What is the role of humans in the age of AI?
With Dr Johann Laux, Ali Shah, and Maxine Setiawan
The evolving role of human oversight of AI systems in the workplace and beyond.
A Democratic View on Trustworthy AI: From Worrying About Fabrications to Looking at Vulnerability
With Dr Eugenia Stamboliev
This talk will introduce the concept of democratic trustworthiness of AI, shifting the focus from thinking about AI users to protecting citizens; and from output expectations to protected interests within AI systems
From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland
With Dr Patrick Brodie
This talk will articulate Ireland's twin transition and AI industrial policy, offering a critique of dependent models of development and proposing an anti-imperialist approach to environmental politics
Why are so many people playing RuneScape again?
OII DPhil student Thomas Hakman explores why RuneScape remains popular, showing how player freedom, mastery, and community satisfy core psychological needs despite the game’s age.
Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age
With Jon Penney
In this talk, Jon Penney examines the increasing weaponization of surveillance, censorship, and new technology to repress and control us.
How streaming affects musicians, and what they can do about it
With Dr Robert Prey and Dr Seonok Lee
While it's never been easier for musicians to release music, the economics of the music industry and online streaming mean earning a living has become even more challenging.
From AI Sovereignty to AI Agency: assessing national capability, power, and strategic choices in a connected world
With Rebecca Razavi
This talk examines how national AI capability and dependency can be systematically assessed in an increasingly interconnected AI ecosystem
Certified for Success: How AI Skills Improve Job Prospects
With Dr Fabian Stephany
AI is often seen as a job killer — but our latest OII study suggests it could actually help you get hired. A new international experiment shows that AI skills significantly improve a candidate’s chances of being invited to an interview.
Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful
With Prof Mirca Madianou
Mirca will unearth the colonial power relations which shape ‘technology for good’ initiatives as well as the practices of resistance.
Startup Ökosysteme: Vortrag von Fabian Braesemann zur Eröffnung des Startup-Hubs “Gravity”
With Dr Fabian Braesemann
Vortrag von Dr. Fabian Braesemann (Oxford Internet Institute der Universität Oxford) über Startup-Ökosysteme als komplexes System. Teil der feierlichen Eröffnung von Gravity - Space für Startups & Innovatoren in Heilbronn. Dezember 2025.
The Preservation of Embodied Masculinity in Rural Tech-Altered Workplaces
With Dr Jenna Burrell
How do communities respond when the livestock auction becomes internet connected, drones replace cowboys for monitoring cattle, and a Facebook data center becomes the newest employer in town?
The most important skills for the next wave of AI jobs
With Dr Fabian Stephany
In this session from the micro1 × Microsoft AIEI “Reshaping the Future of Work” virtual series, Dr. Mark Esposito moderated a conversation with Dr. Fabian Stephany and Dr. Diana Tuman.