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📢 WJDS Special Issue: "Well-Being in the Digital World" is out now.

Five interdisciplinary papers explore how digital technologies affect user well-being, covering dark patterns, online mental health support, eudaimonic virtues, technostress, and digital disconnection. Open access to all papers here:

➡️ https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/issue/view/5_3

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #openaccess
#wellbeing #MentalHealth #HumanTechInteraction #research #socialscience #psychology #computerscience

💳 Pay cashless, but do you know who accesses your payment data?

Marek Jessen maps Europe’s payment chain, showing privacy risks, data monetization, and law enforcement tensions. Alternatives like Wero & the digital euro could increase transparency and reduce risks.

🔗 Full paper: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.4.4

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #WJDS #OpenAccess #DigitalPayments #Privacy #FinTech #DataGovernance #DigitalEuro #law #computerscience #research #digitalization
@zevedi

Can digital signatures stop misinformation?

A new #WJDS paper by @xot argues they can’t: Digital authenticity alone doesn’t guarantee truth, there are major practical barriers, and potential negative side effects.

Read the full paper: https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/5.4.3

#Misinformation #DigitalTrust #Research #HCI #DataEthics #computerscience #socialscience #openaccess

How can OER strengthen European university alliances?

A new paper, "Beyond Open Access" by @sandra_schoen & Martin Ebner highlights how open resources provide legal clarity across borders, support sustainable reuse, and enhance digital sovereignty—key elements for collaborations like Unite!.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.4.2

#OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #WJDS

#OER #HigherEducation #Copyright #OpenEducation #DigitalSovereignty #Sustainability #Research

🚀 How is Generative AI reshaping knowledge work?
A new #WJDS paper explores its impact in IT programming, science, and coaching. Interviews + survey show AI augments human expertise but also raises risks like “good-enough” automation & hollowed-out professions.

📖 Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.4.1

#OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society
#GenerativeAI #STS #SociologyOfWork #DigitalWork #AIResearch #research #Knowledge #FutureOfWork #TechPolicy #socialsciences #sociology

🚀 How is Generative AI reshaping knowledge work?
A new #WJDS paper explores its impact in IT programming, science, and coaching. Interviews + survey show AI augments human expertise but also raises risks like “good-enough” automation & hollowed-out professions.

📖 Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.4.1

#OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society
#GenerativeAI #STS #SociologyOfWork #DigitalWork #AIResearch #research #Knowledge #FutureOfWork #TechPolicy #socialsciences #sociology

🚀 How is Generative AI reshaping knowledge work?
A new #WJDS paper explores its impact in IT programming, science, and coaching. Interviews + survey show AI augments human expertise but also raises risks like “good-enough” automation & hollowed-out professions.

📖 Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.4.1

#OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society
#GenerativeAI #STS #SociologyOfWork #DigitalWork #AIResearch #research #Knowledge #FutureOfWork #TechPolicy #socialsciences #sociology

🚀 How is Generative AI reshaping knowledge work?
A new #WJDS paper explores its impact in IT programming, science, and coaching. Interviews + survey show AI augments human expertise but also raises risks like “good-enough” automation & hollowed-out professions.

📖 Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.4.1

#OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society
#GenerativeAI #STS #SociologyOfWork #DigitalWork #AIResearch #research #Knowledge #FutureOfWork #TechPolicy #socialsciences #sociology

🚀 How is Generative AI reshaping knowledge work?
A new #WJDS paper explores its impact in IT programming, science, and coaching. Interviews + survey show AI augments human expertise but also raises risks like “good-enough” automation & hollowed-out professions.

📖 Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.4.1

#OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society
#GenerativeAI #STS #SociologyOfWork #DigitalWork #AIResearch #research #Knowledge #FutureOfWork #TechPolicy #socialsciences #sociology

New #WJDS paper: Julian M Jörs & Ernesto W De Luca introduce the Eudaimonic Interaction Inventory (EII), a new tool to measure how technology supports deeper well-being.

Validated across three studies, this 12-item scale captures four core aspects of eudaimonic well-being, helping advance research by quantifying meaningful, flourishing-oriented tech interactions.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.4

#Eudaimonia #EudaimonicWellBeing #UXResearch #DigitalWellBeing #TechForGood #Research #OpenAccess

New #WJDS paper by Jun Ho Jeong & Hyung Je Jo finds that in Korean manufacturing, AI adoption leads to job and wage growth, while robotics often reduces both. Korea’s focus on cutting labor costs causes “so-so automation” with limited productivity gains.

📖 https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.2.5

#AI #Robotics #Automation #Korea #FutureOfWork #labor #work #research #sociology #economics #socialscience

🚨 How has automation in the auto industry evolved—and how does it affect productivity and labor? A new #WJDS paper by Ulrich Jürgens @WZB_Berlin compares Ford, Toyota & VW.

It shows that outcomes depend not just on #technology but also on outsourcing & customization:

"Organizational and institutional dynamics remain key to how technological change unfolds in practice."

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.2.4

#research #socialscience #economy #sociology #labor #automation #work #openaccess

How can we ensure democratic oversight of intelligence agencies – especially when it comes to hacking operations?

In his new #wjds paper, André Ramiro compares the legal and institutional frameworks in Germany and Brazil to examine how democratic societies can regulate intelligence services that operate under high secrecy and evolving surveillance practices.

#CyberSecurity #Democracy #Surveillance #Hacking #Transparency #PublicPolicy #ComparativeLaw #civilrights #research #law @claraigk

New #wjds paper published:

Author Xin Ye explores how online platforms use manipulative, attention-grabbing tactics that undermine user autonomy. Current #EU laws fall short - this study offers 3 key policy fixes.

Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2

The paper is part of a special issue on "Well-being in the Digital World"

@dougaparry #DarkPatterns #AddictiveDesign #TechEthics #DigitalRights #PlatformRegulation #GDPR #DSA #research #law #socialscience #computerscience

📄 What if we viewed digital economies not just as systems, but as labor-atories - sites of active class struggle and experimentation? In his new #wjds paper, Rafael Grohmann (@uoft) explores how digital labor in Latin America reflects this dynamic.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.6

#research #socialscience #work #DigitalLabor #DigitalEconomies #PlatformWork #LatinAmerica #GlobalSouth #DigitalSovereignty #AI #DataColonialism #TechGovernance #WorkerOrganizing
@DAIR @towardsfairwork

📄 What if we viewed digital economies not just as systems, but as labor-atories - sites of active class struggle and experimentation? In his new #wjds paper, Rafael Grohmann (@uoft) explores how digital labor in Latin America reflects this dynamic.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.6

#research #socialscience #work #DigitalLabor #DigitalEconomies #PlatformWork #LatinAmerica #GlobalSouth #DigitalSovereignty #AI #DataColonialism #TechGovernance #WorkerOrganizing
@DAIR @towardsfairwork

📄 What if we viewed digital economies not just as systems, but as labor-atories - sites of active class struggle and experimentation? In his new #wjds paper, Rafael Grohmann (@uoft) explores how digital labor in Latin America reflects this dynamic.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.6

#research #socialscience #work #DigitalLabor #DigitalEconomies #PlatformWork #LatinAmerica #GlobalSouth #DigitalSovereignty #AI #DataColonialism #TechGovernance #WorkerOrganizing
@DAIR @towardsfairwork

📄 What if we viewed digital economies not just as systems, but as labor-atories - sites of active class struggle and experimentation? In his new #wjds paper, Rafael Grohmann (@uoft) explores how digital labor in Latin America reflects this dynamic.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.6

#research #socialscience #work #DigitalLabor #DigitalEconomies #PlatformWork #LatinAmerica #GlobalSouth #DigitalSovereignty #AI #DataColonialism #TechGovernance #WorkerOrganizing
@DAIR @towardsfairwork

📄 What if we viewed digital economies not just as systems, but as labor-atories - sites of active class struggle and experimentation? In his new #wjds paper, Rafael Grohmann (@uoft) explores how digital labor in Latin America reflects this dynamic.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.6

#research #socialscience #work #DigitalLabor #DigitalEconomies #PlatformWork #LatinAmerica #GlobalSouth #DigitalSovereignty #AI #DataColonialism #TechGovernance #WorkerOrganizing
@DAIR @towardsfairwork

Which structural features are important in shaping countries' vulnerability & resistance to disinformation amid democratic decline?

A #wjds paper by Antonia Peißker, Mike Cowburn, @ulrikeklinger highlights factors to consider when assessing #disinformation resilience. The paper examines countries that are experiencing various degrees of democratic backsliding, like Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.2.2

#research #media #democracy #socialscience #politicalscience

“Meta’s recent changes are part of a larger shift by US tech companies to align with conservative leaders, which will have implications for global efforts towards information integrity.”

New #wjds paper by Ned Watt, Silvia Montaña-Niño, and Michelle Riedlinger:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.2.1

#FactChecking #Disinformation #DigitalMedia #PlatformGovernance #ContentModeration #DigitalPolitics #DigitalDemocracy #research #socialscience

How can we reduce energy waste in high-performance computing without compromising performance? This new #WJDS paper introduces a decision tool that leverages machine learning to optimize shutdown policies for idle computational units, enhancing efficiency.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.5

Authors: Chiara Fusar Bassini (Hertie School), Leonard Hackel (@tuberlin), Thorren Kirschbaum (@freieuniversitaet )

#research #computerscience #sustainable #energy #AI #KI #HPC #openaccess #climatechange

Digital labor platforms in Africa offer both opportunities & challenges, with marginalized workers facing dispossession despite tech advancements. In this study, Adio-Adet Tichafara Dinika (@unibremen, @DAIR) calls for policy reforms to protect worker autonomy & ensure equitable participation in economic shifts.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.3

#Digital #WorkerRights #GigEconomy #PlatformEconomy #Africa #socialscience #research #wjds @WZB_Berlin @towardsfairwork @milamiceli @tuberlin @FOKUSpublic

New paper: Caroline Stockman (University of Winchester) examines the human-technology relationship in current uses of generative AI (GenAI) through the lens of existential philosophy. #OpenAccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.2

#wjds #GenerativeAI #PhilosophyOfTechnology #Philosophy #Ethics #AI #HumanComputerInteraction #research #academia #humanities #KI @FOKUSpublic @tuberlin @freieuniversitaet @WZB_Berlin @

The second issue of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society's 2024 volume features contributions that explore the transformation of the public sphere in the context of digitalization from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Contributors: P Yan, R Schroeder, @damiantrilling, P Leerssen, S Mertens, D de Coninck, L d'Haenens.

Read the Editorial: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.2.1

#wjds #openaccess #research #socialscience #digitalization @FOKUSpublic @freieuniversitaet @tuberlin @WZB_Berlin

What if decision-making models do more than just describe decisions? In this #wjds paper, U Meyer & R Werner argue that models from organizational theory & ArtificialIntelligence are performative, influencing how decisions are understood, modeled, and enacted.

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.3.2

#ArtificialIntelligence #DecisionMaking #OrganizationalTheory #AIResearch #Innovation #OpenAccess #Publication #Sociology #SocialScience #Research

How are companies using algorithm-based management and performance tracking, and how do workers perceive them? What are the challenges for works councils and trade unions?

Read this paper via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds by P Wotschack, L Hellbach, F Butollo:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.3.5

#research #socialscience #work ##LaborRights #AI #AlgorithmicManagement #GigEconomy #DigitalLabor #FutureOfWork #PlatformEconomy @WZB_Berlin @towardsfairwork @tuberlin @FOKUSpublic

New paper: "Polarization and Networked Framing. The Syrian and Ukrainian #Refugee Crises on X/Twitter", by Sercan Kiyak, Stefan Mertens, David De Coninck, Leen d'Haenens (all @KULeuvenDigiSoc).

