#Embedding models facilitate new monitoring and analysis possibilities for governments and companies. In our final pre-summer break blogpost, Jorrit Van Assen (@oii.ox.ac.uk) explains the capabilities of embedding models and their implications for #surveillance. 🔗 www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
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Towards an inclusive digital society based on responsible, ethical and sustainable technologies
📢 New blogpost! When #AI systems cause harm, responsibility is rarely straightforward. In a new blogpost, Chee Hae Chung unpacks how the #AI #accountability gap reflects not only legal shortcomings but deeper epistemic, institutional and geopolitical failures. 🔗 www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
🎺 #Register until Monday 4 for our Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics! www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/educ...
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Education and training offerings of the KU Leuven Digital Society Institute
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🔥 3 days left to register for the Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics! www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/educ... 🔧 Get to know our instructors!
🔥 3 days left to register for the Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics! www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/educ... 🔧 Get to know our instructors!
Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics
Each year, DigiSoc organizes a Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics, accessible to all graduates.
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Are you a #professional looking to expand your knowledge and skills in the field of #Digital #Ethics? This comprehensive course will allow you to learn from our #experts and enhance your understanding of Digital Ethics.
📢 New blog post! Real world data is increasingly used in the process of market authorization of medical products. In this blog post, Kaat Van Delm assesses whether EU regulation accurately addresses the risks that come with this evolution. 👉 Read it here: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
⏱️ 15 days left to register for our fourth #Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics! www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/educ...
Big news🎉The Law, Ethics & Policy of AI Blog is moving to @digisoc.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social for her incredible work as founding editor-in-chief. We warmly welcome @biekezaman.bsky.social to the team! ✨Stay tuned for our next blogposts at kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog
💌 We are happy to open the registrations for the fourth #Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics by KU Leuven Digital Society Institute! This comprehensive course will allow you to learn from our #experts and enhance your understanding of #Digital #Ethics. www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/educ...
Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics
Each year, DigiSoc organizes a Hybrid Course on Digital Ethics, accessible to all graduates.
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📢Our newest blog post is now live! Under which conditions could hashtag#age hashtag#restrictions become a suitable instrument to govern hashtag#generative hashtag#AI? This blog post answers this question, beyond the numbers game. 🔗 Read it here: lnkd.in/dvMJ6gjm
Big news 🎉 We’re excited to officially host The Law, Ethics & Policy of AI Blog at @digisoc.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social for her work as founding editor-in-chief. We warmly welcome @biekezaman.bsky.social to the team. Stay tuned!✨ 🔗https://www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog
Stefania Milan points to critical issues of today's data governance infrastructures but also empowering ways to safeguard democracy in the digital society @digisoc.bsky.social IDS2025 conference
Cheering on our colleges from @digisoc.bsky.social and @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social and presenting our brand new book (!!) at the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society 🪩✨
We attended the @digisoc.bsky.social International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society in Leuven.👏@robynvanherle.bsky.social (co-)presented 2 mHealth studies, 1 with @svestkova-ady.bsky.social, @irtis.bsky.social. @luca-carbone.bsky.social presented on meritocratic masculinities in music.
It was a pleasure to present my work w/ @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social (@mediapsychologylab.bsky.social) on meritocratic masculinities in music, resonance processes, and youth's mental health. 👉 poster and additional resources: lnkd.in/eUADqqyF Thanks for the organization @digisoc.bsky.social !
We attended the @digisoc.bsky.social International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society in Leuven.👏@robynvanherle.bsky.social (co-)presented 2 mHealth studies, 1 with @svestkova-ady.bsky.social, @irtis.bsky.social. @luca-carbone.bsky.social presented on meritocratic masculinities in music.
