Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It’s truly special that I’ll be presenting my book, “Pioneer Communities: How Our Digital Futures Emerge in Silicon Valley and Beyond“, today at the Bathers Library Summer Symposium in Oakland. batherslibrary.cargo.site/summer-sympo... 100
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026My book "Pioneer Communities: How our #DigitalFutures Emerge in #SiliconValley and Beyond" is now in production! At the same time, the book’s website has gone live at @politybooks.bsky.social. If anyone’s interested, they can use the code 👉 AHP30 to get a 30% discount from Polity: t1p.de/9gkfb 100
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Outside the USA, @anthropic.com’s latest model is no longer available. I wrote a blog post for the @com-ai.bsky.social website about what the “export ban” on #Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 reveals about global #power geometries and #AISafety. 👉 comai.space/en/more-than...comai.spaceMore than AI Safety: What the Export Ban on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Reveals about Global Power GeometriesA blog post by Andreas Hepp Anyone who, as a non-American, currently wants to work with Anthropic’s latest language model, Claude Fable 5, has, since Satur 132
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026My post, “Pioneer communities and the #future of #AI in #China: Why #OpenClaw in Shenzhen is also about the one-person company”, has been published on our @com-ai.bsky.social blog. It reflects on my stay in #Shenzhen and my visits to various spaces and companies. 👉 comai.space/en/pioneer-c... 210
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026A fantastic #ICA2026 in Cape Town is coming to an end. I attended many fascinating panels, but the one that was particularly important to me was ‘Silicon Valley’s #Slippery #Futures: Artificial General Intelligence, Technofascism and the Limits of Reinventing the World’. 131
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 30/05/2026We’ve had two fantastic @com-ai.bsky.social days: first, the quarterly meeting for all our projects, followed by a workshop on #futuring and #AI. The meeting kicked off with an inspiring discussion about #AI and #conspiracy theories with @snurb.info, our current #ComAI Mercator fellow. 111
Reposted by Andreas HeppFabio Giglietto @fabiogiglietto.bsky.social · 26/05/2026#toread #paper The imaginative landscape of AI: Locating Silicon Valley’s “quiet futuring” by Andreas Hepp doi.org/10.1177/01634437261454515 011
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Out now and #openaccess: my paper „The imaginative #landscape of #AI: Locating #SiliconValley’s quiet #futuring” It’s based on my @com-ai.bsky.social media ethnography in the San Francisco Bay Area during the last 12 months. #pioneercommunities #AIsafety #AGI journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 163
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026It’s great to be at re:publica again this year with the students from our @zemki.bsky.social MA Media, Culture & Society and MA Media & Public Engagement programmes at @unibremen.bsky.social. 110
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I am very much looking forward to delivering my keynote today on #pioneer #communities and ‘quiet’ and ‘loud’ #futuring at the IAMCR conference ‘Creative Communication and Empowerment’ at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 111
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Today we have the first talk in our #comai lecture series by @snurb.info on ‘the’ #public sphere, which no longer exists in that form (if it ever did). The use of ‘the’ is just as much in question as ‘public’ and ‘sphere’. 131
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 21/11/2025‼️ The deadline (December 1, 2025) for our Call for Abstracts on “THE IMAGINATIVE #LANDSCAPE OF #AI – VISIONS, POSITIONS, CONFLICTS” is approaching. I am very happy to edit this thematic issue of @ijoc-usc.bsky.social with @ntnsndr.in #openaccess. More information: comai.space/en/call-for-...comai.spaceCall for Papers: The Imaginative Landscape of AI – Visions, Positions, ConflictsFew technological developments spark more debate today than artificial intelligence. From promises of human advancement to fears of existential risk, AI generat 053
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 14/09/2025I have just arrived in 🚊Graz, where we are meeting for the (late) summer ☀️retreat of our @com-ai.bsky.social Until Wednesday, we want to discuss what #research has been carried out in the projects over the last 6️⃣ months, what the challenges of #triangulating #methods 🔣 are, 152
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 27/08/2025#CfP THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPE OF AI – VISIONS, POSITIONS, CONFLICTS ❓ What are the #future #visions and #imaginaries of #communications, #society, and social #change in diverse #global contexts in relation to #AI, #AGI and #ComAI? 📣 Submissions invited to #IJoC: comai.space/en/call-for-...comai.spaceCall for Papers: The Imaginative Landscape of AI – Visions, Positions, ConflictsFew technological developments spark more debate today than artificial intelligence. From promises of human advancement to fears of existential risk, AI generat 032
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 19/08/2025‼️ #JobAlert: Computer Science / Computational Social Science / Media and Communications At @zemki.bsky.social we are looking for a research assistant for developing web-based tools for collecting and visualising data on communicative #AI. More information: comai.space/stellenaussc...comai.spaceStellenausschreibung: Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in (w/m/d) als Teil der Forschungsgruppe „Communicative AI“ gesuchtAn der Universität Bremen ist am Zentrum für Medien-, Kommunikations- und Informationsforschung (ZeMKI) frühestens zum 01.01.2026 eine Stelle als Wissenschaf 021
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 10/08/2025While #OpenAI has released GPT-5, our research into the ‘imaginative landscape of AI’ in #SiliconValley / the San Francisco Bay Area is progressing. #ComAI 333
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 05/07/2025📣 Warum brauchen wir kleine und große #Visionen 🌈 🤖 🌳 der #Zukunft? Welche Rolle kann #KI dabei spielen? 🗞️ In der aktuellen Wochenausgabe der @taz.de habe ich dazu einen Artikel anhand des Beispiels der #Expo in #Osaka, #Japan, geschrieben: taz.de/Expo-in-Osak...taz.deExpo in Osaka: Holzring statt GlaskugelDie Länder auf der Weltausstellung in Japan zeigen sehr unterschiedliche Zukunftsvisionen. Warum sollten wir überhaupt so konkret darüber nachdenken? 021
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 23/06/2025This talk is tomorrow - on ‘The Future of Communicative AI: Why Societal Communication Matters and What This Means for Media and Communication Research’, #ComAI, #AI, #pioneercommunities, #Future: aimeetshss.acdh-ch-dev.oeaw.ac.at/conference/a...aimeetshss.acdh-ch-dev.oeaw.ac.atAI meets Humanities & Social Sciences | AI meets Humanities & Social Sciences23-25 June 2025, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 021
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 06/06/2025I am very pleased that our article "Solving the crisis with 'do-it-yourself #heroes'? The media coverage on pioneer communities, #Covid-19, and technological #solutionism" is now also available in print: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...degruyterbrill.comSolving the crisis with “do-it-yourself heroes”? The media coverage on pioneer communities, Covid-19, and technological solutionismProtective shields and medical devices produced in Makerspaces as well as the early detection of disease through self-measurement have been widely publicized in the media coverage of the Covid-19 pand... 250
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 30/05/2025molo war auf der @re-publica.com – und fällt gleich auf! Wie beim MDR zu lesen ist: #rp25 ist ein Gegenentwurf zu großen sozialen Medien wie #Facebook, #Tiktok oder #X. Wer uns ausprobieren will: molo.news Der Beitrag des MDR zur #rp25 findet sich hier: www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...mdr.deWas sich gegen die Macht großer Online-Plattformen tun lässt | MDR.DEOnline-Plattformen wie Instagram sind allgegenwärtig – und ihre Macht wächst stetig. Was lässt sich dagegen tun? Ein Gegenentwurf zu den großen Plattformen sind lokale soziale Medien. 072
Reposted by Andreas HeppThomas Hanitzsch @thanitzsch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025#ICA25 will still take place in Denver 0134
Reposted by Andreas HeppThomas Hanitzsch @thanitzsch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025BREAKING: "Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029." #ICA25 814464
Reposted by Andreas HeppZeMKI @zemki.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Am 7.5.2025 hält @ahepp.bsky.social am Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) der Hitotsubashi University, Tokio, einen Vortrag zum Thema der digitalen Zukünfte und welcher Forschungsperspektive es bedarf, diese zu erforschen. zemki.uni-bremen.de/forschungsau... 131
Reposted by Andreas HeppBerliner Journal für Soziologie @berlinerjournal.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Die Erforschung der digitalen Transformation fragt meist nach deren Folgen. Der Wandel ist aber schon im Gange, deshalb sei die Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung der Konsequenz um eine der Emergenz zu ergänzen, schreibt @ahepp.bsky.social im Berliner Journal. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comFigurationen digitaler Zukünfte – oder: Warum wir eine Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung der Emergenz brauchen - Berliner Journal für SoziologieThe aim of this article is to contribute to a more systematic inclusion of digital futures—or, more precisely: various possible digital futures—in research on the refiguration of societies. A social-s... 122
Reposted by Andreas HeppDavid Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 17/04/2025On Tuesday (22 April) I will be at @unibremen.bsky.social for a panel discussion hosted by @zemki.bsky.social Looking forward to hanging out with @ahepp.bsky.social and colleagues to talk about LLMs and the death of the author. zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/open-disc...zemki.uni-bremen.deOpen Discussion with David Gunkel at ZeMKIOn Tuesday, April 22, 2025, David Gunkel will be a guest at ZeMKI for a panel discussion on “LLMs and the Death of the Author” from 10 am to 12 pm. 051