More: https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/detail/polarization-and-networked-framing-on-social-media/

#openaccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds

#socialmedia #research #mediastudies #socialscience #hatespeech #zsmhlt

@WZB_Berlin @hiig_berlin @KULeuvenOpenScience

NEW ✨ from the Weizenbaum Journal for the digital Society: Three contributions - Voices for the Networked Society - discuss Algorithmic Management from different perspectives. #WJDS

📄 Valeria Pulignano writes in Unveiling ‘Algorithm Governance’ how it shapes working conditions by influencing the use of diverse contractual employment forms. https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/article/view/4_3_6

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»Education in the Digital World«

Special issue of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society fully out now. Edited by Eva Gredel, Irene-Angelica Chounta, German Neubaum, David Wiesche (all @unidue)

➡️ https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/issue/view/4_4

#research #publication #openaccess #education #digitalization #wjds @DeutscherBildungsserver

Fully out now:

»Sustainable Artificial Intelligence – Critical and Constructive Reflections on Promises and Solutions, Amplifications and Contradictions«

Issue 4.1 (2024) of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, edited by André Ullrich, @Rainer_Rehak, Andrea Hamm, and @RainerMuehlhoff

https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/issue/view/4_1

#wjds #openaccess #ai #ki @pschuetze @informatik #research #socialscience #computerscience #informatik #climatechange #klimawandel

How can the #linguistic design of #AI affect normative dimensions, such as trust and appealability?

New #wjds paper »Too Far Away from the #Job Market – Says Who?« by Alexander Berman:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.3

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #ai #research #openaccess #publication #linguistics #ethics #work #labor

📣 Call for Papers #CfP: The #WJDS special issue on “Well-being in the Digital World” will focus on one of the most pertinent goals the world faces today: ensuring individual well-being.

📆 Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 July 2024

❗ Learn more 👉 https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/announcement/view/6

How does algorithmic management influence working conditions? And can the concept of "algorithm governance" help us better understand how #labor platforms govern #work?

Read this new paper by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven):

➡ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.6

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #openaccess #AlgorithmManagement #AlgorithmGovernance #PlatformWork #DigitalLabor #GigEconomy #WorkConditions #LaborMarket #EmploymentForms #LaborRegulation #research #sociology #socialscience

How does algorithmic management influence working conditions? And can the concept of "algorithm governance" help us better understand how #labor platforms govern #work?

Read this new paper by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven):

➡ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.6

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #openaccess #AlgorithmManagement #AlgorithmGovernance #PlatformWork #DigitalLabor #GigEconomy #WorkConditions #LaborMarket #EmploymentForms #LaborRegulation #research #sociology #socialscience

How does algorithmic management influence working conditions? And can the concept of "algorithm governance" help us better understand how #labor platforms govern #work?

Read this new paper by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven):

➡ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.6

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #openaccess #AlgorithmManagement #AlgorithmGovernance #PlatformWork #DigitalLabor #GigEconomy #WorkConditions #LaborMarket #EmploymentForms #LaborRegulation #research #sociology #socialscience

How does algorithmic management influence working conditions? And can the concept of "algorithm governance" help us better understand how #labor platforms govern #work?

Read this new paper by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven):

➡ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.6

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #openaccess #AlgorithmManagement #AlgorithmGovernance #PlatformWork #DigitalLabor #GigEconomy #WorkConditions #LaborMarket #EmploymentForms #LaborRegulation #research #sociology #socialscience

How does algorithmic management influence working conditions? And can the concept of "algorithm governance" help us better understand how #labor platforms govern #work?

Read this new paper by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven):

➡ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.3.6

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #openaccess #AlgorithmManagement #AlgorithmGovernance #PlatformWork #DigitalLabor #GigEconomy #WorkConditions #LaborMarket #EmploymentForms #LaborRegulation #research #sociology #socialscience

Algorithmic transparency is a priority in social media regulation such as the EU Digital Services Act #dsa. In a recent paper, Paddy Leerssen (UvA #law) brings legal debates on #platform transparency in conversation with insights from critical transparency studies & critical algorithm studies:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.2.3

#openaccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #research #digital #platform #techregulation

@WZB_Berlin @FOKUSpublic @JWI_CriticalAI

How does #digitalization change the way we #work? According to Moritz Altenried (HU Berlin), digital technologies and algorithmic management play a crucial role in the inclusion of highly diverse workforces.

