DATALAB researchers publish new study on digital false information in New Media & Society

Learn more about digital false information at scale in the EU in a new review article from DATALAB researchers Petra de Place Bak, Jessica Gabriele Walter and Anja Bechmann.

Report on disinformation and democracy: A turn in the debate

Bad news sells and within the recent years, the threat to democracy posed by disinformation has become a hot topic. This was the focus of DATALAB’s research director Anja Bechmann’s stay as Thinker in Residence at KVAB.

Anja Bechmann appointed as new member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

We are proud to announce that Professor Anja Bechmann, center director of DATALAB, has been appointed as new member of the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Read more here.

List of Activities

03 January 2020 - DATALAB

As part of the H2020-project NGI Forward, DATALAB has developed a new model for the estimation of trend reservoirs. The model was applied on the…

17 December 2019 - Algorithmic operation and control

The AI developers' ability to interpret data correctly is alpha and omega when intelligent IT systems are used in the treatment of illnesses.

17 December 2019 - Disinformation

With the help of the members, SOMA have gathered below a list of videos on digital news verification that are worth watching. Click to learn more!

22 November 2019 - Algorithmic operation and control

In Brisbane, Australia, DATALAB gathered internet researchers from around the world for a workshop on the development of a more human-centered…

22 November 2019 - DATALAB

Many people consider decisions based on data as neutral, but a case from the United States illustrate that they aren’t. Read the commentary in…

23 October 2019 - DATALAB

The ROPH’20 conference takes stock of our current knowledge about online political hostility and identify the next big questions we need to solve. The…

10 September 2019 - Data sharing and privacy

The growth of social media and the availability of social media data has opened up new opportunities for researchers and journalists, but social media…

24 May 2019 - DATALAB

Robots with artificial intelligence can improve our lives, but they can also carry on old prejudices and discrimination. Read the commentary in…

20 May 2019 - DATALAB

Everywhere on the internet, algorithmic systems try to trap, hook, grab, or otherwise capture users through recommendations. This workshop focuses on…

10 May 2019 - DATALAB

Research in information disorder on social media will be focal point of a new research center hosted by DATALAB. The center was officially opened on…

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Activities

DATALAB researchers publish new study on digital false information in New Media & Society

Report on disinformation and democracy: A turn in the debate

Anja Bechmann appointed as new member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

List of Activities

Predicting future trends from past novelty: New model for trend estimation on social media

Patients risk incorrect treatment when AI systems makes the wrong diagnosis (in Danish)

SOMA’s video list: 10+ videos on digital news verification that you need to watch

A social science perspective on the Next Generation Internet

Machine learning and big data can challenge due process if used without consideration (in Danish)

CALL FOR PAPERS: ROPH'20 Conference on Online Hostility

DATALAB delivers first report as a part of EU project SOMA

Even robots have values. And that isn't always a good thing (in Danish)

Come to Critical Algorithm Studies workshop

New EU research center launched at disinformation conference