Reposted by Andreas HeppAndrea L. Guzman, PhD @teachguz.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I will be working with multiple scholars and labs including @ahepp.bsky.social, Christian Katzenbach, and Andreas Breiter to better understand how AI is changing our world and people navigate these changes. 121
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 04/03/2025🛫 💪 On February 25 & 26, 2025, we had our Kick-Off of the Research Unit @com-ai.bsky.social “Communicative AI: The transformation of societal communication” at @zemki.bsky.social - together with our partners at HBI, University Graz, @univie.ac.at & ifib. We couldn't have wished for a better start! 061
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 11/02/2025It is noteworthy that Elon #Musk is trying to play the 'open' (“charity”) vs. 'commercial' (“for-profit”) card in his takeover bid for #OpenAI – and how Sam #Altman reacts to it. What is true, however, is that Twitter was once worth more: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comElon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAISam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder, responded that he would not accept and offered to buy X instead 072
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Fresh back from our great retreat with the @zemki.bsky.social Lab Mediatization and Datafication - 2 days of intense discussion, great ideas and lots of fun. Thanks for that! 051
Reposted by Andreas HeppZeMKI @zemki.bsky.social · 07/02/2025These were two exciting days among bright smart colleagues: annual retreat of the #Datafication and #Mediatization Lab @zemki.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social on the ambivalences of #comai at Gut Bredbeck 051
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 04/02/2025💪‼️🥳 The update to 1.0 of #OpenQDA, our software and research infrastructure for coding #qualitative #data, is out: In addition to a new interface, the code system can now be managed easily and intuitively, and much more. #QDA #opensource zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/openqda-1...zemki.uni-bremen.deOpenQDA 1.0 – A Major Update for a Better User Experience!We are excited to announce the release of OpenQDA 1.0! This major update brings numerous improvements that make working with OpenQDA even more intuitive, efficient, and enjoyable. 083
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🚨 #Jobalert: The application deadline for the tenure track assistant professorship #Media, #Society and the #GoodLife at @zemki.bsky.social is February 6 (in 2 days): zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/job-adver...zemki.uni-bremen.deJob advertisement: Tenure-Track-Professor for the subject area Media, Society and the Good LifeThe University of Bremen is seeking to fill a professorship in Communication and Media Studies in Faculty 9 Cultural Studies as soon as possible with then following profile: Tenure-Track-Professor (f/... 032
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025The @zemki.bsky.social Research Day has begun: once a semester we all meet to discuss our research and new ideas together. A highlight every semester! 071
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025👀 What happens when #SiliconValley CEOs watch #Trump more carefully: They believe Trump "will be incredible for the country in many ways!". It's remarkable how one #SiliconValley CEO after the other is swinging in Trump's direction. Sam #Altman from #OpenAI was next. 121
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 23/01/2025🔈 📻 Der Deutschlandfunk hat über unsere lokale #Plattform #molo berichtet – als Alternative zu #Facebook, #Instagram und ehemals #Twitter. Es geht darum, wie molo #Lokaljournalismus und #Community zusammen bringt und was die Überlegungen für die Zukunft sind. www.deutschlandfunk.de/lokale-alter...deutschlandfunk.deMOLO – eine neue lokale soziale PlattformBremen: MOLO – so heißt eine neue lokale soziale Plattform, eine Smartphone-App - als Ergänzung zu den großen sozialen Netzwerken, hoffen die Entwickler. 022
Reposted by Andreas HeppZeMKI @zemki.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Angst vor KI? Die Mehrheit der Gäste sagt nein oder ist unentschieden. Die ZeMKI-Mediengespräche zum Thema „KI im Journalismus“ heute mit @jensradue.bsky.social und @ahepp.bsky.social im voll besetzten Bremer Presse-Club mit Bremen Zwei. 011
Reposted by Andreas HeppPhilip Sinner @philipsinner.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Any seats left? NO! Bremen Press Club overcrowded for the @zemki.bsky.social ZeMKI-Mediengespräch on AI and Journalism. Lisa-Maria Röhling (Radio Bremen/Bremen Zwei) together with Dr Jens Radü (Der Spiegel @spiegel.de) and Professor Dr Andreas Hepp (@ahepp.bsky.social ZeMKI @unibremen.bsky.social). 092
