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SUMMARY:Intelligente Bergen 2025
DESCRIPTION:UiB AI invites you to the fourth edition of the annual conference Intelligente Bergen\, on Thursday\, November 6. The title of this year’s conference is “Artificial Intelligence – Human Transformation”. The conference will be held in Norwegian. \nIntelligente Bergen brings together businesses\, the public sector\, researchers\, and students in the Bergen region to showcase research on and applications of artificial intelligence. The conference takes place in the University Aula\, Muséplassen 3 (entrance via the Museum Garden\, toward the Student Center). \nThe conference explores new opportunities for collaboration and opens dialogue across disciplines and sectors. The goal is to connect researchers\, industry\, students\, and the public sector\, and to show how AI is being used\, studied\, and developed across a wide range of sectors in the region. The 2025 conference will place special emphasis on transformation and adaptation. \nThe conference is free of charge\, but requires registration.Register for Intelligente Bergen 2025 here. \nProgram\n08:15–09:00 – Registration and coffee/teaEntrance through the Museum Garden or via Godt Brød and down the stairs. Find your name badge and go up one floor for coffee/tea and to meet other attendees. \n09:00–10:10 – Introduction and keynote talks \n\n\nDag Stenvoll\, Coordinator for UiB AI: “AI and Transformation: Intelligente Bergen 2025” \n\n\nMorten Goodwin\, Professor at the University of Agder: “Artificial Intelligence: A New Era for Humanity” \n\n\nNora Gjøen-Gjøsæter\, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Kantega: “What’s Preventing Western Norway Companies from Creating Value with AI?” \n\n\n10:10–10:40 – Break \n10:40–11:30 – Artificial Intelligence and Transformation\, Part 1 \n\n\nPål A. Reiersgaard\, Area Manager for Platform and Head of Technology & Development\, Lerøy Seafood Group: “AI Accelerating the Ocean Industries” \n\n\nKjetil Århus\, Director of Digitalization\, City of Bergen: “AI and Municipal Transformation” \n\n\nKjetil Høydal\, Innovation Engineer\, Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency: “Drones – A Paradigm Shift in the Defense Sector” \n\n\n11:30–12:15 – Bergen’s New AI Center: AI-LEARNIn June\, the Research Council of Norway awarded NOK 200 million to the Artificial Intelligence Centre for the Empowerment of Human Learning\, as part of the national AI initiative. The center is led by the University of Bergen (UiB) and NTNU and includes 30 partners. \nSpeakers in this session include Barbara Wasson (UiB\, Center Director)\, Alexander Joyce (KS/Vestfold County Council)\, Øystein Nordberg (Midlaier AS)\, and Ingunn Ness (SLATE)\, discussing the potential of such a center for the Bergen region. \n12:15–13:00 – Lunch \n13:00–13:45 – Artificial Intelligence and Transformation\, Part 2 \n\n\nHelene Frihammer\, Regional Director\, NHO Vestland: “Let’s Hope AI Takes Our Jobs!” \n\n\nSusan Johnsen\, Former Managing Director\, Allegro: “AI Took Our Jobs” \n\n\nBenedicte Mosby Irgens\, Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics\, UiB: “Foreign Languages and the New Language Technologies” \n\n\nVegard Slettvoll\, Medical Student\, UiB: “AI in Health and Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges” \n\n\nDamoun Nassehi\, Associate Professor\, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care\, UiB: “Socrates AI” \n\n\nXieqi Shi\, Professor of Dentistry\, UiB: “Deep Learning in Dental Radiological Diagnostics” \n\n\n13:45–14:30 – AI as a Cause and Tool for TransformationThe closing panel discussion addresses key issues that emerged throughout the day. How can AI help meet the need for transformation—caused by factors like an aging population and the green transition? And how does the rapid development of AI itself demand transformation in our workplaces and society at large? \nPanelists: \n\n\nOdd Gurvin\, Senior Consultant\, Innovation Infrastructure\, Vestland County Council \n\n\nNora Gjøen-Gjøsæter\, Head of Artificial Intelligence\, Kantega \n\n\nPål Grønås Drange\, Associate Professor\, Department of Informatics\, UiBModerator: Inge Jonassen\, Professor/Department Head and Chair of the UiB AI Steering Group \n\n\n14:30–15:00 – Fruit and Networking
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/intelligente-bergen-2025/
LOCATION:Universitetsaulaen i Bergen
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SUMMARY:Evaluation of norwegian language models: language and law
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, Lilja Øvrelid and Hans Christian Farsethås will give an overview of Norwegian language models and how they are evaluated. They will outline the main features of current evaluation methodology\, review existing Norwegian evaluations\, and highlight where new approaches are needed—particularly in specialist domains such as law. \nLilja Øvrelid\, WP5 leader in MediaFutures\, is a Professor at the Department of Informatics (University of Oslo) and leads the Language Technology Group (LTG). She is also a co-leader in Integreat. \nHans Christian Farsethås is a researcher at the Department of Public and International Law (University of Oslo) and part of the Digital Welfare State project. \nThis seminar is organized by the Research Group on Law & Technology (JOT) and the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (SERI).The event will take place in Oslo and will be held in Norwegian only.
URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/evaluation-of-norwegian-language-models-language-and-law/
LOCATION:Spiserommet\, Domus Academica\, Oslo
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