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Virginia Dignum
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🇵🇹🇳🇱🇸🇪🇪🇺 Prof #A.I @umeauniversity; member @UN Advisory Group on AI; @wasp_hs; author; speaker; #responsibleAI https://bit.ly/2WxEkQU
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krisshrishak.bsky.social
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.

@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed

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Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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princetonupress.bsky.social
The AI Paradox by @vdignum.bsky.social is “a nuanced, hopeful vision of a future with human intelligence amplified, not overwhelmed, by machine intelligence.” Read the full Kirkus review:
THE AI PARADOX | Kirkus Reviews
In this optimistic take, the seductive skills of AI systems are pitted against the complexity of human intelligence.
www.kirkusreviews.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
vdignum.bsky.social
sharing our new article on the role of regulation for #AI therapist chatbots.

with @jasonetucker.bsky.social and @petterericson.bsky.social

AI Policy Lab @Umeå University
#ResponsibleAI #AIgovernance
techpolicypress.bsky.social Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Sep 17
“The problem is not only in how people use AI systems or in which setting, but in how these systems are built to stimulate attachment without accountability. With regulation still lacking… it often appears that ‘everything goes,’” write Virginia Dignum, Petter Ericson, and Jason Tucker.
AI Chatbots Are Not Therapists: Reducing Harm Requires Regulation | TechPolicy.Press
Virginia Dignum, Petter Ericson, and Jason Tucker call for urgent regulation of AI chatbots to prevent mental health harms.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
vdignum.bsky.social
I was privileged to attend #MLIndaba2025 #MLI2025 #Urunana
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August 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
My comments on Mustafa Suleyman ill-called 'seemingly conscious AI' 🤦‍♀️
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Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis' | Virginia Dignum | 13 comments
I agree with Mustafa Suleyman on this, there is every reason to be concerned about the growing psychological dependency on AI. But framing the problem as ‘seemingly conscious AI causing psychosis’ i...
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August 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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j2bryson.bsky.social
@jswanljung.bsky.social ha ha first thing I see on linkedin www.linkedin.com/posts/vdignu... cc @vdignum.bsky.social
My comments on #Sweden prime minister use of #AI chatbots made it to The Guardian 😀 | Virginia Dignum | 16 comments
My comments on #Sweden prime minister use of #AI chatbots made it to The Guardian 😀 https://lnkd.in/eXJPXW9t Here, in Swedish, the original article https://lnkd.in/eQ6GSRrS #ResponsibleAI #AIgover...
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August 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
Trump’s AI plan swaps ethics and environmental safeguards for unilateral dominance, betraying the human‑centred cooperation the world needs.
Unilateral AI domination jeopardizes us all.

#AI #ResponsibleAI #AIforAll #AIgovernance #globalAI

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Trump’s new AI agenda, which prioritizes unilateral national dominance, discarding environmental safeguards and ethical guardrails, and rejecting any ‘woke’ value, stands in direct opposition to the… ...
Trump’s new AI agenda, which prioritizes unilateral national dominance, discarding environmental safeguards and ethical guardrails, and rejecting any ‘woke’ value, stands in direct opposition to the c...
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July 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
vdignum.bsky.social
#AI for Good of who? of whom?
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social for denouncing this charade and say loud and clear what many of us commenting on: #ITU's summit is more about washing than responsibility
#aiforgood
abeba.bsky.social Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 11
A short blogpost detailing my experience of censorship at the AI for Good Summit with links to both original and censored versions of slides and links to my talk

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AI for Good [Appearance?]
Reflections on the last minute censorship of my keynote at the AI for Good Summit 2025
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July 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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ststaab.bsky.social
@unistuttgartiris.bsky.social presents its work to our wonderful advisory board - @vdignum.bsky.social, Bob Williamson, and Jens Birkholzer. @csindermann.bsky.social gave a great about the biases of people when seeking information from large-language models.
July 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
Going completely out of my comfort zone, I'm sharing this short scifi I just wrote, when challenged to imagine a possible future where all AI development and use is responsible.
Comments are much welcome, but be gentle 😊, never attempted writing fiction before...
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Click to care
It started with a sentence in the screen: “You don't build machines; you build futures.” When Noor clicked Accept, she didn’t know she’d just enrolled in the world’s most rigorous AI ethics program.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
vdignum.bsky.social
If you are working on how AI shapes and is shaped by society, this is your opportunity to join us as a fellow in 2026 at AI Policy Lab @Umeå University

🕐 Deadline: 1 June, 17:00 CET

#AIpolicy #AIgovernance #AIethics #responsibleAI #AI
aipolicylab.se/call-for-fel...
Call for Fellowships Jan-June 2026
Are you working on groundbreaking ideas in AI policy, ethics, or governance? Do you have experience in interdisciplinary settings and thrive in collaborative environments? The AI Policy Lab at Umeå…
aipolicylab.se
April 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
vdignum.bsky.social
New publication!