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 14/01/2025In today's @zemki.bsky.social @com-ai.bsky.social #ComAI lecture, @sonja-utz.de presents her research on the #credibility of communicative #AI: Voice assistants (spoken-interactive) are more credible than search engine results (text). But what about #ChatGPT (interactive, but text)? 183
Reposted by Andreas HeppAmrei Bahr @amreibahr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Starkes Signal!! Über 60 dt. Hochschulen & Forschungsinstitutionen haben heute ihren Ausstieg bei X bekanntgegeben, s.u. #eXit X sei nicht mehr vereinbar mit ihren Grundwerten: „Weltoffenheit, wissenschaftliche Integrität, Transparenz und demokratischer Diskurs.“ Liste der Beteiligten hier:nachrichten.idw-online.deHochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen verlassen Plattform X - Gemeinsam für Vielfalt, Freiheit und Wissenschaft 883377825
Reposted by Andreas Heppre:publica @re-publica.com · 08/01/2025Der Countdown läuft! Jetzt aber los: Ihr habt noch 7 Tage, um eure Ideen für das #rp25 Programm einzureichen! Alle Infos zum #CfP gibt's hier 🔗 re-publica.com/de/cfp-berlin #GenXYZ #FinalCountdown 0157
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 09/01/2025#Job ‼️🚨: Assistant Professorship for #Media, #Society and the #GoodLife at @zemki.bsky.social, @unibremen.bsky.social. We are looking for a young innovative colleague who wants to research and teach in an exciting environment. Deadline is February 6th, 25, ℹ️: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/job-adver...zemki.uni-bremen.deJob advertisement: Tenure-Track-Professor for the subject area Media, Society and the Good LifeThe University of Bremen is seeking to fill a professorship in Communication and Media Studies in Faculty 9 Cultural Studies as soon as possible with then following profile: Tenure-Track-Professor (f/... 0128
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 09/01/20251/2 Die Entwicklungen bei #Facebook und #Instagram zeigen, dass #SiliconValley soziale Medien problematisch sind, weil sie zunehmend #Meinungsfreiheit mit „anything goes“ verwechseln. 100
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Would you like to do research on #media, #communications, #data and #AI at the @zemki.bsky.social? Our paid 4-week fellowships are open, in an innovative and inspiring research environment. Deadline for applications is January 31st, for more information see: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/the-zemki...zemki.uni-bremen.deZeMKI Visiting Research Fellowship 2025(Call closes on January 31, 2025, 23:59 CET) Come and work with us! Our Fellowship Program invites international researchers to Bremen for four weeks to dee 086
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 03/01/2025This year, @zemki.bsky.social will be 20 - and we are planning a conference on the topic of ‘20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?’. Would you like to take part? Further information and the call for papers are available here: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/event/20-...zemki.uni-bremen.de20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?The international anniversary conference of the ZeMKI in the 20th year of its existence examines the foundations of media and communication research: It is about exploring long-term trends resulting f... 086
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 02/01/2025End of last year we presented the latest version of #OpenQDA, an open source research infrastructure for qualitative data analysis at @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social – here is a short report on this by Roland Toth: methodslab.weizenbaum-institut.de/2024/12/20/s...methodslab.weizenbaum-institut.deShow and Tell Recap: OpenQDA – A Sustainable and Open Research Software for Collaborative Qualitative Data Analysis – WI Methods Lab 050
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 29/12/2024If the German press didn't constantly report on Elon #Musk's X contributions, that would be a gigantic step. Where did they get the idea that his X contributions are important? Not reporting would probably have saved us from his Welt article. 173
Reposted by Andreas HeppZeMKI @zemki.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Another year is coming to an end and we would like to say 'thank you'! Once again, a lot has happened. We are looking forward to next year, to many new and old encounters and to joint plans! zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/zemki-wis... 041
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Our @zemki.bsky.social research report is out just in time for the end of the year! If you want to find out more about what we have researched in the past year and what we are planning in our @com-ai.bsky.social research unit, then it's worth taking a look! 👇 zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/out-now-z... 072
Andreas Hepp @ahepp.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Just published by our @zemki.bsky.social colleagues @schwarz3n3gg3r.bsky.social, @erikkoenen74.bsky.social, @radde-antweiler.bsky.social and @kadewe.bsky.social and highly recommended: an in-depth reflection on the transformative power of digital #gaming: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...cogitatiopress.com 083