Our annual Summer School brought three days of poster sessions, method exchanges, and inspiring discussions. A highlight was the workshop by Annika Richterich on gender, diversity, and inequality in communicative AI. Great talks, great feedback, great company!

#ComAI #SummerSchool #AIResearch #CommunicativeAI #PhDLife

https://comai.space/en/comai-summer-school-2025-poster-sessions-deep-dives-and-feminist-techno-science-in-graz/

🚉 ComAI Summer Retreat ⛰️

I have just arrived in 🚊Graz, where we are meeting for the summer ☀️retreat of our @comai Research Unit.

Until Wednesday, we want to discuss what #research has been carried out in the projects over the last 6️⃣ months, what the challenges of #triangulating #methods 🔣 are, how socio-material #constitution and #appropriation come together 🤲 in a process of #artificialintelligence #emergence, and much more.

This will be followed by our #ComAI doctoral 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 summer school.

#CfP THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPE OF AI – VISIONS, POSITIONS, CONFLICTS

❓ What are the #future #visions and #imaginaries of #communications, #society, and social change in diverse #global contexts in relation to #AI, #AGI and #ComAI?

❓ Which novel #ideological positions have emerged around the specific #affordances and #dilemmas of AI?

📣 We are looking for submissions for a Special Section of the International Journal of Communication addressing questions like these:

https://comai.space/en/call-for-papers-the-imaginative-landscape-of-ai-visions-positions-conflicts-2/

The International Journal of Communication (IJoC) is launching a Special Section on "The Imaginative Landscape of AI: Visions, Positions, Conflicts".
We invite submissions that empirically explore emerging imaginaries, ideological positions, and conflicts surrounding AI.

Please visit our website for more information: https://comai.space/en/call-for-papers-the-imaginative-landscape-of-ai-visions-positions-conflicts-2/

#CfP #ComAI #IJoC

The “imaginary landscape of AI” is fragmented, contested, and full of conflicting visions. As part of our P1 project, we interviewed Audrey Tang - discussing technological imaginaries, societal visions, and the future of communication with AI.

Read the interview: https://sayit.archive.tw/2025-08-22-interview-with-andreas-hepp

#ComAI #AIresearch #AI

Die „imaginäre Landschaft der KI“ ist vielfältig, widersprüchlich und von Konflikten geprägt. Im Rahmen unseres Projekts P1 haben wir dazu Audrey Tang interviewt – über technologische Visionen, gesellschaftliche Vorstellungen und die Zukunft von Kommunikation mit KI.

Zum Interview (englisch): https://sayit.archive.tw/2025-08-22-interview-with-andreas-hepp

#ComAI #KI #Forschung

Welcome to Bremen: Prof. Axel Bruns (QUT, Brisbane) joins ComAI as a Mercator Fellow (21 Mar–12 Jun 2026). More details on our website: https://comai.space/en/axel-bruns-as-mercator-fellow-with-comai-in-bremen/
#ComAI #AIResearch #MercatorFellow

Willkommen in Bremen: Prof. Axel Bruns (QUT, Brisbane) ist vom 21.3.–12.6.2026 als Mercator Fellow bei ComAI. Mehr Infos auf unserer Webseite: https://comai.space/axel-bruns-als-mercator-fellow-bei-comai-in-bremen/

#ComAI #AIResearch #MercatorFellow

In the 2025/26 winter semester, ComAI is launching a special program: On September 30, we invite you to a three-hour workshop with Prof. Nathan Schneider and Dr. Johannes Bennke at ZeMKI. Starting in November, our “ComAI Lectures” series will feature four international guests discussing current questions on AI, media, and society. All events are free of charge and open to everyone. More information & poster (PDF): https://zemki.uni-bremen.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ZeMKI_ComAI-Lectures_Poster_2025_2026.pdf

#ComAI #AI #ComAILecture #Workshop

Im Wintersemester 2025/26 startet ComAI mit einem besonderen Programm: Am 30. September laden wir zu einem dreistündigen Workshop mit Prof. Nathan Schneider und Dr. Johannes Bennke am ZeMKI ein. Ab November folgt unsere Vortragsreihe „ComAI Lectures“ mit vier internationalen Gästen, die aktuelle Fragen zu KI, Medien und Gesellschaft diskutieren. Alle Veranstaltungen sind kostenlos und offen für alle. Mehr Infos & Poster (als PDF): https://zemki.uni-bremen.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ZeMKI_ComAI-Lectures_Poster_2025_2026.pdf

#ComAI #KI #AI #ComAILecture #Workshop

While #OpenAI has released GPT-5, our research into the ‘imaginative landscape of AI’ in #SiliconValley / the San Francisco Bay Area is progressing.

