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Holding up an ID card in front of the university front entrance logo

Slight first day of school vibes for my @ddc-sdu.bsky.social visit, complete with packed lunch

If you are in Copenhagen tonight….

“Is Democracy ready for AI?”

Lecture in Academy of Sciences ⬇️

@ddc-sdu.bsky.social

Excited to connect with SDU scholars across departments to help set up this initiative, more to come, soon!

So... This was fun.
24h. Over 30 talks by DDC members and fellows, on topics ranging from AI chatbot to rural/urban divides, to polarizing network dynamics.

I'm particularly proud of the DDC election task force presenting initial results, assembled in just over a month of work.

As we wrap thing up, we want to thank our junior scholar squad for their scheduled the price is right inspired guessing game. Lots of happy faces in the room! 😄

Our Centre leader @claesdevreese.bsky.social and @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social introduce a new SDU-wide initiative on studying the rise of hybrid warfare (in digital spaces).

Lena @lenafrescamente.bsky.social again, on an exciting new project, she and the DDC are involved in studying digital misinfo in the realm of food: FOODFRAMES.

DDC Postdoc @hannahdecker.bsky.social showcases her research ideas for how new media might actually be used for good!

Our Centre's co-director @lenafrescamente.bsky.social and postdoc @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social presenting the results of of the PRORESIL project, which investigated how information spaces can be governed towards resilience.

Here's DDC postdoc @emilbakke.bsky.social showcasing his recent work on a Danish election chatbot. Phase two: analysing how people used this tech is now underway!

Another one of our PhD superstars: Anne Flausen presenting her ongoing work on high choice media environments and the spreading of intolerance!
(1st study recently published. Yay! 😊👏)

Another DDC PhD student / superstar: Jonas Vistrup explains how LLMs might held make Danish laws more explainable to citizens.

@lyngemoller.bsky.social presenting updates on AI in the News Ecosystem. Based on survey experiments with Danish journalists.

Up next: DDC PhD student / superstar Giorgia Sampó presenting updates on her various projects on Decentralised Autonomous Organizations.

The next session presents updates on various ongoing DDC projects.
We begin with Therese Waalen Sandberg and an overview of survey results in Danes' use AND VIEWS of digital and AI tools.

Day 2 of the DDC research retreat!
We start the day off in classic DDC fashion with a quick dip in the Sea. 🥶

The DDC's Danish election 2026 Task Force presenting first results on their analysis of the 3 week campaigns that led to last month's elections and how this played out in the digital space.

In todays' @ddc-sdu.bsky.social retreat, we get an update on the projects currently running at the DDC - with insights into how Danes perceive and use AI by @Therese Waalen Sandberg, impact DAOS by @Giorgia Sampo, AI in the news ecosystem by @lyngemoller.bsky.social...

I mean, at this rate, I really will have to open up that cafe+bakery! Thanks @ddc-sdu.bsky.social for the warm welcome, and for letting me talk about the politics of charts based on @jeppjournal.bsky.social work with @justynabandola.bsky.social @sotiriagrek.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Our invited guest speaker Axel Bruns @snurb.info, all the way here from Australia (via Bremen @zemki.bsky.social), presenting work on Destructive Polarization and how new modes of network analysis can help us understand these dynamics.

Follow this 🧵 for ‘live coverage’ of the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social retreat, with awesome early career scholars, faculty, and our wonderful Fellows

Time for a quick group shot.
Look at all these wonderful folks! 😍

The breadth of projects presented here, really showcases how much the DDC has grown over the past 5 years.

Our newest DDC fellow from SDU's IMADA @lukasgalke.bsky.social introducing himself and his work on neural ecosystems to the rest of the extended team.

DDC TrygFonden fellow @annaneifer.bsky.social introducing her project in which she will focus on transnational perspectives of how AI governance affects everyday life.

DDC TrygFonden fellow Asger Nim speaking about how various civil society actor types can make use of the EU's Digital Services Act.

DDC TrygFonden fellow @zeaszebeni.bsky.social introducing her work on how youth media and how this provides a lens through which authoritarian politics are viewed.

DDC TrygFonden fellow Jasmine McNealy @jasminemcnealy.com introducing her work on what we mean when we think and speak about rural (digital) policies and politics.

DDC TrygFonden fellow @williamlallen.bsky.social speaking about his proficiency at baking and also about his project on data visualisations and how they might serve democracy.