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Centre for Digital Humanities Webinar: The news framing of Artificial Intelligence – June 6th

Data empowerment authorMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Date/Time09-06-202215:00 - 16:15 LocationOnline Free Registration The Utrecht University will close the Centre for Digital Humanities Spring program 2022 with an online lecture by Assistant Professor Dennis Nguyen on ‘The news framing...

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“Public values should be leading!” research to be presented during 9th European Communication Conference in Denmark

Data empowerment authorApril 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Dennis Nguyen & Rhied Al-Othmani Data Professionals' Views on Challenges to Value-Driven Data Practices and Critical Data Literacy in the Public Sector The increasing use of data and artificial intelligence...

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Recommender Systems in the Media and the Role of Public Values – Notes on an Interdisciplinary Approach

Data empowerment authorJanuary 17, 2022January 22, 2022

by Dennis Nguyen & Erik Hekman Automated decision-making systems that offer some sort of context-dependent recommendation are virtually ubiquitous in the digital society: they help us navigate our environment (Fesenmeier et...

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Is Data Justice a News Frame in Media Reporting on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence?

Data empowerment authorAugust 25, 2021September 25, 2021

By Dennis Nguyen, Erik Hekman, and Koen van Turnhout Introduction News media reporting can influence public perception of big data and artificial intelligence (AI): it informs audiences about innovations, opportunities,...

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Research and art project investigating women’s perspectives on working in the tech industry

Data empowerment authorJuly 23, 2021April 29, 2022

by Julia Luteijn and Rhied Al-Othmani Yin-Gemis is a research and art project that investigates women's perspectives on working in the tech industry. The purpose of this project is to bring attention to...

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The Data Subject and the Myth of the “Black Box”

Data empowerment authorJuly 15, 2021January 17, 2022

A Critical Inquiry into How Platforms Communicate About Their Data Practices This conceptual paper explores the role of communication around data practices of Big Tech companies. Through exploring and critiquing communication practices, the paper shows how Big Tech platforms shape users into new sorts...

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A.I. and Creative Business

Data empowerment authorApril 26, 2021April 27, 2021

By Nathalie Brähler Black Friday 2019. Six people, four women and two men still in the office. Coffee cups and empty soda cans on the table. They’re visibly tired after...

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Data Literacy, Perception of Digital Transformation, and Risk Awareness

Data empowerment authorApril 20, 2021May 18, 2021

By Dennis Nguyen & Rhied Al-Othmani Datafication and automation are "hot topics" in expert discourses and are often portrayed as two intersecting technological trends that triggered fundamental transformations throughout society....

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News Framing of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Data empowerment authorApril 20, 2021May 4, 2021

By Dennis Nguyen, Erik Hekman and Koen van Turnhout An Exploration of How Media Discourses Make Sense of the Digital Transformation News media reporting can influence the public perception of...