As US platforms resist regulation, Europe has a chance to lead by building transparent, interoperable social media aligned with #humanvalues

Read more 👇
#TechGovernance #DSA #DMA #AIAct #Interoperability #DigitalSovereignty #Europe

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Time for a European Social Media Ecosystem | Virginia Dignum
Publication alert! See our latest piece, co-authored with a brilliant team of international researchers and policymakers, exploring the impact of the current pivotal moment in global tech governance. ...
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April 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
"Beyond the AI race: why global governance is the greatest innovation"
Read my new blog in #AIPEX: aipolicylab.se/2025/04/08/b...

I argue that AI governance is our greatest innovation challenge.

#ResponsibleAI is not the finish line. It is the only viable path forward.

#AIgovernance #AIethics
April 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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kt4democracy.bsky.social
🏝️Insightful talk in sight!
🔔Join the webinar Responsible #AI: Governance, #Ethics, and Sustainable Innovation by Responsible #AI expert @vdignum.bsky.social
👉The event is organised as part of the European University of Technology lunchtime seminars series.
Read more: kt4democracy.eu/events/respo...
April 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
I've joined the University of Amsterdam, as a guest professor and upcoming co-director of Civic AI Lab 2.0.
Looking forward to collaborate and explore the potential of all what AI Policy Lab @Umeå University and SIAS can do together.
More information on the Civic AI Lab: www.civic-ai.nl
Socially intelligent AI | Civic AI Lab | Amsterdam
Advancing society through civic-centered and community-minded AI technology. Civic AI Lab.
www.civic-ai.nl
April 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
Every time we think he cannot get worse, Trump manages go lower than lower.
Lies, intimidation, shouting... schoolyard bullies, that is what 'disrespect' really means.
It is now time for a united front, the US is changing sides, we need to be strong with Ukraine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Bullying, berating Trump shows his worst self in Zelenskyy ambush
The president said his horrific blowup would make ‘great television’ – the White House has rarely seen anything like this
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February 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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j2bryson.bsky.social
I argued yesterday with both a head of a law department who'd written a book on AI accountability and a young PhD student, neither of whom really understood how or when to use generative AI. Please consider this a draft and give me feedback or other links. joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2025/02/gene...
Generative AI use and human agency
artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, policy, ethics and security
joanna-bryson.blogspot.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
Great news but it is beneath Europe's values to call it a race.
As a race, it will have only loosers, no one wins.

We need is a collective exploration. There are many unexplored paths to take, there are many strenghts, multidisciplinary, to apply.

We are in it together, not against each other.
vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Feb 11
The AI race is just beginning.

Building on the European AI Champions initiative, I’m glad to announce InvestAI 🇪🇺

We aim to mobilise €200 billion in AI investments in Europe

More ↓
europa.eu/!MkWvC8
February 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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randomwalker.bsky.social
But the big problem is that production seems to have gotten decoupled from any useful measure of progress. There is a whole science-of-science literature hand wringing about the fact that scientific production has increased ~exponentially but progress has not accelerated and has even slowed down.
February 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
vdignum.bsky.social
I'm not at Paris #AIActionsummit, but here are my thoughts:

Leaked statement lacks urgent AI governance and misses key issues like power imbalances and current and future harms.

We need real, global action, not more words.
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#AI #AIgovernance #ResponsibleAI
Virginia Dignum on LinkedIn: #aiactionsummit #ai #aigovernance #responsibleai #aiactionsummit
I'm not attending the Paris #AIActionsummit this week, but I've been asked repeatedly for my opinion on it, particularly regarding its leaked final statement…
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February 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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My statement on the repeal of President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
STATEMENT: CAP’s Alondra Nelson Condemns Dangerous Repeal of AI Executive Order
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January 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
The Handmaid's Tale IRL? 😞😢
markjacob.bsky.social Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Jan 21
Orwellian.
January 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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claesdevreese.bsky.social
This morning I want leaders in Europe and the 🇪🇺 to stand up for European values, be in action mode, be calm AND courageous, show unity, provide reassurance, and show empathy. Thank you.
January 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
vdignum.bsky.social
“Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen” - Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1968)

(Tech bros at inauguration. Where the #AI exec order was cancelled)
(image: BBC)
January 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
vdignum.bsky.social
A historical day?! Should I be sad, horrified, outraged, all of it?
Watching a president, no, a full-on dictator, signing decisions to a cheering mob of thousands? Freeing criminals, criminalising innocent, and torching the planet's future?
A list of all he signed: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as
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January 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM