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...

Essays on Women in the Labor Market: Technology, Inequality, and the Future of Work—New PhD Defense

by Hanna Nordin | Jan 31, 2025 | News

Malin Backman defends her doctoral thesis, “Essays on Women in the Labor Market: Technology, Inequality and the Future of Work,” at Lecture Hall 2, Ekonomikum, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, Uppsala University, on January 7 at 13:15. Abstract Essay I: I study how digital skill...

“Machine Auguries”—What Is Real in a World with AI?

by Hanna Nordin | Jan 9, 2025 | News

We find ourselves increasingly uncertain of what is real and what is generated by artificial intelligence (AI). This resonates as real birdsong is slowly taken over by machine-generated song in Machine Auguries, an exhibition of the work of...

Open Call for WASP-HS Research Clusters

by Hanna Nordin | Jan 7, 2025 | News

WASP-HS opens a call for research clusters with a funding of 25 to 40 million SEK per cluster. This initiative aims to create a collaborative space for researchers from various disciplines worldwide. The goals are to enhance knowledge exchange, reduce duplicate...

AI and the Future of Democracy

by Hanna Nordin | Nov 25, 2024 | News

Artificial intelligence (AI) undermines democracy. What can we do about it? That was the central question at the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and Society 2024—a gathering of leading researchers on AI’s impact on humanity and society, policymakers, and...