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Critiquing Generative AI in Africa's Media Ecosystems

Lungile A. Tshuma, Trust Matsilele

London; New York: Routledge (2026), 215 pp.

"The book argues that as technology is a social construct reflecting existing power dynamics, those in the Global South, and in Africa in particular, are bound to be marginalised and have their knowledge, systems overlooked as the Global North dominates technological developments. The birth of AI ha ... more

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Handbook on Anthropology and Artificial Intelligence
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Sahana Udupa, Peter Hervik (eds.)

Cheltenham (UK); Northampton, MA (US): Edward Elgar Publishing (2026), xix, 495 pp.

"This timely Handbook provides a groundbreaking collection of anthropological research on artificial intelligence (AI), examining how anthropology can help to comprehend and critique its development. Evaluating the limits, hopes and fears of AI, leading experts explore its influence as a sociocultur ... more

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Grounding Digitalization: Technologies, Materialities, and Spaces

Regula Valérie Burri, Hanna Göbel, Inga Reimers (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2026), 278 pp.

"Digitalization is usually perceived as an invisible process and its cultural embeddedness as well as its material, spatial, and environmental grounding are often neglected. However, digital technologies and transformations are shaped not only by cultural values, practices, and imaginaries, but also ... more

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AI is here. Are we ready?

Eva-Maria Verfürth et al.

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 4 (2026), pp. 31-58

"AI is already having a profound impact on our daily lives. The key question is who controls the technology. It is not only in conflicts that AI accelerates the spread of deceptively realistic fakes and makes it harder to distinguish reliable information from manipulation. At the same time, it opens ... more

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Generative AI and democracy: Study on advantages and risks of the use of generative artificial intelligence in public debate and democratic processes

Natali Helberger, Claes de Vreese, Gionata Bouche, Agustin Ferrari Braun, Max van Drunen, Simon Kruschinski, Nicolas Mattis, Sophie Morosoli, Laurens Naudts, Charis Papaevangelou, Theresa Seipp, Fabio Votta, Teresa Weikmann

Strasbourg: Council of Europe, Steering Committee on Democracy (CDDM) (2026), 77 pp.

"The key finding of this report is that it is not enough to make sure that the technology is safe and no risk to human rights and public values. GenAI’s impact and potential for the realisation of fundamental rights depends on the societal, organisation and regulatory context in which it operates, ... the possibility for institutions to make value-driven choices and regulators that actively promote public innovation where the interests of society as a whole outweigh purely economic interests of a concentrated handful of technology companies. This report has made the argument that GenAI and its implications for human rights and democracy must be seen in the context of the configurations of infrastructural and political power, and who is able and entitled to decide the course and character of innovation. [...] The report makes a number of recommendations to the Council of Europe: 1. Provide substantive guidance and standardisation: As a human rights organisation, the Council of Europe is particularly well prepared to develop more substantive guidance and identify, concretise and monitor risks to democracy, human rights and political equality, be that in the way GenAI is used in democratic practices like elections, the more structural implications for democratic institutions (such as the free press) as well as the democratic governance of AI. Next to a focus on risks, the Council of Europe can also usefully develop guidance how AI can advance democracy and human rights and develop a value-driven interpretation of “public interest innovation” to inform States, companies and standardisation processes. 2. Incentivise and enable public interest innovation: Next to the risked-based approach to AI that is also enshrined in the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention, the Council of Europe could develop guidance on policies and governance approaches that enable and incentivise public interest innovation. It could help identify the democratic and human rights implications of procurement choices, and develop narratives to prioritize value-oriented innovation, open-source datasets, decentralisation and interoperability above the promotion of scale and innovation driven by a concentrated number of technology companies. 3. Strengthen democratic resilience and ability to govern: The Council of Europe, and the CDDEM specifically, could have an important role in exploring mechanisms and regulatory solutions to map and remedy existing dependencies and identify mission-critical elements of a European digital ecosystem, for example through monitoring the use of GenAI in elections, stimulating the development of public interest information infrastructures and strengthening the ability of states to develop democratic and inclusive ways of governing GenAI. Next to digital autonomy, empowering public accountability actors like civil society, equality bodies, academics or investigative reporters to participate in the governance of the digital transformation are critical conditions for strengthening democratic resilience. Finally, democratic resilience also means enabling more meaningful citizen engagement, including of otherwise often marginalised groups, for example through transparency, literacy and meaningful participation in decision making." (Executive summary) more

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Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task

Nataliya Kosmyna, Eugene Hauptmann, Ye Tong Yuan, Jessica Situ, Xian-Hao Liao, Ashly Vivian Beresnitzky, Pattie Iris: Maes Braunstein

Cambridge (MA): MIT Media Lab (2025), 206 pp.

