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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📢 Call for Contributions! We are launching a new Blog Symposium on Digital Inequality, aiming at perspectives from various disciplines and professional backgrounds. Abstract deadline is 23 October. Looking forward to reading your perspectives! 👉 More information here: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...

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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🤖 Interested in #AI and the latest legal, ethical and policy discussions regarding age verification, medical real-world data evidence, accountability and AI-driven searchability? 🔗Check out our recent posts: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog Thanks to all authors! Stay tuned, we’re back in September 👀

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Wim Van Lancker @wimvanlancker.be · 26/08/2026

Janne Petroons asks how coders, local welfare organisations and frontline workers together determine what constitutes 'need'. When need assessment increasingly becomes digitised, the role of coders needs to be clarified. Fascinating talk featuring haircuts, blazers and condoms. #ESPAnet2026

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Janne Petroons @jannepetroons.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🍒 Our booklet is out! Explore the cherry on top of the Symposium cake here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Algorithmic decision-making (#ADM) in #government is often promoted as a harmonising policy tool. In a new post, @jannepetroons.bsky.social challenges this instrumentalist view & argues for a socio-constructivist lens that recognises ADM's social dimensions. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Janne Petroons @jannepetroons.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

It's out! Together with Périne Brotcorne, Martin Wagener, @koenhermans.bsky.social and @wvlancker.bsky.social, I wrote an article on the expected harmonizing effects of algorithmic decision-making in welfare practices. You can read it here: www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus...

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Algorithmic Decision‐Making and Harmonization in Multi‐Level Governance Welfare Practices: Empirical Evidence From Belgium | Article | Social Inclusion

Janne Petroons, Périne Brotcorne, Martin Wagener, Koen Hermans, Wim Van Lancker

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Janne Petroons @jannepetroons.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

📢 @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social Blog Announcement! We are launching a Symposium on #AI and #Democracy, more info below 👇

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This week we wrapped up the 5th & last edition of the KU Leuven Summer School on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI🎓 I'm so grateful to have met so many wonderful people across disciplines & countries, and I learned so much. What a beautiful community this has become❤️ Thank you to all contributors!

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Thank you to the 300+ people who joined the 5th anniversary celebration of our #AI Summer School! Besides gathering international speakers, the head of the #EU AI Office & alumni, we also marked this milestone in style during a gala event🥂 Thanks for being part of our community❤️

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Wonderful to see so many happy faces during our @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social online Alumni Networking event - for the 4th year in a row🎉 Thanks to all our fantastic participants! We love the AI Summer School Community🥰 See you again soon!

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

We just kicked off the 5th edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI! 10 days. 35 nationalities. 65 participants. 45 lecturers. And lots of fascinating topics… Here we go @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social 🎒😊 More about the course: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Janne Petroons @jannepetroons.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

📢 New blogpost at the @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social ❗️Many thanks to @maartenbouwmeester.bsky.social who shared what we can learn from the Dutch childcare benefit scandal… taking the (constitutional position) of the right to social security seriously might be an important part of the puzzle 🧩

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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

📢 Join KU Leuven AI Summer School Public Session – 4 July 2025! You're invited to the panel "AI Governance in Europe and Globally" at the Faculty of Law or online, moderated by DigiSoc member Nathalie Smuha. 🗓️ Register by 1 July: shorturl.at/XnNsh ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/76lnh 📸 Steve Johnson

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

In Session 2, "The Future of AI in Europe" (from 16:30 to 17:45) Lucilla Sioli, director of the #EU AI Office, will discuss Europe's future AI policy direction & the role of #AI regulation. Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Join us!

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

In Session 1, "AI governance around the globe" (from 14:30 to 16:00) Carolina Aguerre, Aziz Huq, Zhiyu Li and Jake Okechukwu Effoduh will discuss AI governance in their region. Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📢Event alert: Join us on 4 July for our event '#AI governance in Europe and Globally' @KU Leuven or online. We'll have a session with international scholars from Africa, Latam, China & US, and a keynote by Lucilla Sioli (EU AI Office). Info & Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Janne Petroons @jannepetroons.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

📩 One more month to submit your work for the @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social’s #EssayCompetition on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI!

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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🚀Registrations for the KU Leuven AI Summer School 2025 close on 17 March! Join us 30 June – 9 July to explore the legal, ethical & policy challenges of AI. @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social @victoriahendrickx.bsky.social @jannepetroons.bsky.social Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... #KULeuven

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Tim Verheyden @timverheyden.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

🎧 Medewerkers van Musk's DOGE zouden AutoRI-software van Defensie manipuleren, mogelijk voor massaontslagen van federale ambtenaren, zegt @wired.com. Met prof. Nathalie Smuha (KUL, Oxford, NYU) bespreken we overheidsinzet van algoritmes en bijhorende risico's. open.spotify.com/episode/5pye...

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Join us for the online book launch of The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI on 11 March! We'll have a lively dialogue with several contributors & discussants. Info & registration: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Free access to the book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/t...

