AI, Media & Democracy Lab
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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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We're an interdisciplinary research hub based in Amsterdam, focused on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI for media and democracy.
We're an interdisciplinary research hub based in Amsterdam, focused on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI for media and democracy.
👉 Turns out: Dutch people are not that skilled at dealing with (gen)AI.
An ASCoR research report co-authored by @claesdevreese.bsky.social on the digital skills of Dutch people found that the population has quite low confidence in their AI abilities — and unfortunately, they're right to think so. 🧵
An ASCoR research report co-authored by @claesdevreese.bsky.social on the digital skills of Dutch people found that the population has quite low confidence in their AI abilities — and unfortunately, they're right to think so. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
👉 Turns out: Dutch people are not that skilled at dealing with (gen)AI.
An ASCoR research report co-authored by @claesdevreese.bsky.social on the digital skills of Dutch people found that the population has quite low confidence in their AI abilities — and unfortunately, they're right to think so. 🧵
An ASCoR research report co-authored by @claesdevreese.bsky.social on the digital skills of Dutch people found that the population has quite low confidence in their AI abilities — and unfortunately, they're right to think so. 🧵
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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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📖 New OSCE manual: Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI
With expertise by @natalihelberger.bsky.social and @maxvandrunen.bsky.social, it gives actionable policy advice for protecting media from overdependence on big tech.
Read here: www.osce.org/representati...
With expertise by @natalihelberger.bsky.social and @maxvandrunen.bsky.social, it gives actionable policy advice for protecting media from overdependence on big tech.
Read here: www.osce.org/representati...
Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI
OSCE
www.osce.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📖 New OSCE manual: Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI
With expertise by @natalihelberger.bsky.social and @maxvandrunen.bsky.social, it gives actionable policy advice for protecting media from overdependence on big tech.
Read here: www.osce.org/representati...
With expertise by @natalihelberger.bsky.social and @maxvandrunen.bsky.social, it gives actionable policy advice for protecting media from overdependence on big tech.
Read here: www.osce.org/representati...
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Europe’s AI Act defines a values-based path for innovation. Natali Helberger, José van Dijck and Claes de Vreese argue that if Europe wants to deliver on its ambitions of technological sovereignty, it must resist pressure to deregulate.
Europe Wrote the AI Rulebook. Can it Deliver on its Ambitions? | TechPolicy.Press
Europe needs a complementary Continental AI Democracy Action plan to enforce existing frameworks, write Natali Helberger, José van Dijck and Claes de Vreese.
www.techpolicy.press
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Europe’s AI Act defines a values-based path for innovation. Natali Helberger, José van Dijck and Claes de Vreese argue that if Europe wants to deliver on its ambitions of technological sovereignty, it must resist pressure to deregulate.
Our member @laurensnaudts.bsky.social gives a word of warning about extremely realistic AI-generated videos and how they can undermine democracy — also available in English: www.folia.nl/en/wetenscha...
Steeds vaker duiken er online levensechte nepvideo’s op gemaakt door AI, die zich ook in Nederland lijken af te spelen. ‘In sommige gevallen is nep niet meer van echt te onderscheiden,’ zegt UvA-onderzoeker Laurens Naudts. www.folia.nl/nl/wetenscha...
Realistische AI-video’s bedreiging voor democratie, waarschuwt UvA-onderzoeker
www.folia.nl
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Our member @laurensnaudts.bsky.social gives a word of warning about extremely realistic AI-generated videos and how they can undermine democracy — also available in English: www.folia.nl/en/wetenscha...
🎟️ New event!
Join @natalihelberger.bsky.social for her panel at Media van Morgen, organized by @svdj.bsky.social, to discuss the trade-offs news organizations need to make when adapting their presence for online platforms.
📅 06.11 | 13:30-18:00
📍 Leiden
Info & tickets: www.svdj.nl/evenement/me...
Join @natalihelberger.bsky.social for her panel at Media van Morgen, organized by @svdj.bsky.social, to discuss the trade-offs news organizations need to make when adapting their presence for online platforms.
📅 06.11 | 13:30-18:00
📍 Leiden
Info & tickets: www.svdj.nl/evenement/me...
Media van Morgen: De keuze is reuze
Wil jij kennismaken met vernieuwing in de journalistiek? Kom dan naar de Media van Morgen!
www.svdj.nl
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎟️ New event!
Join @natalihelberger.bsky.social for her panel at Media van Morgen, organized by @svdj.bsky.social, to discuss the trade-offs news organizations need to make when adapting their presence for online platforms.
📅 06.11 | 13:30-18:00
📍 Leiden
Info & tickets: www.svdj.nl/evenement/me...
Join @natalihelberger.bsky.social for her panel at Media van Morgen, organized by @svdj.bsky.social, to discuss the trade-offs news organizations need to make when adapting their presence for online platforms.
📅 06.11 | 13:30-18:00
📍 Leiden
Info & tickets: www.svdj.nl/evenement/me...
🌎 Are media publishers too reliant on AI from US tech giants? Listen to this podcast episode featuring @natalihelberger.bsky.social for her predictions on the future of the tech & media landscape, and how we can achieve balance.
Full episode: shows.acast.com/ignite-publi...
Full episode: shows.acast.com/ignite-publi...
The Netflix of AI: Why publishers are sleepwalking into tech giant dependency – Natali Helberger | IGNITE! Publishing
Innovative Impulse für die Verlagsbranche
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October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🌎 Are media publishers too reliant on AI from US tech giants? Listen to this podcast episode featuring @natalihelberger.bsky.social for her predictions on the future of the tech & media landscape, and how we can achieve balance.
