Figuring the Boundary Between Human and Robot — PhD Defense
On 6 March 2026, Dominika Lisy defends her doctoral thesis, “Figuring the Boundary between Human and Robot: A Feminist New Materialist Perspective on Dermally Layered Relationality”, at Linköping University. See event page. Abstract Social robots are expected to...
New Book Release: The AI Paradox by Virginia Dignum
It is not about what artificial intelligence (AI) will do to us, but about how we choose to shape it, argues Virginia Dignum, Professor in Responsible AI at Umeå University, in her new book “The AI Paradox: How to Make...
Networking and Community Building at the WASP-HS Winter Conference 2026
More than 100 WASP‑HS PhD students, newly graduated doctors, and supervisors gathered at Lund University on 4–6 February for the WASP‑HS Winter Conference 2026. Three days of workshops, presentations, and networking focused on how AI shapes, and is shaped by, humanity...
AI in the Swedish Election Campaign – Democracy on New Terms
How does AI affect democracy and opinion formation? That was the focus when researchers and Members of Parliament met in the Swedish Parliament on 28 January for a seminar arranged by Rifo and WASP HS. The discussion showed that technology now plays an increasingly...
