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Focus Online, 22 May 2025
The power of social media is shaping our society—not always for the better. Researcher Fabian Braesemann analyzes how the tech giants' platforms are driving social division and presents an alternative: a transparent, European social network.
The Globe and Mail, 17 June 2025
“Many entry-level workers are no longer asked to produce first drafts – they’re asked to orchestrate the tools that do it,” said Dr. Braesemann. “That may sound empowering, but it removes a key stage of learning.”
Newsweek, 15 June 2025
There have long been concerns about Generation Z and their attitudes towards work. However, according to LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Gen Z is "attractive" to employers for one key reason—they are "Generation AI."
20 June 2025
OII researchers are set to attend the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (FAccT) 2025.
17 June 2025
Dr Adam Mahdi, Dr Ana Valdivia, Professor Greg Taylor, and Professor Kathryn Eccles are among the teaching faculty recognised for teaching excellence at Oxford.
9 June 2025
The Oxford Internet Institute’s Franziska Sofia Hafner explores whether language models are perpetuating gender stereotypes.
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With David G. Robinson
Voices in the Code is the story of how one community built a life-and-death algorithm in a relatively inclusive, accountable way.
With Dr Murali Shanmugavelan
An introduction to Critical Caste and Technology Studies with Dr Murali Shanmugavelan
With Professor Vili Lehdonvirta, Dr Carl Benedikt Frey, Professor Helmut Krcmar, and Dr Rahild Neuburger
The first in a series of joint webinars looking at the theme of AI & work, jointly curated by the Oxford Internet Institute and TUM Heilbronn Campus.
