Program
- 12:15 - 13:00: Presentation by Professor Christopher Bail
- 13:00 - 14:00: Questions and discussion
Baked goods, coffee, and tea will be served.
The workshop is open to all scientific staff at the Faculty of Social Sciences at UiO.
We encourage you to join us for this insightful session and engage in the discussion on the future of AI in social science research.
This is primarily a physical workshop where the participants can interact with the speaker, but the event will be streamed for those who would like to watch the event.
Please sign up for the event (for food and drinks) within 13 August:
Click to stream the webinar on Panopto
About Professor Christopher Bail
Chris Bail is Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Public Policy at Duke University, where he founded the Polarization Lab. His research focuses on how artificial intelligence shapes human behavior in various settings, particularly on social media platforms.
As a Guggenheim Fellow and Carnegie Fellow, Bail's work has been featured in leading outlets such as Science, Nature, the New York Times, and Harvard Business Review. His 2021 book, Breaking the Social Media Prism, has received critical acclaim and influenced policy changes on platforms like Twitter.
Bail has also made significant contributions to the field of computational social science, co-founding the Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science and editing the Oxford University Press Series in the field.
Bail's advisory roles include serving on the National Science Foundation's Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate and consulting for social media companies, non-profits, and governments.
- Please contact Nikolai Czajkowski or Stina Petersen if you have questions regarding this event.