BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MediaFutures - ECPv6.15.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MediaFutures X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mediafutures.no X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MediaFutures REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Oslo BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260121T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260121T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011308 CREATED:20251217T103311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T125453Z UID:22161-1768996800-1769000400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Adhera Health Seminar: AI as Family Media for Health and Wellbeing: Personalization\, Context\, and Biopsychosocial Perspectives DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures invites to Adhera Health’s seminar on AI as family media for health and wellbeing. \nAdhera Health is a digital health company that creates AI-powered\, personalized support platforms and programs to empower families and caregivers managing pediatric chronic conditions\, improve treatment adherence and wellbeing\, and enhance health outcomes through evidence-based digital interventions. \nAI as Family Media for Health and Wellbeing: Personalization\, Context\, and Biopsychosocial Perspectives\n\nAbstract\nFamilies today must navigate a complex landscape of health and wellbeing information\, often facing waves of misinformation and conflicting guidance. Artificial intelligence can act as a media and communication technology that supports families in interpreting information\, building trust\, and making informed decisions\, while respecting individual and family-level differences. \nModern personalized health communication increasingly relies on context-aware systems that adapt content to family routines\, beliefs\, and emotional dynamics. Such systems must carefully balance challenges including reducing stigma\, respecting the autonomy of different family members\, and delivering sensitive content that addresses diverse needs and perspectives. These systems integrate clinical data\, psychosocial factors\, and personal preferences to generate adaptive\, multimodal educational materials\, behavioral guidance\, and emotional support.  \nA biopsychosocial perspective is central\, recognizing that effective AI-mediated interventions consider biological\, psychological\, and social dimensions of health. Pediatrics represents a prime testing ground for these approaches\, given the need for sensitive\, high-stakes communication and the limited research on AI-mediated personalized family support in this context.  \nDrawing on ongoing research with Adhera Health (USA and Spain) and the University of Bergen\, we present examples of AI-mediated communication that complement human care\, helping families navigate complex health information responsibly\, foster trust\, and support wellbeing in ethically and emotionally informed ways.  \nSpeaker bio\nLuis Fernández-Luque is Chief Scientific Officer at Adhera Health\, where he leads R&D activities in Spain and the USA\, including projects funded by the European Commission and NIH\, as well as partnerships with healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies across Europe and the United States.  \nSince 2006\, Luis has conducted pioneering research in mobile health\, wearable devices\, and AI-driven health applications\, including deep learning and health recommender systems. His work sits at the intersection of computer science and behavioral change\, combining human factors research with AI to deliver personalized\, trustworthy\, and effective digital health interventions. He has led and contributed to international research projects on diabetes and obesity in adult and pediatric populations across Europe\, North America\, and Asia. He earned his PhD at the University of Tromsø\, exploring strategies to identify trustworthy content for people with chronic conditions\, and collaborated during his PhD with GroupLens (University of Minnesota)\, the CDC\, and Microsoft Research.  \nLuis has extensive experience in research management\, including serving as PI and co-PI on large-scale projects and mentoring PhD students. He is a senior member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and has held leadership roles in top scientific societies. He has authored over 150 publications\, many of which address the intersection of AI\, behavioral science\, and digital health in chronic disease management.  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/adhera-health-seminar-ai-as-family-media-for-health-and-wellbeing-personalization-context-and-biopsychosocial-perspectives/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-131-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260105T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011308 CREATED:20251001T085428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T085428Z UID:21635-1767600000-1767978000@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Winter School at the Northern Lights Deep Learning (NLDL) Conference DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures associate professor Samia Touileb will be speaker at the Winter School at the Northern Lights Deep Learning (NLDL) Conference 2026!  \nThe NLDL Winter School consists of tutorials by experts in the field and is co-hosted by NORA as part of the NORA Research School. \nFor registration\, please use https://www.nldl.org/attend/registration \nGetting formal ECTS Credits: UiT The Arctic University of Norway will award 5 ECTS for the Winter School to students who register formally for the course (the number of spots is limited to 40 students).   \n\n\nTo register for the 5 ECTS credits use the following link: https://en.uit.no/admission#kapittel_735916 \n\n\nThe course description and the course code are available at: https://uit.no/utdanning/emner/emne/862218/fys-8603 \n\n\nPlease note that the application deadline is 15 November\, which means that you will receive a confirmation of admission a week after the deadline\, i.e.\, 25 November. \n\n\nFor credits\, the participants are required to present an ongoing research project (poster presentation) as part of the winter school and complete a home exam afterward. For students early in their PhD without an ongoing research project can present their PhD research objective and future project as a poster.  \n\n\nNote that the poster presentation is part of the NLDL Winter School and not part of the NLDL proceedings. The posters should be in A0 Portrait format. \n\n\nPosters can be printed locally via Xtenso. If you want to use this service\, the poster should be sent to mette@xtenso.no by 20th December. The cost for poster printing is 750 NOK.  \n\n\nTouilebs research focuses on alignment\, bias and fairness in NLP\, information extraction\, summarization\, and the application of NLP and machine learning in social science contexts. Her tutorial will address the main sources of bias in NLP systems\, existing frameworks for fairness\, safety concerns\, and current debates about alignment: \nTutorial 4: Ethical challenges in NLP\nWhile AI systems have shown remarkable progress in recent years they raise various ethical challenges. In this tutorial\, we will explore this ethical dimension with a particular focus on bias\, fairness\, and alignment in Natural Language Processing (NLP). The tutorial will combine theoretical discussions with practical examples. We will discuss the main sources of bias in NLP systems\, existing frameworks for fairness\, safety concerns\, and current debates about alignment. We will have a practical\, hands-on\, session to demonstrate how bias and other safety concerns manifest in modern NLP models\, and how to critically evaluate them and reduce them.  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/winter-school-at-the-northern-lights-deep-learning-nldl-conference/ LOCATION:UiT Campus CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/1757313623101.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251211T091500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251211T114500 DTSTAMP:20260420T011308 CREATED:20251205T095013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T122743Z UID:22113-1765444500-1765453500@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Research on Norwegian Open Large Language Models at UiO DESCRIPTION:The Language Technology Group (LTG) at the Department of Informatics\, including the leaders of MediaFutures work package 5\, hosts a seminar on open large language models for the languages of Norway\, with emphasis on ongoing experimentation at LTG with end-to-end model training and evaluation\, as well as the introduction of an experimental chatbot prototype. \nLarge language models (LLMs) are the main engine under the hood of what is often called “generative AI”. For many\, it may look as if they emerged out of the blue\, and they are mostly associated with commercial blackbox services run by BigTech companies\, with trade secrets locked behind armored gates. \nBut in fact LLMs originally come from research labs and models and training data used to be open: in the same sense as open source software and open science. And nowadays\, open LLMs again show signs of catching up in performance with their closed proprietary counterparts\, including for languages other than English. \nThrough the seminar\, LTG will present research on open and transparent LLMs conducted at UiO. We will reflect on experiences in adaptation to Norwegian and Sámi\, limitations in training and evaluation data\, pre-training and fine-tuning of open models\, and open methodological questions. For this work\, LTG also provides a chatbot prototype\, based on our most recent Norwegian model NorMistral-11B. \nIn addition to presentations by LTG researchers\, the Norwegian Language Council will review their findings comparing open and closed LLMs with regards to their Norwegian language skills\, and the National Library will present on LLM training data for research in Norway. \nEveryone is welcome! \nRegistration\nTo help us plan for the event\, we ask that prospective participants register on-line. \nProgram\nCoffee is served from 09:15. Moderator: Yves Scherrer (LTG). \n9:30 – 9:40 Welcome and introduction (Lilja Øvrelid\, LTG) \n9:40 – 9:55 The importance of openness in the era of generative AI (Andrey Kutuzov\, LTG) \n9:55 – 10:05 Web-derived LLM training data for Norwegian (Stephan Oepen\, LTG) \n10:05 – 10:15 Training data for Norwegian LLM research (National Library of Norway) \n10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break \n10:30 – 10:50 Developing NorMistral-11B\, with chat interface demonstration (David Samuel\, LTG) \n10:50 – 11:05 NorEval: Native Benchmarking for Norwegian LLMs (Vladislav Mikhailov\, LTG) \n11:05 – 11:25 The language quality of the Norwegian output in language models. Test results from the Language Council (Kristine Eide\, Language Council of Norway) \n11:25 – 11:45 Outlook\, Q&A (Erik Velldal\, LTG) URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/research-on-norwegian-open-large-language-models-at-uio/ LOCATION:Seminar room Logo 2438\, UiO CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/puffin.