Welcome to second webinar in the AI and Society: Fresh Perspectives form PhD Graduates series! Join us as newly minted PhD students from WASP-HS Graduate School discuss their insights into the implications and entanglements of AI for society and humanity in a series of lightning talks. Program "Conflicting Aims of Welfare Technology" Maria Arnelid, Linköping […]
Please note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. Can AI models be lawfully and ethically trained on copyrighted and cultural heritage–protected materials? This question has become one of the most pressing and contested issues in Sweden’s AI and cultural policy landscape. Recent debates between rights-holder […]
We welcome all WASP-HS researhers to exchange knowledge about political aspects of algorithms together with Oliver Marsh from Algorithm Watch, Berlin. The goal of the one hour workshop is to explore strategies to manage the increasingly algorithm-driven society. Speaker Oliver Marsh, Head of Tech Research at Algorithm Watch About Algoritm Watch Algorithm Watch is a […]
Alicja Ostrowska defends her PhD thesis, “Life and AI at NASA: An Ethnography of How Scientists and Engineers Make Tools to Explore Other Worlds” on 30 January at Chalmers University of Technology. See event page. Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly introduced into scientific practices, including NASA’s missions that explore conditions for life and habitability on […]
The WASP-HS Winter Conference 2026 will be in LUX, the Joint Faculties for Humanities and Theology, at Lund University 4-6 February. It will be filled with workshops, poster presentations, and interactive discussions, with ample opportunity for networking. Please join us and contribute to the conversation!WASP-HS Annual Exchange Encountering DigitalizationWhat happens when interactions are automated and digital […]
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 become ubiquitous across different areas of both the private and public spheres of human life, assisting in care, […]
Creating a Research Network to Foster Women’s Participation in TechnosciencePlease note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office.Topic: Conversations on how AI is eroding human rights (and what can we do about it)Invited speaker: Sue Ann Teo, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Faculty […]
A Joint Conference between DDLS, WASP and WASP-HS Uniting Sweden's life science, machine learning and artificial intelligence communities, we welcome researchers from all disciplines to explore new research opportunities in a changing world. Participants will have the opportunity to network, be inspired by excellent international keynote speakers, and take part in the latest research in […]
Photo: Mattias Pettersson About the Event Join us for the WASP-HS Summer School, 17–21 August, at Umeå University. This year’s theme is AI, Power and Politics. The Summer School brings together PhD students for an inspiring week in Umeå. The programme will be published soon and will include further details on lectures, workshops and other sessions, alongside practical information […]
Robots and Autonomous Systems in Everyday LifeHow can we live amidst and with robots? How do they impact human work and our understanding of social relationships and societal values? Complex organizational work is needed to make robot fleets run smoothly and bring forward societal concerns about care, safety and responsibility. Join the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and […]
