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Research project interested in the relations between deep-learning technologies and cultures. We study the global transformations that deep learning has wrought on culture and how culture is in turn key to deep learning. https://deep-culture.org

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Our research was covered by the Dutch public broadcaster NOS:

25.10.2025 13:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
DHQ: Digital Humanities Quarterly: Keywords in Digital Humanities – A critical assessment of computational techniques for mapping security and freedom in histor...

Keywords are not neutral.

With Tobias Blanke, we investigate the power of keywords as interpretive tools in our work "Keywords in Digital Humanities: A critical assessment of computational techniques for mapping security and freedom in historical debates".

You can read the article now on DHQ!

15.10.2025 16:37 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Interview with Louis Ravn Louis Ravn is a PhD Candidate on Deep Culture at the University of Amsterdam, working in the fields of science and technology studies and critical data/AI studies. Moreover, he is assistant editor for...

Super fun to contribute to this brief interview with Terminally Online, a student-led organization on New Media at the University of Amsterdam.

We spoke about my wonderful team‘s research (@d-eepculture.bsky.social), who inspires me, and some of my own work.

🔗: www.linkedin.com/pulse/interv...

09.10.2025 07:20 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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What is digital about abstraction? This chapter examines abstraction as a central principle of computing, not merely as a cognitive skill or epistemological category, but as a material and organizational practice that structures how so...

"What is digital about abstraction?" - new chapter by @riederb.bsky.social

arxiv.org/abs/2508.18181

25.09.2025 14:30 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Critical AI seminar series 

Register via https://bit.ly/uvacriticalai2526

Program and Invited Speakers: 

Upcoming seminars  

November 12, 5-6:30 PM (CEST): Invited talk by Louise Amoore and Alexander Campolo, ‘On reading machine learning‘

January 13, 5:30-7 PM (CEST): Invited talk by Fabian Offert on 
‘Vector Media‘

March 18, 3-4:30 (CEST): Invited talk by Helene Ratner and Nanna Thylstrup on ‘Ecologies of evaluation’

May 20, 12-1:30 PM (CEST): Invited talk by Thao Phan on ‘Testing-in-the-wild’

Critical AI seminar series Register via https://bit.ly/uvacriticalai2526 Program and Invited Speakers: Upcoming seminars November 12, 5-6:30 PM (CEST): Invited talk by Louise Amoore and Alexander Campolo, ‘On reading machine learning‘ January 13, 5:30-7 PM (CEST): Invited talk by Fabian Offert on ‘Vector Media‘ March 18, 3-4:30 (CEST): Invited talk by Helene Ratner and Nanna Thylstrup on ‘Ecologies of evaluation’ May 20, 12-1:30 PM (CEST): Invited talk by Thao Phan on ‘Testing-in-the-wild’

🚨The Critical AI Seminar Series returns in 2025/2026 ✨

This year we will have four talks and are beyond excited to welcome @amoorelouise.bsky.social & @alexcampolo.bsky.social, Fabian Offert, Helene Ratner & @nannathylstrup.bsky.social and @thaophan.bsky.social ✨

Sign up: bit.ly/uvacriticala...

10.09.2025 15:24 — 👍 17    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

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