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251118T121500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251118T131500 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20251117T090548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T090615Z UID:21960-1763468100-1763471700@mediafutures.no 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 CATEGORIES:Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251106T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251106T150000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250728T081539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T105546Z UID:21349-1762419600-1762441200@mediafutures.no 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 CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/ib_konferansen_bilete_til_side_2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251024T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251024T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20251020T081632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T080239Z UID:21787-1761307200-1761310800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Beyond Accuracy: Exploring Fairness and Generative AI in (News) Recommender Systems DESCRIPTION:We want to invite to a lunch seminar with Thomas E. Kolb\, PhD candidate from TU Wien (Austria) and member of the CDL-RecSys. \nThomas is visiting MediaFutures for two months (until November 14) as part of an Erasmus traineeship. His research focuses on news recommender systems\, particularly on fairness and bias over time. \nFriday\, 24th of October\, Thomas will present his recent work and share insights from his ongoing research in this area. \nBio: \nThomas is conducting research as part of his Ph.D. on the subject of long-term dynamics of bias and fairness in cross-domain recommender Systems. To analyse these dynamics in a real world environment his lab works together with a company within the domain of news\, books and lifestyle. The exploration of long-term dynamics in this field has immense potential for the development of fairer recommender systems. He firmly believes in the significance of providing the research community with fresh insights to foster the creation of responsible and fair recommender systems. \nAbstract: \nRecommender systems have become a key technology in digital media environments\, yet their success cannot be measured by accuracy alone. In this talk\, Thomas E. Kolb will first provide an overview of the lab’s current research activities across domains such as\, e-commerce\, fashion\, and news. He will then present his past and current work on evaluating and designing recommender systems from a beyond-accuracy perspective\, including insights on what makes up a “good reading recommendation” in news contexts based on the lab’s industry collaborations. The talk concludes with an outlook on recent trends in conversational and generative recommender systems\, based on insights from his tutorial at the ACM Recommender Systems Conference. \nYou can follow the talk live by joining zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/69085222716?pwd=t7lotTdLgtpTLRzcWnmB4DgTNUiNd6.1 URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/beyond-accuracy-exploring-fairness-and-generative-ai-in-news-recommender-systems/ LOCATION:SFI MediaFutures\, MCB CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-136-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251022T091500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251022T140000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20251001T091623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T084206Z UID:21639-1761124500-1761141600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Talks by Google Deepmind researcher DESCRIPTION:SFI MediaFutures hosts two talks with Google Deepmind researcher Nitesh Goyal\, invited and introduced by work package 4 co-leader professor Morten Fjeld. \nTesh (Nitesh) Goyal leads research at the intersection of AI and Safety at Google Deepmind. His work at Google has led to the launch of ML based tools like SynthID to enable AI Literacy\, AIStudio and MakerSuite to enable creatives for leveraging AI to bring their ideas to life\, Harassment Manager to empower targets of online harassment\, ML based moderation to reduce online toxic content production on platforms like OpenWeb\, and multiple NLP based tools that reduce biased sensemaking. He received his MSc in Computer Science from UC\, Berkeley and RWTH Aachen\, prior to receiving his PhD from Cornell University in Information Science. His research has been supported by the German Govt.\, and National Science Foundation. Frequently collaborating with industry (Google Research\, Yahoo Labs\, HP Labs\, Bloomberg Labs)\, he has published in top-tier HCI venues (eg. CHI\, CSCW\, FAccT)\, received three best paper honorable mention awards (CHI\, CSCW) and his work is frequently covered in the press. Tesh also serves on the ACM SIGCHI Steering Committee\, as appointed Adjunct Professor at New York University and Columbia University\, and as ACM Distinguished Speaker. \n  \nTalk 1: Wednesday 22 October 09:15 – 10:00 : Designing AI Responsibly | Case Studies from Practice \nLocation: Egget/UiB Auditorium \nAs an HCI Researcher\, my work pushes boundaries for inclusive AI/ML models. In this talk I will share case studies about building these models and challenges in their large scale adoption. Some of these models are commonly used to detect toxicity in online conversations. These models are trained on datasets annotated by human raters and require relatively large datasets. In the first case study\, I will explore how raters’ self-described identities