By ‘imaginative landscape of AI,’ we mean the entirety of visions, positions, and conflicts seen in relation to #AI. This is not just about the technological side but about broader ideas for the #future of communications and society with AI, as well as possible dangers for humans. It is fragmented, diverse, and highly contradictory.

#ComAI

This talk is tomorrow - on ‘The Future of Communicative AI: Why Societal Communication Matters and What This Means for Media and Communication Research’, #ComAI, #AI, #pioneercommunities, #Future: https://aimeetshss.acdh-ch-dev.oeaw.ac.at/conference/ai-meets-hss/en/
https://sciences.social/@zemki/114693927704259202

Am 25. Juni hält Andreas Hepp eine Keynote auf der RMeS Summer School Media Transformations in Amsterdam.

In seinem Vortrag „Transforming public communication and digital futures: From social media to communicative AI“ beleuchtet er, wie Communicative AI das gesamte Medienumfeld verändert – mit Visionen digitaler Zukünfte als entscheidendem Motor dieser Transformation.

https://www.rmes.nl/public-keynotes-rmes-summer-school-2025-media-transformations/

#ComAI #DigitaleTransformation #ÖffentlicheKommunikation #KIundGesellschaft #Amsterdam

Andreas Hepp spricht am 24. Juni 2025 auf der Tagung "AI meets humanities & social sciences" an der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien.

In seinem Vortrag „The future of communicative AI: Why it is about societal communication and what this means for media and communication research“ plädiert er für eine stärkere Integration von digital futures in die Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung.

Mehr zur Konferenz: https://aimeetshss.acdh-ch-dev.oeaw.ac.at/conference/ai-meets-hss/en/

#ComAI #Wien #DigitaleZukünfte

Was macht die „intellectual landscape“ rund um KI in Kalifornien aus?
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp (ZeMKI) forscht aktuell als Visiting Scholar an der Stanford University über Pioniergemeinschaften im Silicon Valley – u.a. in Zusammenarbeit mit den Silicon Valley Archives.
Ein Buch über „Pioneer Communities“ erscheint 2026 bei Polity Press. Die Forschung ist Teil unserer DFG-/FWF-Forschungsgruppe „Kommunikative KI“ (ComAI).

#ComAI #StanfordUniversity #AIresearch #PioneerCommunities #MediaEthnography

Anfang Juni kamen über 30 Mitglieder unserer Forschungsgruppe Communicative AI (DFG/FWF) zusammen. Im Fokus: zentrale Konzepte wie Aneignung & Soziomaterialität, neue Impulse für gemeinsame Publikationen und spannende Entwicklungen im ComAI Research Space. Nächstes Ziel: die Herbstklausur in Graz. 🚀
#ComAI #Sozialforschung #KI #Wissenschaft #Forschung #AIresearch #DFG #FWF

ComAI erforscht, wie KI unsere Kommunikation verändert – mit Blick auf Macht, Transparenz und Gemeinwohl. Wir fragen auch, wie sich offene Alternativen jenseits der Plattformökonomie entwickeln. #ComAI #GenAI #BigTech #artificialintelligence #SaveSocialDay

These were two exciting days among bright smart colleagues: annual retreat of the #Datafication and #Mediatization Lab @zemki @unibremen on the ambivalences of #comai at Gut Bredbeck

Curious about the credibility of AI & voice assistants? 🤖 Join @SonjaUtz lab leader Everyday Media Lab, as she dives into the credibility of AI-driven info at the ComAI lecture series. 📅 Today, 14th January, 6pm at @zemki More details here: https://shorturl.at/8JhqN #AI #ComAI