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Künstliche Intelligenz in politischen Kampagnen: Akzeptanz, Wahrnehmung und Wirkung

Simon Kruschinski, Pablo Jost, Hannah Fecher, Tobias Scherer

Frankfurt am Main: Otto Brenner Stiftung (2025), 108 pp.

"Im ersten Teil geben wir einen Überblick über den Einsatz von generativer KI in der politischen Kampagnenkommunikation. Insbesondere die generativen KI-Tools ChatGPT und Midjourney werden zunehmend in politischen Kampagnen eingesetzt, um menschenähnliche Texte beziehungsweise fotorealistische Bi ... more

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Investigating AI datasets: A journalist's guide

Kathleen Siminyu, Christo Buschek

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025)

"Algorithms today are more complex than ever. With the rise of large language models (LLMs), they have become increasingly unexplainable and non-deterministic. Even experts often fail to understand why an algorithm yields a particular outcome. It is through the datasets used to train those algorithm ... more

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Ericsson Mobility Report

Ericsson (2025), 31 pp.

"We are at an inflection point, where 5G and the ecosystem are set to unleash a wave of innovation. In this Ericsson Mobility Report, we explore how an ecosystem partner is leveraging 5G, network slicing and dynamic Quality of Service (QoS) that will take live broadcasting to a new level, by ensurin ... more

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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Digital Journalism

Bruce Mutsvairo, Kristin Skare Orgeret (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2025), xxi, 444 pp.

"This book responds to mounting calls to broaden the theorization of digital journalism, addressing critical questions about an emerging yet rapidly expanding area of study, and presenting multiple entry points and approaches that help us understand digital journalism better. Seeking to establish it ... more

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Desafíos éticos de la prensa en Ecuador

Saudia Levoyer (ed.)

Quito: Editorial El Conejo; Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Ecuador (2025), 208 pp.

"Los desafíos para el trabajo periodístico en Ecuador se han vuelto más complejos en los últimos años. La violencia criminal, la precarización laboral, las amenazas y asesinatos a periodistas, la inundación de la esfera pública con contenidos polarizantes que siembran desinformación, ademá ... more

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The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of KnowledgeWorkers

Hao-Ping (Hank) Lee, Advait Sarkar, Lev Tankelevitch, Ian Drosos, Sean Rintel, Richard Banks, Nicolas Wilson

Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI25) (2025), 23 pp.

"The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) in knowledge workflows raises questions about its impact on critical thinking skills and practices. We survey 319 knowledge workers to investigate 1) when and how they perceive the enaction of critical thinking when using GenAI, and 2) when and why GenAI affects th ... more

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The State of Large Language Models for African Languages: Progress and Challenges

Kedir Yassin Hussen, Walelign Tewabe Sewunetie, Abinew Ali Ayele, Sukairaj Hafiz Imam, Eyob Nigussie Alemu, Shamsuddeen Hassan Muhammad, Seid Muhie Yimam

arXiv.org (2025), 25 pp.

"Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming Natural Language Processing (NLP), but their benefits are largely absent for Africa’s 2,000 low-resource languages. This paper comparatively analyzes African language coverage across six LLMs, eight Small Language Models (SLMs), and six Specialized SL ... more

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Generative AI & Journalism: Content, Journalistic Perceptions, and Audience Experiences

T. J. Thomson, Ryan J. Thomas, Michelle Riedlinger, Phoebe Matich

Melbourne: RMIT University (2025), 39 pp.

"This report brings together six discrete research and engagement activities over a three-year period (2022-24), drawing on fieldwork in seven countries (Australia, Germany, USA, UK, Norway, Switzerland, and France), and focuses on AI in journalism within three broad domains: AI-generated content in ... more

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Fake friend: How ChatGPT betrays vulnerable teens by encouraging dangerous behaviour

Center for Countering Digital Hate (2025), 54 pp.