impact how they annotate toxicity in online comments. In a second case study\, I will share how our collective scholarship presents a gap at evaluating Responsible AI tools that inspect such AI/ML models. I will end with recommendations for an inclusive and equitable RAI practice. \n  \nTalk 2: Wednesday 22 October 13:00- 14:00 : Designing for Sensemaking Translucence | A Crime-Solving Case Study \nLocation: Room Stortinget\, UiB \nSolving crimes correctly is a critical and life-altering problem where intelligence analysts are constantly struggling against their biases. Despite recurring themes of how AI should be designed responsibly to support these use cases/users in 50+ years of scholarship\, we have barely started to scratch the surface. In this lecture\, I introduce the notion of Sensemaking Translucence into biases\, fairness and equity related challenges. I then provide examples of how AI can support Sensemaking Translucence. My work finally makes the case that it is important to design from a human centered perspective by leveraging AI to support these Human AI Collaboration workflows. \nFor questions please contact: Morten.Fjeld@uib.no URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/21639/ LOCATION:UiB Bergen\, Norway CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-136-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250902T120000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250822T114228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T114228Z UID:21462-1756803600-1756814400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:UiB AI #16 Trustworthy AI DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade\, artificial intelligence has achieved major technological breakthroughs and has become part of research\, education and working life. However\, for AI to gain widespread acceptance in society\, it is crucial that the systems that use artificial intelligence are reliable. Today’s AI systems lack scientific definitions and clear criteria for values such as fairness\, responsibility\, security\, privacy and other important ethical aspects. There are also serious weaknesses in the legal frameworks within which AI systems operate\, as well as problems with the accuracy and robustness of the systems. \nTo address these challenges and strengthen high-quality AI research at UiB\, the Trond Mohn Research Foundation (TMF) and the University of Bergen have developed and co-financed the Trustworthy AI research programme. This seminar will present insights from this research programme. \nThe seminar is held in English. \nPROGRAMME \n09:00 Coffee/tea and mingling \n09:15 Welcome and today’s programme. TBC \n09:20 “The Trustworthy AI research programme”. NN\, Trond Mohn Research Foundation & Barbara Wasson\, TAIS \n09:35 “Algorithmic Foundations of Trustworthy AI”. Fedor Fomin from the Department of Informatics\, UiB & Thomas Ågotnes\, Department of Information Science & Media Studies \n09:55 “”TRUSTworthy AI models to predict progression to complications in patients with Diabetes”. Valeriya Lyssenko from the Mohn Research Center for Diabetes Precision Medicine\, UiB & Iain Johnston\, Department of Mathematics \n10:15 Break and coffee \n10:30 “Artificial Intelligence in Education: Layers of Trust”\, Barbara Wasson & Fride Klykken\, Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE) & Alessia Di Muro\, Faculty of Law \n10:50 “PANEL “Conceptions of Trust & Trustworthy AI”\, Participants TBD\, Barbara Wasson (moderator) \n11:15 Discussion \n11:30ish Light lunch and mingling \nModerator: Dag Stenvoll\, coordinator of UiB AI URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/uib-ai-16-trustworthy-ai/ LOCATION:Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5 (første etasje) CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/an_academic_seminar_illustration_titled_trustworthy_ai_synergy_tais._the_scene_is_set_in_a_moder.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250901T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250901T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250804T090043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250901T065919Z UID:21372-1756728000-1756731600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:CANCELLED: MediaFutures Lunch seminar with Assistant Professor Jeremy Barnes DESCRIPTION:Dear all\, \nThe upcoming seminar with Jeremy Barnes is cancelled. Unfortunately\, our invited guest has fallen ill and is unable to travel to Bergen to join us. We were very much looking forward to the discussions and insights he was planning to share\, and we hope to reschedule his visit at a later date. Thank you all for your interest in the seminars\, and I hope to see you at other future events. Have a great week! \n  \nWP5 invites to a MediaFutures lunch seminar with Assistant Professor Jeremy Barnes\, IXA Taldea / HiTZ Zentroa\, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). \n\n\nTittel: Challenges for automatic summarization evaluation in low-resource languages\n\nAbstract:\nIn this talk\, I will describe a transferable methodology for determining how effective available metrics are at identifying quality differences in automatic news summary quality in Basque and Spanish. After collecting a metevaluation dataset (BASSE) to evaluate five criteria (coherence\, consistency\, fluency\, relevance\, and 5W1H)\, we benchmark how well automatic evaluation metrics and LLM judges are able to capture differences in these criteria. Our results suggest that proprietary LLM judge models currently give the most consistent results across criteria\, while a careful combination of automatic metrics can give similar results.