Themes
AIdemoc’s workshops are organized around six thematic areas, each focusing on issues relevant to its respective field. Their goal is to identify and promote opportunities for democracy while recognizing and mitigating factors that may threaten it. Together, the workshops form AIdemoc’s multidisciplinary framework, aimed at producing in-depth research as well as practical recommendations and guidelines for action to help advance a better future.
Transparent and inclusive synthetic speech
We study a new form of AI-based speech that expresses uncertainty and supports trustworthy, user-centered voice interfaces. AI already sounds...
Communication and cognition
We study how listeners perceive cues of uncertainty and honesty in speech, and produce knowledge on differences across age- and...
Digital Democracy: Governance, Ethics and Tools
We study opportunities and DemTech solutions for strengthening democratic practices by enabling the ethical and responsible use of AI in...
AI literacy
Do you know what AI is capable of? The critical evaluation, understanding, and use of AI require knowledge and skills...
Misinformation usage in communication hijacking
We study how AI is used to create and disseminate false information in ways that threaten democracy. We map citizens’...
The Future of Democracy
We study how digitalization, algorithmic communication, and global challenges are shaping democracy, and create scenarios for the future of digital...
Generative AI and hallucinations
We develop methods for identifying erroneous answers generated by large language models, so that language models can be used reliably...