"ChatGPT is easily accessed by children without age restrictions or parental controls: ChatGPT says users must be at least 13 to sign up and have parental consent if aged under 18. However, ChatGPT does not verify users’ ages or record parental consent. ChatGPT generates harmful content within mi ... more

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Democratising AI through Culture: Making Generative AI Participatory and Intersectional Through an AI of the Commons

Seoyoung Choi, Miro Leon Bucher

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2025), 72 pp.

"This research proposes a participatory, decolonial and feminist approach to AI through the concept of “AI as commons”, offering a practical approach for cultural practitioners to decolonise existing AI systems. Conducted in Seoul, South Korea, the study combines critical theory with practical i ... more

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Terms of (dis)service: Comparing misinformation policies in text-generative AI chatbot

Maria Giovanna Sessa

Eu DisinfoLab (2025), 8 pp.

"● In the 11 chatbots considered, references to misinformation vary (and sometimes are missing). Even when the term is mentioned, it is rarely defined. This is not uncommon: what some platforms call ‘deletion’, others call ‘termination’, though potential nuances remain unclear. Additionall ... y, it is unspecified who enforces practices, how long suspensions last, and what distinguished warnings, suspensions, and terminations. On another note, more stringent prohibitions generally focus on hate speech, highlighting the illegal nature of the issue. ● Overall, ToS violation detection and content moderation processes are unclear. Some platforms mention dedicated moderation teams and processes – typically a mix of automated and human reviews – but the details remain vague. There is no transparency regarding the resources invested in content moderation, including the number of personnel, their locations and language coverage, and the timeline for action. ● Given our focus on misinformation, we concentrated on content reporting. Nevertheless, it is evident that platforms prioritise reporting breaches of and vulnerabilities in their architecture over content-related concerns. ● Law compliance is usually referenced in broad terms as adherence to “all applicable legislation”. Platforms primarily emphasise privacy and data protection, the prohibition of illegal activities (with a particular focus on child protection), restrictions on reverse-engineering platform functions, and using the services for biometric identification. Notably, there is a perception that users bear greater responsibility for providing accurate data and avoiding platform abuse than the platforms themselves do in terms of accountability. This impression arises because the ToS are detailed regarding user obligations but more superficial about platform responsibilities. Uncertainty remains regarding platform incentives and their actual capacity to enforce these rules. ● Most platforms specify that fact-checking is the user’s responsibility as if trying to exempt themselves from liability related to providing false and inaccurate answers. However, it is worth noting that the general provisions of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) require online platforms to remove illegal content expeditiously once they have actual knowledge of its illegality. ● If current platform approaches to misinformation already seem inadequate, there are valid concerns that the situation will deteriorate further. The cross-platform trend of dismantling safety policies and moderation teams reinforces these fears. Examples pointing in this direction include OpenAI’s decision to remove some content warnings on ChatGPT, and xAI’s introduction of “Unhinged Mode” in Grok-2, a beta feature described as intentionally “objectionable, inappropriate, and offensive, much like an amateur stand-up comic who is still learning the craft.” (Concluding remarks, page 8) more

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Generative AI in African News Media: Opportunities and Challenges

Trust Matsilele, Lungile A. Tshuma

Routledge (2025), xix, 190 pp.

"Featuring diverse case studies from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Eswatini, the collection explores how African newsrooms are adopting generative AI. Contributors analyse the use of AI presenters, audience perceptions of AI-generated content, gamification strategies in newsroo ... more

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From human-centered to social-centered artificial intelligence: Assessing ChatGPT’s impact through disruptive events

Skyler Wang, Ned Cooper, Margaret Eby

Big Data & Society, issue October–December (2024), 14 pp.

"Large language models (LLMs) and dialogue agents represent a significant shift in artificial intelligence (AI) research, particularly with the recent release of the GPT family of models. ChatGPT’s generative capabilities and versatility across technical and creative domains led to its widespread ... more

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Handbuch Lernen mit digitalen Medien: Wege der Transformation

Gerold Brägger, Hans-Günter Rolff (eds.)

Weinheim; Basel: Beltz, 3., aktual. und erw. Aufl. (2024), 1036 pp.

" Dieses Handbuch bietet auf dem aktuellen Stand der Praxis und Forschung konkrete Impulse für die Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung. Dabei gehen die Autor:innen insbesondere auf die Merkmale eines kompetenzorientierten Unterrichts ein und untersuchen, inwiefern sich der Einsatz digitaler Medien sp ... more

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Handbook on Anthropology and Artificial Intelligence
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