ComAI Research Unit discusses future of communicative AI in Graz
From 15 to 17 September 2025, our Research Unit met for its first multi-day annual research retreat, followed by the doctoral researchers’ summer school. The meeting took place at the project site in Graz, Austria.
The focus this time was on methodological questions: How can concepts such as alignment or appropriation be made comparable across research projects? How can large volumes of text and multimedia data be efficiently analyzed using (semi-)automated content analysis? The researchers discussed how empirical examples from the different domains – from journalism to health to education – can be brought together in joint research designs.
The ComAI Research Space, the group’s digital research infrastructure, is also being further developed: a shared technical platform will soon facilitate data exchange within the research group and make results accessible to external audiences.
In addition to methodological discussions, the meeting offered an opportunity to plan publications and conference contributions and to reflect on current developments in research and practice.
Finally, the diverse social program – excellently organized by the Graz team – helped strengthen personal connections within the group. Participants enjoyed the evenings together and described the retreat as a thoroughly successful event.
21. September 2025
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp
ZeMKI, Center for Media, Communication and Information Research
University of Bremen
Universität Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-67620
Sekretariat (Ms. Schmidt): +49 421 218-67606
E-mail: andreas.hepp@uni-bremen.de
