DIGSUM at Umeå University has been awarded SEK 30.3 million from the Wallenberg Foundation’s WASP-HS programme for a major new research cluster titled AI, Power and Politics. Led by Professor Simon Lindgren at the Department of Sociology, the five-year project will investigate how artificial intelligence is reshaping democratic processes, political decision-making, and global power relations. Bringing together scholars from several universities across Sweden, the interdisciplinary cluster will analyse issues such as disinformation, algorithmic governance, and human–machine interaction. The aim is to generate both critical insights and practical tools to strengthen democratic resilience in the age of AI. Read more [here].