Three New DDLS-WASP-HS Research Initiation Grant Projects Approved

by Hanna Nordin | Apr 1, 2025 | News

To foster collaborative research at the intersection of data-driven life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, three new initiation projects between WASP-HS and DDLS have been approved. The projects are a part of the call “Research Initiation Grants for...

Enjoying the Fall – The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security—New PhD Defense

by Hanna Nordin | Mar 27, 2025 | News

Pasko Kisic Merino defends his doctoral thesis, “Enjoying the Fall – The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security”. Karlstad University, on 28 March at 10:15. Abstract Over the past decade, the far-right has...

Call for Applications—Project Initiation Grants

by Hanna Nordin | Feb 19, 2025 | News

Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS) is offering up to 250 000 SEK to support emerging research ideas that require multi- or interdisciplinary approaches. The deadline for applications is May 30, 2025. WASP-HS...

Winter Conference 2025—Strengthening AI Research and Collaboration

by Hanna Nordin | Feb 12, 2025 | News

Over 120 researchers from the WASP-HS program gathered at Stockholm University on February 5-7 for the Winter Conference 2025, focusing on the multifaceted impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on humanity and society. The conference featured workshops, panel...

Queering AI—New Report

by Hanna Nordin | Feb 3, 2025 | News

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in reinforcing biases, the balance between regulation and inclusivity, and the power of generative AI in shaping worldviews were among the key issues discussed when WASP-HS invited researchers and business representatives to...