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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Hello, BlueSky! DigiSoc is here! Let’s connect and work towards an inclusive, responsible, and ethical digital society together! #DigitalEthics #AIforSociety #KULeuven

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

What is the #environmental cost of #AI? In this blogpost, @sgarsia.bsky.social argues that the combination of a #digitaleconomy and #climate-neutrality might not be as compatible as expected, despite the EU's twin ambition. Read about it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Bieke Zaman @biekezaman.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Will you also submit to the 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025)? ⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!) IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social 🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025 📍 Leuven, Belgium 👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu

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Welcome to the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025), hosted and organised by the KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) on the 15th and 16th of September 2025 in the historic and vibrant city of Leuven, Belgium.

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

To celebrate AI Summer School's anniversary, we launched an #essaycompetition on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI. 🏆The winner will receive €250, a certificate and a publication on the Blog. ⏰Deadline: 14 April 2025 📌Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... We hope to read you!

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Janne Petroons @jannepetroons.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Let’s go! The @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social shared its first blog post on Bluesky! 🦋

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We are happy to announce the 5th edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI, from 30 June to 9 July 2025! We'll make this jubileum edition a special one, so stay tuned😊 Apply from 10 Feb to 17 March! Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Hope you join us!

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

It’s finally out! After years of work, I’m very glad to announce that my #book Algorithmic Rule by Law is now published @cambup-law.bsky.social. If you’re interested in the intersection of #law, #technology and #government - with some philosophical twists - this book is for you.

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CiTiP KU Leuven @citip.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

🚀 Hello BlueSky community! We’re CiTiP, leading research center on law and technology focusing on: ✅ Data protection & privacy ✅ AI, Data and Robotics ✅ IP ✅(Cyber)security ✅ and many more Join us for insights and collaborations! Let’s shape the future together: www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/en

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Centre for IT & IP Law

CiTiP is the center for IT & IP Law at the KU Leuven Faculty of Law and Criminology.

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 24/12/2024

Algorithmic Rule By Law by @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social Examines algorithmic rule by law, or how algorithmic regulation can erode the rule of law under the guise of efficiency. 📚 cup.org/3VLM3bB #commerciallaw

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Cambridge Core - Law and technology, science, communication - Algorithmic Rule By Law

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

🤔Is AI a threat to democracy?🤖 "Generative AI...hides in plain sight, producing enormous volumes of content that can flood the media landscape, the internet, and political communication with meaningless drivel at best and misinformation at worst." www.journalofdemocra...

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How AI Threatens Democracy | Journal of Democracy

Generative AI can flood the media, internet, and even personal correspondence with misinformation—sowing confusion for voters and government officials alike. If we fail to act…

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Wim Van Lancker @wimvanlancker.be · 18/12/2024

🚨 Last call 🚨 Are you working on a paper, a grant proposal or an idea? And is your research in some way related to social policy? We’d love to have you present your work on April 4, 2025, at the ESPAnet Netherlands-Flanders Early Career Researchers’ Day in Leuven. espanet.org/espanet-neth...

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ESPAnet Netherlands-Flanders (ESPAnet ‘Low Countries’) Early Career Researchers’ Day – ESPAnet

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

“Some consumer advocates say AI companions represent a more exploitive version of social media — sliding into the most intimate parts of people’s lives, with few protections or guardrails,” @nitasha.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide.

Researchers have long warned of the dangers of building relationships with chatbots. But millions of people spend hours a day bonding with AI companions.

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

How relevant is #dataprotection law in the age of #AI Acts? I wrote a chapter on this Question for the EDPS’ 20th Anniversary earlier this year. I argued that data protection law can ground AI regulation, but it also offers a tool to complement & critique it. Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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KU Leuven Bibliotheek Recht & Crim @rbibkuleuven.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Inspired by @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social, we've created a starter pack for Legal and Criminology scholars at KU Leuven. Give it a follow and please suggest colleagues when they join Bluesky! go.bsky.app/FYVZZrw

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Steven Van de Walle @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Follow social scientists at KU Leuven. go.bsky.app/AKcqGke (pack still incomplete, pls send suggestions)

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Bieke Zaman @biekezaman.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

💎 Submit now: 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025) 💎 ⏱️Deadline: 15 Feb. 2025 IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by KU Leuven Digital Society Institute 🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025 📍 Leuven, Belgium 👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu

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Dr. Silke Goubin @silkegoubin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

#callforpapers! KU Leuven is hosting the #ESPAnet Low Countries' #EarlyCareer Researchers’ Day, 4 April 2025, Leuven! Working on #socialpolicy as a junior researcher? We’d love to have you present your work! Organised with @wvlancker.bsky.social and Karolien Lenaerts espanet.org/espanet-neth...

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ESPAnet Netherlands-Flanders (ESPAnet ‘Low Countries’) Early Career Researchers’ Day – ESPAnet

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