Solaris
Project
Strengthening democratic engagement through value-based generative adversarial networks
The research project SOLARIS (Strengthening democratic engagement through value-based generative adversarial networks) started in February 2023 and is funded by the Horizon Europe program with a grant of 2.6 million euros. There are thirteen partners from eight different countries involved.
Federica Russo
With the arrival of Federica Russo at Utrecht University (Freudenthal Institute), the coordination of the European SOLARIS project has also come under Utrecht’s control. In this project, the professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Techno-Science is investigating the political risks of fake news and deepfakes as well as the opportunities of AI-generated contents for strengthening democratic processes.