Editorial
Science
Keep AI-augmented science contestable
Why researchers must be able to inspect, challenge and correct the contributions of AI to science.
14 selected pieces · 2017–2026
Authored work and independent coverage identified01 / Selected perspectives
AI, science & work
How AI changes scientific scrutiny, professional judgement and the terms of work.
Working Life essay
Science
A colleague hated my AI-polished emails—so he set a trap
A personal account of how AI-polished emails changed trust between colleagues, and why I returned to my own voice when personal connection mattered.
Opinion
Fortune
The question behind AI panic: What happens to me if it works?
Why employees may hesitate to reveal AI productivity gains when their jobs could change.
02 / Selected perspectives
Journalism & trust
Professional ethics, AI-assisted verification, newsroom evaluation and the limits of provenance labels.
Accepted
Opinion · Forthcoming
Communications of the ACM
Verification on Loan: When AI Checks Facts So We Don’t Have To
Who is responsible for finding out what users can still judge when AI checks facts for them? An argument for measuring unaided judgement, disclosing dependency and offering meaningful participation. Accepted for publication; author preprint available.
Scholarly commentary
Communications of the ACM
Leveraging Professional Ethics for Responsible AI: Applying AI Techniques to Journalism
Applying the values of professional journalism to the design and evaluation of responsible AI. Published online 23 January; February 2024 issue.
Opinion
Aftenposten
Hva er saltet i journalistikken?
An image’s provenance can be documented. That alone does not establish whether its source deserves our trust.
Opinion
Journalisten
Redaktørene må kunne teste KI-en de kjøper
Editors need to test AI on their own journalistic tasks, document failures and repeat evaluations when systems change.
03 / Selected perspectives
Universities & innovation
Leadership, institutional power and the conditions for translating research into practice.
Opinion
LSE Impact
Universities measure almost everything – except leadership
Academic leadership should be assessed through the people, teams and lasting capabilities it develops.
Opinion
University World News
Academia needs a reset button on its power structures
An argument for open competition and meaningful leadership assessment in universities.
Opinion
Finansavisen
Norge gjorde det mindre attraktivt å bli forskergründer
An argument for aligning researchers’ risk, control and rewards when universities seek to turn research into new companies.
04 / Selected perspectives
Health, food & everyday decisions
From digital eating habits to AI-generated health advice, with selected independent discussion of the research.
News & Views · Co-authored commentary
Nature Sustainability
What online data say about eating habits
A News & Views commentary on how online behaviour can help explain shifts towards diets with smaller environmental footprints.
Opinion
Dagens Medisin
Når pasienten sier «ChatGPT sa …»
Why AI-generated health advice belongs in the clinical conversation, drawing on research into the reliability of AI-generated nutrition information.
Independent coverage & commentary
Writing by others about the research.
Independent scholarly commentary
Nature Food
Health and sustainability of everyday food
A separate News & Views article discusses recipe analysis and cites the Nature Food research by Angelsen, Starke and Trattner.
Research coverage
Der Standard
Buch gegen Internet: Online-Rezepte sind ungesünder
Coverage of the study comparing the nutritional quality of online recipes, cookbook recipes and ready meals, and the implications for recipe recommendation.
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For journalists & editors
A short introduction
Christoph Trattner is Professor of Information Science at the University of Bergen and founder and director of SFI MediaFutures. His research focuses on responsible AI for media and health, spanning news recommendation, AI-supported journalism and trustworthy health information. His food research examines how online recipes and recommender systems can support healthier, more sustainable choices. He is Principal Investigator of CuratedAI and VaccAI, and an ACM Distinguished Speaker. His publications include research in Nature Food and scholarly commentary in Science and Nature Sustainability.
Topics I work on
- News recommendation, media trust and provenance
- Responsible AI in health and food
- AI, human judgement and independent capability
- Research–industry collaboration and innovation
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