Significant Impacts of AI Showcased at the WASP-HS Winter Conference

by Hanna Nordin | Feb 22, 2023 | News

How much of an impact can systems like ChatGPT have on how we perceive the world around us? Are there ethical dilemmas with art generated by artificial intelligence (AI)? What is required for us to have a good trust in AI? These are some of the questions addressed by...

The Second Joint Call for Seed-Money Between WASP-HS and DDLS is Now Open

by Hanna Nordin | Feb 21, 2023 | News

The collaboration between the SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) and the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society, continues and during February a new call for seed money was...

Anna Foka Promoted to Full Professor

by Hanna Nordin | Jan 30, 2023 | News

WASP-HS Principal Investigator, Anna Foka, is promoted to Full Professor in Digital Humanities at Uppsala University. “As Professor in Digital Humanities, and with a background in cultural history, media studies and archaeology, I try to understand and make...

Virginia Dignum Talks Risks and Challenges with AI on P1 Studio Ett Special

by Hanna Nordin | Jan 20, 2023 | News

Virginia Dignum, Program Director of WASP-HS and Professor in Responsible Artificial Intelligence, talks about risks and challenges with AI on P1 Studio Ett Special: AI. “I believe that we must focus on education and put a lot of efforts into educating the...

New Report on AI and Media

by Hanna Nordin | Dec 19, 2022 | News

What are the challenges and opportunities on AI and media? A new report is now published and available for all on the WASP-HS website. The report is based on the discussions and conclusions from the AI and Media Community Reference Meeting which took place on October...

Virginia Dignum Awarded AI Ethics Professional of the Year

by Hanna Nordin | Dec 15, 2022 | News

Virginia Dignum, Program Director of WASP-HS, Professor in Responsible AI, Umeå University, is winner of the 2022 Nordic DAIR Award category ‘AI Ethics Professional of the Year’ 2022. Last week, it was announced that Virginia Dignum, WASP-HS Program...