MediaFutures is a centre for research-based innovation with the goal to develop responsible media technology, leveraging AI technology, for the media sector.

The centre is a consortium of the most important media players in Norway. The University of Bergen is the host of the centre. User partners include NRK and TV 2, the two main TV broadcasters in Norway, Schibsted, including Bergens Tidende (BT), and Amedia, the two largest news media houses in Scandinavia/Norway, as well as the world-renowned Norwegian media tech companies Vizrt, Highsoft and the global tech and media player IBM. The centre collaborates with renowned national research institutions including the University of Oslo, the University of Stavanger and NORCE, and works together with high-profile international research institutions.

This years Media Futures Annual Meeting will be held at November 16-17 at Media City Bergen, Norway, the 2023 Annual Meeting constitutes a forum for the exchange of scientific results and industry insights within the field of responsible media technology.

This year’s focus topic are Generative AI and the EU AI Act. In particular, we are interested in tackling questions related to as to what extent Generative AI and the EU AI Act will have an impact on the future of the media.

Following last year’s success, the 2023 Annual Meeting is expected once again to attract, and bring together Norwegian and international researchers, and industry practitioners with the intent of engaging in discussions on topics related to:

• AI Policy & Media Experiences
• AI Policy & Recommender Technology
• Generative AI & Content Production
• Generative AI & Media Interaction
• Generative AI & Large Language Models

Join us for inspirational keynote talks, prototype demonstrations, presentations held by our researchers, and industry partners, and poster session.

We are pleased to announce the following high-profile keynote speakers and experts in the field of AI: Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Esther Paniagua.

Registration closed.
For late registrations please email
office@mediafutures.no

DIRECTIONS

Day 1

The venue for Day 1 is the Atlantis Auditorium at the Conference Centre at Media City Bergen.

Media City Bergen is in downtown Bergen, close to the main bus terminal.
The closest public transport stop is “Nygård” where you can take the “bybanen” light rail, or buses 12 or 13.

You will find the registration desk in the Atrium once you enter Media City Bergen.

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Dinner 

The Conference Dinner, for affiliates only, will be at 20:00 of Day 1, November 16th.
It will be held at Kulturhuset I Bergen, Vaskerelven 8.

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Day 2

Day 2 of the Annual Meeting, for affiliates only, will take place at Storm 2 at the Conference Centre at Scandic Ørnen.

Scandic Ørnen is located in Lars Hilles Gate 18, right next to the main bus terminal.
The closest public transport stop is “Bergen Busstasjon”, the main bus terminal.

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PROGRAM

Day 2 (Internal): Scandic Ørnen

AI POLICY WORKSHOP

From 9 to 12 on day 1 of the Annual Meeting, MediaFutures will host a AI Policy Workshop.

The workshop is divided into 3 sessions:

Getting on the EU Policy Train

9am-10:30am

Charlotte Eide and Vivil Haraldsen

Are you interested in knowing more about EU policy making and opportunities to give input?

At this workshop you will get an overview of EU decision making processes relevant for the Research & Innovation sector, see examples of how you can give your input to a specific policy area or to research and innovation priorities in EU programmes, and explore upcoming opportunities for giving policy input in your field.

A Brief Primer on Global AI Policy

10:30am-11am

Nicholas Diakopoulos

You could spend all day every day reading about new AI policy proposals. Regulatory initiatives are well underway in the EU, but things are also developing in China, the US, and via various global organizations. In this session we’ll cover some of the highlights so you have a better overview of what’s happening in the world of AI policy. 

Developing Mitigation Strategies to Counter Negative Impacts of Generative AI 

11am-12pm.

Kimon Kieslich and Nicholas Diakopoulos

What policies are actually going to work to reduce the negative impacts of generative AI in media and society? In this interactive session we’ll present scenarios and develop policy approaches that might actually work to reduce those impacts. 

KEYNOTE SESSION

Ricardo Baeza-Yates

Esther Paniagua

Panel on Generative AI & AI Policy

Day 1 of the Annual meeting features a panel on Generative AI & AI Policy. Participants include our two keynote speakers, Ricardo Baeza-Yates as well as Esther Paniagua. They are joined by head of Schibsted Futures Lab, Andreas Bengtsson, as well as head of the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, Marija Slavkovik. The panel is moderated by Nicholas Diakopoulos.

POSTER & DEMO SESSION

We invited students from all areas of media studies, information sciences, informatics and other related fields to submit poster and demo abstracts for our Annual Meeting on 16-17 November.

The demo and poster session will take place on-site at the Media City Bergen Atrium. The presenters of the demos and posters will be given the opportunity to pitch their posters.

In additon to the posters, 11 demos will be displayed showcasing recent work. The following researchers will present demos:

• Anastasiia Klimanshevskaia
• Ayoub Majjodi
• Bilal Mahmood
• Gloria Anne Babile Kasangu
• Peter Andrews
• Sohail Khan
• John Magnus Dahl
• Erik Knudsen
• Daniel Rosnes
• Samia Touileb
• Huiling You

WP SESSIONS

WP Session Programme (Start of Day 2):

UNIVERSITY – INDUSTRY COLLABORATION SESSION

Day 2 of the Annual Meeting features a Session on University – Industry Collaboration. Participants are Florence Jane Walker, Enrico Motta, and Irene Costera Meijer, who are currently working on a paper featuring aspects of collaboration between akademia and industry. The session starts with Florence Jane Walker presenting the findings of their study. Following the presentation the paper authors, Florence, as well as the co-authors Enrico Motta and Irene Costera Meijer is joined by Schibsted Academic Liason Eivind Throndsen in a panel. The panel is moderated by Leif Ove Larsen.

WORLD CAFÉ

At the end of day 2 we will be hosting a World Café on the conference topics:

• Generative AI
• AI Policy
• Univeristy Industry Collaboration

There will be 3 sessions where participants will be seated at one of the topics for each of the sessions.

Table hosts:

Generative AI:

• Nicholas Diakopoulos
• Dietmar Jannach

U-I Collaboration:

• Enrico Motta
• Irene Costera Meijer

AI Policy

• Kimon Kieslich
• Oskar Juhlin