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Achim Rettinger joins working group on AI and its implications on Information and Communication spaces

Since 2024, Achim Rettinger is a member of the Policy Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for the Information and Communication Space. The international team focuses on the impact of rapid AI advancements on the global information ecosystem.

For this the team is developing a policy framework aiming to ensure the responsible and democratic use of AI in the information sector. The recommendations address four key areas.

  1. Development and Deployment of AI systems
  2. Accountability regimes (for developers, deployers, users and subjects of AI systems)
  3. Ethical incentives (during development, deployment and use)
  4. Governance of AI

Through this work, the group aims to ensure that AI remains a public good, governed by democratic principles that protect the integrity of information systems and democratic values. 

We got started!

In April of 2023, our international consortium – comprised of eight partner institutions from various European countries – gathered to mark the launch of TWON in Amsterdam. The project will use digital twins of social networks to explore the impact of social media platform mechanisms, such as content filtering or personalization, on democratic debates.

Hosted by the University of Amsterdam, we were able to get a productive head start on the project. Over the course of three days, we begun mapping out the work in various work packages, identified potential challenges and tapped into our collective wisdom in beginning this highly complex research undertaking.

The members of our consortium returned to their respective countries with lifted spirits, and are looking forward to reunite for our second consortial meeting in Karlsruhe in October of 2023. Check out our press release for more details on TWON and the people behind it.