What we do

The Dutch Human(e) AI Network unites researchers from diverse institutes and disciplines to advance the development of artificial intelligence that serves humanity's best interests and upholds fundamental human values. We conduct cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on AI ethics, safety, and societal impact, and translate our findings into actionable insights for policymakers and the public. Our mission is to establish the Netherlands as a global leader in responsible AI research that enhances human flourishing and social well-being. We operate in part under the Progress Humanities Sectorplan for the SSH.

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News & events

  • Digital Sovereignty and the Politics of Infrastructure

    Discussion panel · 18 January 2027 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Speakers: Maxigas (UU, Media Department; critical infrastructures lab), Jamila Ghaddar (UvA, Archival Information & Digital Humanities; archives & digital media lab), with introduction by Plixavra Vogiatzoglou (UvA, Institute for Information Law). Monday 18 January, at 12:00-13:30, REC J/K B.11 (Nieuwe Achtergracht 184). We are pleased to announce three discussion panels focusing on Digital Sovereignty through the lens of international law, university policy and the politics of infrastructure. This is the third. The panels offer a space to discuss digital infrastructure challenges in the context of war, surveillance and the entanglement between Big Tech, governments and universities. All university students and staff are welcome to join the panels. Kind regards, Dr Jef Ausloos, Dr Selena Savić, and Dr Plixavra Vogiatzoglou.

  • Digital Sovereignty and the University

    Discussion panel · 10 December 2026 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Speakers: Nawal Mustafa (UvA), Sofia Boschat-Thorez (Varia and Willem de Kooning Academy), with introduction by Jef Ausloos (UvA, Institute for Information Law). Thursday 10 December, at 12:00-13:30; REC M1.03 (Plantage Muidergracht 12) We are pleased to announce three discussion panels focusing on Digital Sovereignty through the lens of international law, university policy and the politics of infrastructure. This is the second. The panels offer a space to discuss digital infrastructure challenges in the context of war, surveillance and the entanglement between Big Tech, governments and universities. All university students and staff are welcome to join the panels. Kind regards, Dr Jef Ausloos, Dr Selena Savić, and Dr Plixavra Vogiatzoglou.

  • Digital Sovereignty and the (limits of) international law

    Discussion panel · 27 November 2026 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Speakers: Andrea Leiter (UvA, Amsterdam Center for International Law), Taylor Kate Woodcock (T.M.C. Asser Instituut), with introduction by Selena Savić (UvA, Arts and Culture). Friday 27 November, at 12:00-13:30; UT 1.01 (Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16). We are pleased to announce three discussion panels focusing on Digital Sovereignty through the lens of international law, university policy and the politics of infrastructure. This is the first. The panels offer a space to discuss digital infrastructure challenges in the context of war, surveillance and the entanglement between Big Tech, governments and universities. All university students and staff are welcome to join the panels. Kind regards, Dr Jef Ausloos, Dr Selena Savić, and Dr Plixavra Vogiatzoglou.

  • EACL 2026 to be held in Morocco

    Conference · 24–29 March 2026 · Rabat, Morocco

    EACL 2026 will be held in Rabat, Morocco, from March 24–29, 2026. As the flagship European conference in the field of computational linguistics, EACL welcomes European and international researchers covering a broad spectrum of research areas concerned with computational approaches to natural language.

  • AIpuzzle.io

    Outreach · 19 January 2026

    A new project within the Sectorplan Humane AI at the University of Groningen uses a jigsaw puzzle to increase public understanding of conversational AI such as ChatGPT. The comic-based puzzle explains how language-model chatbots work, what their limitations are, and explains their societal impact in an engaging and accessible way. Created through live collaboration between researchers from multiple disciplines and sketch artist Maaike Hartjes, the puzzle has already been used in public engagement events and is now being shared with schools and other stakeholders.

  • Gendered Disinformation as Violence

    Talk · 25 October 2025 · Bremen, Germany

    Eedan Amit-Danhi gave a talk "Gendered disinformation as violence" at the conference 20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society? held at ZeMKI (Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research) of Bremen University.

  • European Researchers’ Night 2025 at the Groningen Forum

    Outreach · 26 September 2025 · Groningen, Netherlands

    As part of the European Researchers’ Night 2025 in the Groningen Forum on 26 September 2025, the Humane AI team presented a number of activities on AI, chatbots, and related topics. This year’s edition included activities for the general public, as well as for high-school students. Among other things, Natalia Laba (2025) gave a short talk “Truths/lies & latent space: Why should you care about AI-generated images?” in the context of the Grounding AI program