Read his paper #openaccess via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.3.4

#research #socialscience #automation #migration #diversity #GigEconomy #platforms
@WZB_Berlin @CAISnrw

In this contribution to the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds, the authors Peter Buxmann and Sara Ellenrieder do not focus on automation when it comes to #AI technologies, but on promoting effective collaboration between humans and AI. Find out more: https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/article/view/4_1_7

The #EU Digital Services Act emphasizes data access & algorithmic accountability. But why does this focus matter in the #DSA framework, & why should it be fully weighted against opposing interests?

New paper by Paddy Leerssen:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.2.3

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds

#openaccess #Transparency #SocialMedia #algorithms #Observability #platformgovernance #regulation #law @dsaobservatory @WZB_Berlin @FOKUSpublic

Distrust of 'mainstream' media has led to the rise of hyperpartisan sources for political information. But who are the consumers of these sources? How are alternative media websites interconnected, and what content do they present?

Read this paper by Pu Yan (Peking University) and Ralph Schroeder (@oiioxford) via Weizenbaum Journal:

➡ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/4.2.2

#populism #media #mediaattention #webtracking #socialscience #wjds #openaccess #fakenews @WZB_Berlin @FOKUSpublic

How can the concept of #peacejournalism be synchronized with media #digitalization & promoted in a digitally connected world?

Read the new #wjds paper "Peace Journalism in the Digital Age. Exploring Opportunities, Impact, and Challenges" by A Sehl, M S Malik, S Kretzschmar, C Neuberger:

https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.5

#openaccess #w100

How can the concept of #peacejournalism be synchronized with media #digitalization & promoted in a digitally connected world?

Read the new #wjds paper "Peace Journalism in the Digital Age. Exploring Opportunities, Impact, and Challenges" by A Sehl, M S Malik, S Kretzschmar, C Neuberger:

https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.5

#openaccess #w100

How can the concept of #peacejournalism be synchronized with media #digitalization & promoted in a digitally connected world?

Read the new #wjds paper "Peace Journalism in the Digital Age. Exploring Opportunities, Impact, and Challenges" by A Sehl, M S Malik, S Kretzschmar, C Neuberger:

https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.5

#openaccess #w100

How can the concept of #peacejournalism be synchronized with media #digitalization & promoted in a digitally connected world?

Read the new #wjds paper "Peace Journalism in the Digital Age. Exploring Opportunities, Impact, and Challenges" by A Sehl, M S Malik, S Kretzschmar, C Neuberger:

https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.5

#openaccess #w100

How can the concept of #peacejournalism be synchronized with media #digitalization & promoted in a digitally connected world?

Read the new #wjds paper "Peace Journalism in the Digital Age. Exploring Opportunities, Impact, and Challenges" by A Sehl, M S Malik, S Kretzschmar, C Neuberger:

https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.5

#openaccess #w100

Joseph #Weizenbaum's chatbot #ELIZA from 1966 is arguably among the most influential #computer programs ever written.

What insights can discussions about ELIZA offer for today's #MachineLearning and #AI debates?

Read David M. Berry's paper, »The Limits of Computation. Joseph Weizenbaum and the ELIZA Chatbot«:

https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.2

via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds #w100 #computerscience @shl

"From Joseph #Weizenbaum to ChatGPT
Critical Encounters with Dazzling AI Technology" - new #wjds paper by Christiane Floyd:

➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.3

The paper highlights a critical issue: #ChatGPT gives clear answers but also arbitrary misinformation.

For responsible AI use, Floyd suggests embedding it in a human learning culture with a focus on truthfulness, enhancing human competence, and creating stronger responsibility structures. #w100 #openaccess @strippel @dietmarkammerer