We also took part in the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (#IDS2025) as presenters, chairs, and volunteers. This conference, organised by @digisoc.bsky.social, brought together scholars to exchange ideas on building a more inclusive digital society ⬇️
📢 Join KU Leuven AI Summer School Public Session – 4 July 2025! You're invited to the panel "AI Governance in Europe and Globally" at the Faculty of Law or online, moderated by DigiSoc member Nathalie Smuha. 🗓️ Register by 1 July: shorturl.at/XnNsh ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/76lnh 📸 Steve Johnson
👟 Our hybrid Digital Ethics course starts May 15! 📅 9 sessions on ethical tech, policy, design, decision making & more 📍 Online or in Leuven 🕕 18:00–21:30 CET 💸 €1600 (20% off for NGOs/individuals) 🔗 Info & register: lnkd.in/e34zzsKk #DigiSoc #DigitalEthics #KULeuven 📸Pexels Rostislav
📢 Call for posters & art! The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) & Academic Cultural Forum (ACF) are organizing Spring Cycle 2025 on visual perception. 📅 Poster & Art Fair: June 4 Topics: vision, AI, aesthetics & more 🔗 Info & forms: shorturl.at/e5TNa
🎨 Join us for the Dynamic Visual Identities workshop by Catarina Lélis on May 8 (11:00–13:00) at KU Leuven! Explore how logos can act as smart tools for user interaction & service design 📍 Agora (M00.E67) 🎟️ Free registration: shorturl.at/2g3vS #HCI #DigiSoc #KULeuven #DesignThinking 📸 mos design
🎉 KU Leuven Digital Humanities: 10 Years Strong! The KU Leuven Master’s in Digital Humanities, co-organized by DigiSoc, celebrates a decade of interdisciplinary research & innovation. 📅 26 May | 📍 Leuven Join us for talks, panels & more! 🔗 Program & registration: bit.ly/4iZTC87 #DigiSoc #KULeuven
Our director, Prof. @biekezaman.bsky.social will speak at the IX Colóquio Internacional de Bioética, Neuroética e Ética da IA on April 29 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Prof. Zaman will join experts to discuss responsible tech and AI ethics. 📩 Info: bit.ly/3EnmnwM #DigiSoc #AIethics 📸 Özgü Özden
DigiSoc Director Prof. @biekezaman.bsky.social will give a talk on responsible & participatory research in a digital society at PPGCIN, Brazil. 📅 25 April, 14:00 BRT 📍 Porto Alegre 🎙️ Talk in English, with PT interpretation Info: www.ufrgs.br/ppgcin/ #DigiSoc #KULeuven #PPGCIN #UFRGS #EthicalTech
🎮 Join us on April 22 (14:00–15:00 CET) for a talk by @lectio-institute.bsky.social -DigiSoc Fellow Julien Régibeau: History as Aesthetic: Exploring Key Themes in Historical Game Studies. 📍 MSI1 02.08, KU Leuven 💻 For Registration: bit.ly/4cGpDQn #GameStudies 📸: Age of Empires III (Microsoft)
📢 Apply now for the 2025–2026 LECTIO & DigiSoc Visiting Fellowship at KU Leuven! Research the reception of the past in today’s digital society. 🗓️ Deadline: May 20, 2025 🔗 Info: bit.ly/4idcZJT #DigitalHistory #KULeuven #DigiSoc
🚀 Join AI Dialogues at KU Leuven (May 26-27) as part of the university’s 600th anniversary! 🎉 Explore AI’s impact on employment, climate & smart cities with experts like @frankpasquale.bsky.social & Benedetta Brevini 💡 Contribute to key policy recommendations! 🔗 Register: forms.gle/FHVHpdAgg8tF...
Want to make your digital services more inclusive? LOOK-IT by DigiSoc is here to help—for free 🚀 LOOK-IT will support Belgium-based organizations in developing inclusive digital apps—at no cost! 🏛 Funded by the Federal Public Service Economy. 📩 Apply now: bit.ly/4bS79fh 📸 by Marvin Meyer
🎮 DigiSoc Director @biekezaman.bsky.social will give a talk on "Le design éthique de jeux vidéo pour enfants" (Ethical Design of Video Games for Children) at UQAM, Canada, on March 12, 2025. For more information: bit.ly/4btvrfu #KULeuven #VideoGames #GameStudies #ChildOnlineSafety
🚀Registrations for the KU Leuven AI Summer School 2025 close on 17 March! Join us 30 June – 9 July to explore the legal, ethical & policy challenges of AI. @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social @victoriahendrickx.bsky.social @jannepetroons.bsky.social Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... #KULeuven
🚀 Call for Submissions! The 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025) is happening on Sept 15-16, 2025, in Leuven! 📢 Submit by March 3, 2025 🔗 More info: inclusivedigitalsociety.eu Join the conversation on digital inclusion! #KULeuven Photo by Robs on Unsplash
🌍 Exciting Internship Opportunities at KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc)! DigiSoc welcomes interns from diverse backgrounds! Whether you speak Dutch, English, or both, there’s an opportunity for you. Apply today! www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/educ... #DigiSoc #KULeuven #Internship #trainee
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Internship Opportunities at KU Leuven Digital Society Institute
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