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Looking back at the first iteration of the Creativity, AI and Labor reading group

In September 2024 I launched my working group on Creative Labor, AI and Democracy (CLAID) at the Digital Democracies Institute. The first activity of the group was to organize a reading group on creativity and AI. Together with Pranjali J. … Read More

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ai in the visual effects industry

AI in the VFX industry: my new research on the implications of artificial intelligence on creative labor

As I am about to wrap up my first monograph based on my Ph.D. dissertation, I am moving the first steps into my next research project. My plan for the next five years is to focus on the interplay between … Read More

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From creative cities to creative towns: an investigation into remote workers attraction incentives programs

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. small towns and secondary cities started offering cash and in-kind incentives to attract remote workers eager to escape overcrowded coastal cities. These new incentive schemes, known in economic literature as Remote Work Attraction Incentives Programs (see Strauss … Read More

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Hustle harder? My ICA 2022 virtual presentation

After two virtual editions (2020 and 2021), the International Communication Association annual conference is back in a hybrid format. I admit that the idea of traveling to Paris to present my work was enticing. However, due to scheduling conflicts, I … Read More

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Codvid 19 and remote work in the US

The impact of remote work on US rural regions and secondary cities

On Thursday, March 24 I had the pleasure to present my latest research on the impact of remote work on US rural regions and secondary cities at the Communicative Cities Research Network Symposium 2022, organized by the European Communication Research … Read More

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Visual AI politics/politics of visual AI: Digital Politics Summer School 2025 | digitalpoliticsmanmet

Visual AI politics/politics of visual AI: Digital Politics Summer School 2025 Source: Visual AI politics/politics of visual AI: Digital Politics Summer School 2025 | digitalpoliticsmanmet

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Deliberative Approaches to Inclusive Governance — Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

Deliberative Approaches to Inclusive Governance: An Essay Series Part of the Democratic Legitimacy for AI Initiative Source: Deliberative Approaches to Inclusive Governance — Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

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Visual AI politics/politics of visual AI: Digital Politics Summer School 2025 | digitalpoliticsmanmet

Visual AI politics/politics of visual AI: Digital Politics Summer School 2025 Source: Visual AI politics/politics of visual AI: Digital Politics Summer School 2025 | digitalpoliticsmanmet

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Generative AI, Media, and Society – Katalin Feher

Generative AI, Media, and Society Source: Generative AI, Media, and Society – 1st Edition – Katalin Feher – Rout

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SocArXiv Papers | The shape-shifter: a social design method for eliciting AI& Society controversies

The shape-shifter: a social design method for eliciting AI& Society controversies Source: SocArXiv Papers | The shape-shifter: a social design method for eliciting AI& Society controversies

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Behind the Startup by Benjamin Shestakofsky – Paper – University of California Press

Behind the StartupHow Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality Source: Behind the Startup by Benjamin Shestakofsky – Paper – University of California Press

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