Full episode: shows.acast.com/ignite-publi...
Full episode: shows.acast.com/ignite-publi...
🗳️ The Dutch elections are here!
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🗳️ The Dutch elections are here!
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
See what @claesdevreese.bsky.social has had to say about the use of AI, by voters and especially by politicians, and pieces of advice shared in the media in this summary on our website: www.aim4dem.nl/ai-in-the-du....
Curious to learn some of our most recent findings?
Here are some new publications from our lab 🧵
Here are some new publications from our lab 🧵
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Curious to learn some of our most recent findings?
Here are some new publications from our lab 🧵
Here are some new publications from our lab 🧵
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"Deze technologie leent zich erg goed voor opgetelde, druppelsgewijze effecten”. Dat zegt Claes de Vreese, hoogleraar AI & samenleving aan de @uva.nl, tegen @pointerkro-ncrv.bsky.social "Je kunt voortdurend iets negatiefs rondom een lijsttrekker of thema oproepen”
#tk2025
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
#tk2025
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Pointer: lijsttrekkers op X zeker duizend keer negatief afgebeeld met AI, Timmermans vaakst mikpunt
Timmermans als kapitein, met op de achtergrond een zinkende Titanic. Timmermans die, met getuite mond, een bordje vasthoudt met de tekst ‘Ik ben een schande voor Nederland’. Timmermans in een pauselij...
www.nrc.nl
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Deze technologie leent zich erg goed voor opgetelde, druppelsgewijze effecten”. Dat zegt Claes de Vreese, hoogleraar AI & samenleving aan de @uva.nl, tegen @pointerkro-ncrv.bsky.social "Je kunt voortdurend iets negatiefs rondom een lijsttrekker of thema oproepen”
#tk2025
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
#tk2025
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Watch our board member, Pascal Wiggers, give his lectoral speech on the responsible development and use of AI — as a powerful, but quickly growing and unreliable technology, its implementation requires a conscious approach.
📅 30 October | 16:00
Livestream (in Dutch): www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
📅 30 October | 16:00
Livestream (in Dutch): www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
Lectorale rede Pascal Wiggers | Evenement | HvA
Op donderdag 30 oktober 2025 zal Pascal Wiggers zijn lectorale rede geven. Pascal is sinds april 2024 Lector Responsible IT.
www.hva.nl
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Watch our board member, Pascal Wiggers, give his lectoral speech on the responsible development and use of AI — as a powerful, but quickly growing and unreliable technology, its implementation requires a conscious approach.
📅 30 October | 16:00
Livestream (in Dutch): www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
📅 30 October | 16:00
Livestream (in Dutch): www.hva.nl/evenementen/...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Our lab member, Gionata Bouché, will be part of a panel discussion on the precarious economic situation of European news media amidst concerns of ownership concentration. Main question: what are the best solutions?
📍 SPUI25 (and online)
📅 16 October | 17:00
Join for free: spui25.nl/programma/th...
📍 SPUI25 (and online)
📅 16 October | 17:00
Join for free: spui25.nl/programma/th...
The Precarious Situation of the News
Media concentration is a growing concern across Europe, as ownership increasingly consolidates in the hands of a few major players. High concentration can reduce media pluralism, limit the diversity o...
spui25.nl
October 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Our lab member, Gionata Bouché, will be part of a panel discussion on the precarious economic situation of European news media amidst concerns of ownership concentration. Main question: what are the best solutions?
📍 SPUI25 (and online)
📅 16 October | 17:00
Join for free: spui25.nl/programma/th...
📍 SPUI25 (and online)
📅 16 October | 17:00
Join for free: spui25.nl/programma/th...
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📅Deadline: November 1st, 2025
🔗Read More: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
🔗Read More: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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.
werkenbij.uva.nl
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📅Deadline: November 1st, 2025
🔗Read More: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
🔗Read More: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
@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-...
Read more here → www.aim4dem.nl/about-merel-...
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
@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-...
Read more here → www.aim4dem.nl/about-merel-...
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 ↓
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 ↓
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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 ↓
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 ↓
🚨 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...
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
www.aim4dem.nl
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🚨 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...
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...
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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.
DL 🗓️ November 1
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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.
DL 🗓️ November 1
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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.
werkenbij.uva.nl
October 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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.
DL 🗓️ November 1
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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.
DL 🗓️ November 1
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
@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...
Welcome, Agustin!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-agusti...
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@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...
Welcome, Agustin!
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-agusti...
📣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.
📅 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.
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📣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.
📅 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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🔥 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👇
deburen.eu/programma/fo...
📍De Buren, Brussel👇
deburen.eu/programma/fo...
Fotojournalistiek & AI: fake of fenomenaal? • deBuren
deburen.eu
September 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🔥 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👇
deburen.eu/programma/fo...
📍De Buren, Brussel👇
deburen.eu/programma/fo...
@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...
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-guille...
September 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@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...
More info: www.aim4dem.nl/about-guille...
🇪🇺 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:
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:
July 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🇪🇺 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:
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:
🌐 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
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
July 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🌐 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
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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🇪🇺 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/
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
www.aim4dem.nl
June 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🇪🇺 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/
Join leading voices discussing approaches for Europe's digital future. 📅 Fri, June 20, 6-7:30pm CEST
www.aim4dem.nl/events/