Reposted by Adeline Frenzel-PiasentinDigital Security Research Collaboratory Neu-Ulm @dsrc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026"You don't have to use what the AI suggests," quoting a knowledge worker in a new ECIS 2026 study, describing the freedom to take or leave what AI offers. But that freedom is only half the story. By Adeline Frenzel-Piasentin, Nikola Finze & Marie-Sophie Kosok. 1/8 111
Reposted by Adeline Frenzel-PiasentinDigital Security Research Collaboratory Neu-Ulm @dsrc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Looksmaxxing is often framed as self-improvement. But when does optimizing one’s appearance become a worldview that explains almost everything? Our colleague Christopher David discussed this in a recent #Tagesthemen segment on ARD, Germany’s largest public broadcaster. 1/5 154
Reposted by Adeline Frenzel-PiasentinSander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers. Fascinating deep dive 👇 www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comMeta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement - whistleblowersCompanies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears. 13210
Reposted by Adeline Frenzel-PiasentinSander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 11/02/2026LLMs need immunization to protect against misinformation! New out in The Lancet Digital Health with the brill @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social where we argue that AI systems should be inoculated against misinformation! We offer three broad ways to inoculate LLMs www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 0317
Reposted by Adeline Frenzel-PiasentinDigital Security Research Collaboratory Neu-Ulm @dsrc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Are you in an echo chamber or stuck in your own information cocoon? In a recent paper co-written by our @risius.bsky.social, they unpack the difference and why it matters for how we consume information. Read the thread for details. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101904 1/6 153