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Cyber Security in the Era of AI: Diverse Discussions at WASP-HS Online Event
At the WASP-HS-arranged event on 26 March 2024, participants from different domains such as cyber security development, border control, and academic research convened. The participants came together...
Cyber Security: For Whom and At What Cost?
In the realm of technology and artificial intelligence (AI), we stand at a critical juncture that forces us to confront questions as ancient as humanity itself. The recent WASP-HS community...
Better Safe Than Sorry: Reflections on the Artificial Intelligence Act
On December 8, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the final compromise text[1] of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). It is expected that the European...
Embracing Critical Curiosity: Navigating the Societal Challenges of AI with WASP-HS
We live in a time when dinner conversations more often than not veer towards gloomy subjects – whether it be issues of national safety, planetary health or the ‘threat’ of AI for democracy, the...
Mapping Critical Robotics – An interdisciplinary workshop in Norrköping
On February 16th, the research team working on the WASP-HS funded project The Ethics and Social Consequences of AI & Caring Robots. Learning Trust, Empathy, and Accountability hosted an...
Open Call for Workshops for AI for Humanity and Society 2024
WASP-HS invites researchers and practitioners to participate in shaping the dialogue surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). To facilitate vibrant discussions and interactions with, and within,...
Over 70 WASP-HS Researchers Meet up at Umeå University
Last week, February 7-9, WASP-HS arranged the annual Winter Conference, a conference specifically dedicated for the PhD students within the program. The conference served as a platform for in-depth...
New Report Demonstrates WASP-HS Journey Since 2019
To visualize the efforts and impact of the program, WASP-HS has just published the report “This is WASP-HS 2023”. The document exemplifies the endeavors of the program since its launch in 2019 until...
Ericka Johnson is New WASP-HS Graduate School Director
Ericka Johnson, Professor in Gender and Society with a research interest in Science and Technology Studies (STS) at Linköping University, is appointed new WASP-HS Graduate School Director. Ericka...
WASP-HS Embraces SSH Vision with New Director Christofer Edling
Starting from 1 January, 2024, Christofer Edling, Professor of Sociology at Lund University, is new Program Director for WASP-HS. “With me, WASP-HS gets a program director with roots in, experience...
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