Food for Thought #1: AI and its effect on Discourse and Democracy

What role do training data, model design, and evaluation methods play in shaping AI-generated content? And what do we mean when we talk about “bias” in AI?

These are some of the questions we will explore in the first session of the Food for Thought lunch webinar series, a collaboration between WASP and WASP-HS that brings together technical and human perspectives on AI and society.

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Date and time: October 5, 12-13

Theme: AI and its effect on Discourse and Democracy

Moderators: Amy Loutfi, WASP Program Director, and Fredrik Heintz, WASP Co-director of Collaborations

Guests:

• Emelie Karlsson, WASP-HS PhD student in political science at Uppsala University. Visit profile.
• Igor Ryazanov, WASP-HS PhD student in computer science at Umeå University. Visit profile.
• Moa Johansson, WASP Faculty and Associate Professor in computer science and engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. Visit profile.

About Food for Thought

Artificial intelligence is driving important discussions across research, industry, policy, and society. Many of these discussions span disciplinary boundaries, raising questions that benefit from both technical expertise and insights from the humanities and social sciences.

To encourage dialogue across the WASP and WASP-HS communities, we are launching Food for Thought, a monthly lunch webinar series exploring current AI-related topics from both technical and human perspectives. Each session brings together researchers from across the WASP and WASP-HS ecosystem to share insights, challenge assumptions, and spark new conversations.