3rd Mission

With Third Mission, I refer to research and educational outreach to predominantly non-academic communities.

Invited popular science talks:

Upcoming talks

Past talks:

Image from AI Dagen, here Professor Ulf Johansson and I talking about the future of AI with the audience (ca 500 participants).

Talks booked as a speaker through Folkuniversitetet’s lecture series:

  • March 18th – Åtvidaberg library
    Talk: “AI på gott och ont”
  • March 17th 2026 – Järna library
    Talk: “Kan vi lita på informationsflödet? Generativ AI, fake news och samhällspåverkan”
  • March 13th, 2026 – Nyköpings library
    Talk: “Kan vi lita på informationsflödet? Generativ AI, fake news och samhällspåverkan”
  • March 12th, 2026 – Gustavsbergs library
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, fake news och framtidens science fiction”
  • March 11th, 2026 – Sundbybergs library
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, fake news och framtidens science fiction”
  • March 5th, 2026 – Värnamo library/Gummifabriken
    Talk: “Kan vi lita på informationsflödet? Generativ AI, fake news och samhällspåverkan”
  • February 11th, 2026 – Sollentunas library
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, fake news och framtidens science fiction”
  • February 10th, 2026 – Gnesta Library
    Talk: “AI på gott och ont”
  • January 22nd, 2026 – Habo Library
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, fake news och framtidens science fiction”
  • December 17th, 2025 – Valdermarsvik Library
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, fake news och framtidens science fiction”
  • November 13th, 2025 – Företagarnas lokal i Kristianstad
    Talk: “AI från Science Fiction till Verklighet”
  • November 12th, 2025 – Bromölla Library
    Talk: “AI från Science Fiction till Verklighet”
  • November 10th, 2025 – Vingåker Library
    Talk: “AI från Science Fiction till Verklighet”
  • November 6th, 2025 – Gnosjö Library
    Talk: “AI från Science Fiction till Verklighet”
  • October 23rd, 2025 – Gislaved Library
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, “fake news” och framtidens science fiction”
  • October 22nd, 2025 – Eksjö Library
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, “fake news” och framtidens science fiction”
  • October 8th, 2025 – Örkelljunga Library
    Talk: “AI från Science Fiction till Verklighet”
  • October 7th, 2025 – “Kulturtisdag på Asecs”, Jönköping
    Talk: “AI: Nobelpris, “fake news” och framtidens science fiction”
  • October 2nd, 2025 – “Föreläsningsserie i demokrati”, Söderköping Library
    Talk: “Kan vi lita på informationsflödet? Generativ AI, fake news och samhällspåverkan”
  • October 1st, 2025 – Emmaboda Library
    Talk: “AI från Science Fiction till Verklighet”
  • September 30th, 2025 – Mönsterås Library
    Talk: “AI från Science Fiction till Verklighet”

Social presence and participation in media

Interviews in news articles and magazines

  • Week 34, 2025
    Interviewed and featured in Länstidningen Östergötland
    “Samtal för stärkt demokrati” (Conversations for a stronger democracy)
    Download the article (in Swedish only): Article

Appearances on Live Radio

  • February 2nd, 2026, “Eftermiddag i P4 Jönköping
    Talked about the increase of AI-content on the internet, the “Dead Internet” Theory and AI-agents that “speak” to one another
  • August 26th, 2025, “Eftermiddag i P4 Jönköping”
    Talked about the ups and downs of the new trend with “AI glasses”.
  • June 28th, 2024, “Förmiddag i P4 Jönköping” (1:58:10 – 2:04:10)
    Talked about service robots in today’s society and how society will develop in the near future.
  • June 18th, 2024, “Eftermiddag i P4 Jönköping” (1:17:00 – 1:22:00)
    Talked about computational creativity with respect to AI-generated humour.

Science outreach activities

Long night of the sciences 2015
Presented research
Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

Non-academic projects:

AI Readiness
Project on AI transformations in the local industry
Collaboration between Jönköping University and Science Park.
Financed by the local municipality and EU regional