Workshop on perspectives from Policy, Philosophy, and Practice

26 March 2026, 9:30am - 5:30pm

Institute of Philosophy, Jilská 1, Seminar Room 124a, Prague 1

Registration is encouraged but not required via email to Paula Gürtler, guertler@flu.cas.cz

This academic workshop brings together a community of researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds to investigate the impact  of social media platforms and AI on democracy and develop concrete policy options to counteract the negative impact.

The questions that motivate this workshop are:

• What are the harmful impacts of AI and social media platforms for democracy?
• What means (legal, technical, political…) are available to us to hold platforms and/or creators accountable?
• How can we effectively address these issues and what policies are needed for an effective approach?

The goal of the workshop is to develop an actionable proposal on how to strengthen democracy vis-à-vis new technologies. This requires interdisciplinary exchange between philosophy, political and social sciences, media studies, computer science, and legal studies. This workshop offers opportunities for the public to participate.   

Programme

(order of speakers tbd)
9.30-17.30
6 talks (30 min + 10 min Q&A)

Speakers include: 

Matúš Mesarčík, KInIT, Ethics and Law Specialist
Jakub Šimko, KInIT, Lead and Researcher
Andrew McIntyre, University of Amsterdam, Postdoctoral Researcher 
Tuğba Yoldaş, CETE-P, Postdoctoral Researcher
John Dorsch, CETE-P, Postdoctoral Researcher 
C3S expert (tbd)