Digital Identities in the Age of AI: Qualitative methods in Media Studies

Research seminar

The research seminar aims to explore and exchange ideas concerning qualitative research into AI in media studies. We want to address the challenges that AI represents for the audiovisual performed labour, for filtered images and memetic videos of celebrities and politicians and for synthetic influencers and chatbots. Moreover, we discuss how AI influences qualitative empirical research online practices and affordances and how AI interfaces and technologies are negotiated, revealed and shared by audiences.

Programme

9:00-9:30 Arrival
9:30-9:45 Introduction and welcome: Helle Kannik Haastrup
9:45-10:30 Keynote: Professor P. David Marshall (University of Deakins
10:30-11:30

AI:  Fantasies and Storytelling

Maja Klausen (University of Southern Denmark): Which bed would you choose? AI bedtime fantasies on SoMe

Ann-Katrine S. Nielsen, Pernille Meyer, Stefan Iversen (Aarhus University): Human-Machine Narration. How Generative AI transforms everyday storytelling 
11:30-12:15 Lunch
12:15-13:15

AI: Real or fake I

Helle Kannik Haastrup (University of Copenhagen) : From Mette to Meloni: negotiating deepfakes as political communication

Louise Yung Nielsen & Franziska Bork-Petersen (RUC & University of Copenhagen: Even better than the real thing? AI-generated bodies and the modes of engagement they invite
14:14-14:30 Break
14:30-15:00

AI: Real or fake II 

Lisbeth Klastrup (University of Copenhagen): The Liquid Identities of AI-generated Influencers on Instagram
15:00-15:30 Bubbles and networking

Registration

The seminar is for open for registered participants only (register: h.k.haastrup@hum.ku.dk).