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Nicholas Diakopoulos

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Nicholas Diakopoulos

Professor of Communication Studies & Director, Computational Journalism Lab, Northwestern University

Brings deep expertise in computational journalism, algorithmic accountability and transparency, AI risk assessment, and participatory methods for AI governance—having put the phrase “algorithmic accountability reporting” into circulation more than a decade ago.

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Nicholas Diakopoulos — Who Decides Which AI Risks Matter? Nick Diakopoulos on Media, Politics, and AI Governance
Ep 10 · August 24, 2026 · 48 minutes

Who Decides Which AI Risks Matter? Nick Diakopoulos on Media, Politics, and AI Governance

In this episode, host Khullani Abdullahi speaks with Nicholas Diakopoulos, professor of communication studies and, by courtesy, computer science at Northwestern University and director of the Computational Journalism Lab. They discuss what 42,853 news articles across 27 countries reveal about which AI harms get covered, how that coverage sorts by the political lean of the outlet, and the participatory method his lab built to gather public input on AI governance.