\n\nThe event will also be streamed. Click here to join digitally: https://uib.zoom.us/j/65787045468?pwd=oV4KpB0qW3zDcKjRSo6k5TxWEm1bcV.1 URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-lunch-seminar-with-assistant-professor-jeremy-barnes/ LOCATION:SFI MediaFutures\, MCB CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/lunch-seminar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250612T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250612T120000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250523T075240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T075349Z UID:20979-1749718800-1749729600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:fAIrgov-sluttkonferanse DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is often described as the electricity of our time\, and its development is accelerating. But what does this mean for the public sector\, and what is needed to maintain public trust?\n\nPublic Fairness Perceptions of Algorithmic Governance (fAIrgov) is a research project at NORCE that\, since 2018\, has been exploring Norwegian attitudes toward the use of AI in the public sector. They now invite you to their final conference: a morning of reflections\, insights\, and discussion\, featuring contributions from both researchers and public sector representatives. \nBoth academic and administrative staff at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies are welcome to attend the conference! \n Registration form(Limited number of seats!) \nDetails of the fAIrgov Final Conference:\n\nDate: June 12\nTime: 09:00–12:00\nVenue: Lillesalen\, Kulturhuset i Bergen\, Vaskerelven 8\, 5014 Bergen\nAfterwards: Lunch and informal research meetups from 12:00–14:00\n\nPreliminary Program:\n\n09:00–09:30 – Doors open\, coffee and mingling\n09:30–09:45 – Opening remarks by Camilla Stoltenberg\n09:45–10:05 – Case: AI in the Norwegian Tax Administration\, by Nina Serdarevic\n10:05–10:25 – Case: AI in NAV (Labour and Welfare Administration)\, by Robindra Prabhu\n10:25–10:45 – Break\n10:45–11:05 – Public support for AI\, by Mikael Poul Johannesson\, NORCE\n11:05–11:50 – Panel debate: What does it take for the Norwegian public sector to be ready for the AI revolution?– with Camilla Stoltenberg\, Annette Fagerhaug Stephansen\, Sveinung Arnesen\, Nina Serdarevic\, Robindra Prabhu\n11:50–12:00 – Closing remarks by Sveinung Arnesen\, fAIrgov project leader\n12:00–14:00 – Lunch and informal networking with researchers\n\nThe conference is free and open to everyone. It is particularly relevant for public sector employees\, researchers\, policymakers – and anyone curious about how AI might transform the public sector and affect us as citizens. \nFollow the event Is the Norwegian Public Sector Ready for the AI Revolution? on Facebook for updates and a link to the livestream if you’d like to attend digitally. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/fairgov-sluttkonferanse/ LOCATION:Lillesalen\, Kulturhuset i Bergen Vaskerelven 8\, 5014 Bergen CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Skjermbilde_23-5-2025_95155_bookdown.org_.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250606T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250606T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250210T133803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T081115Z UID:20235-1749213000-1749216600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Boosting User Trust to Increase the Uptake of Recommendations DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to welcome Professor Shlomo Berkovsky to MediaFutures for a special guest talk on June 6! Professor Berkovsky leads the Clinical AI and Sensing Technologies research stream at the Centre for Health Informatics\, Macquarie University. His work explores the intersection of AI\, health\, and media technologies\, including research on food recommender systems and user trust in recommendation interfaces. \nAbstract of the talk: \nThe level of trust a user places in a recommender is crucial to the success of recommendations. Although prior work established factors that build and sustain user trust\, their comparative power and impact on the uptake of recommendations received less attention. We conducted a user study examining the impact of various recommendation interfaces and content selection strategies on user trust. Following this\, we conducted another study that evaluated the impact of including proponents (people or avatars) in the recommendation interface. We will discuss these results and implications on use and misuse in future recommendation interfaces. \nAbout the Speaker: \nShlomo Berkovsky is the leader of the Interactive Medical AI research stream at Macquarie University. The stream focuses on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods to develop usable patient models and personalised predictions of diagnosis and care. The stream also studies how clinicians and patients interact with health technologies and how Large Language Models can improve patient care. His other areas of expertise include user modelling\, online personalisation\, and behaviour change technologies. \nWe’ll meet you at 12:25 in the atrium of Media City Bergen and take you up to the MediaFutures office on the 3rd floor together. \nFood will be served! \nIf you cannot join in person\, you can follow the presentation on zoom by clicking here: https://uib.zoom.us/j/65067583768?pwd=tJ39Ta5UIRjZsuwYtbVbULafFOAbUV.1 URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/shlomo-berkovsky/ LOCATION:SFI MediaFutures\, MCB CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-21-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250519T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250506T080622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T080622Z UID:20902-1747652400-1747670400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Trust and trustworthiness: The Rhetorical History of Trust in the Nordics DESCRIPTION:With talks by some of the best national and international researchers in trust and trustworthiness\, this seminar explores trust as a historical\, societal\, and rhetorical phenomenon. \nWhat is trust and trustworthiness in a rhetorical perspective? Can we talk about cultures of trust? What is a culture of trust? How does trust develop historically\, and how do digital cultures influence trust and trustworthiness? Furthermore\, how may we theoretically account for rhetorical trust and methodologically explore it? \nThis open and free seminar explores such questions. The seminar is organized by the research project “Trustworthiness: The Rhetorical History of Trust in the Nordics”. \nThe project examines why the Nordics are consistently among the world’s most trusting countries and explores how this trust is used to explain the stability\, prosperity\, and even happiness of the citizens in the Nordic countries. \nToday\, however\, a wide range of factors threaten to overturn Nordic people’s propensity to trust each other\, including an increasingly fragmented media landscape\, as well as a more conflictual political atmosphere. \nThe renowned speakers in this open and free seminar addressees such issues of trust and trustworthiness. \nProgram\n11.00-11.05: Welcome \n11.05-11.25: The working group on Trustworthiness in the Nordic Countries: “Rhetorical trust” \n11:25-12.25: Ute Frevert (Max Planck Institute): “Rhetorics and Politics of Trust in Modern Societies – A Historian’s Perspective” \nThe talk asks why modern societies care about trusting relations? What do they need trust for? What kind of work does trust do? Is trust synonymous with calculativeness\, or does it go beyond an instrumental attitude? How do political systems – democratic and non-democratic handle trust? \n12.25-13.00: Lunch \n13.00-14.00: Helge Skirbekk (Oslo Met): “The historical development of Trust in Norway” \nNorway is still characterised by high levels of trust\, both in general and in public institutions. Why is this so\, and why did it become so? In what is referred to as the Nordic model\, there are several things that distinguish Norway from other Western countries. Among these are the high degree of labour organisation\, the relatively small income differences\, and the large extent of the public sector and the high level of taxes. But the high levels of trust cannot be understood without examining the relatively peaceful historical interactions between elites and population. Belonging to networks built on civic engagement can strengthen norms of mutual trust. I will investigate the emergence of unions and lay organisations\, and their interplay with political elites in order to find an answer to this question. \n14.00-14.45: Dag Wollebæk (Institute of Social Research): “Trust as sacred rhetoric” \nIn Norway\, trust has become a foundational element of the national self-image. In public discourse\, trust is often framed not merely as a strength\, but as a sacred value: a non-negotiable\, inviolable resource that must be protected at all costs. Drawing on the concept of sacred rhetoric (Marietta\, 2008)\, I argue that the way we talk about trust affects political debate and institutional accountability in profound ways. Sacred rhetoric shifts public argumentation from the weighing of evidence and compromise to the invocation of moral absolutes\, the discouragement of criticism\, and the protection of power. While this rhetoric may encourage compliance and cooperation\, it undermines deliberation and weakens critical vigilance. In this keynote\, I examine how the rhetorical sacralization of trust affects democratic discourse in Norway. I argue that desacralizing the rhetoric of trust and shifting the focus from preserving trust to deserving trust would be desirable — to cultivate a political culture where institutions are not shielded by sacred narratives\, but held accountable through reasoned scrutiny. \n14.45-15.00 Break \n15.00-15.30: Esther Oluffa Pedersen (Roskilde University): The Digital Society and Trust \nIncreasing digitalization raises the question how digital technologies influence relations of trust. This calls for an empirical and conceptual approach. Conceptually I argue that trust evolves between humans but is anchored within the individuals encountering each other with either trust or distrust. Affective and epistemic attitudes of trust or distrust are influenced by the individual’s prior experiences (e.g. betrayals of trust) and future goals (e.g. goals’ dependency on collaboration). Besides interpersonal relations trust also unfolds in institutional trust\, trust in oneself and trust in technology. Thriving interpersonal and institutional trust are characterized by mutual assessments of trustworthiness and thus by reciprocity. Trust in technology is different as the non-agential technology does not reciprocate. Many argue that we do not trust but simply rely on technology. It is\, however\, an empirical fact that the other trust relations are influenced by digital technologies. I will exemplify this with the case of the Danish tax authorities’ fully automated property assessments. The property assessments were digitalized with the explicit ambition to recreate trust in the system of property taxation. Besides exceeding the budget\, and as until now not completely implemented\, the system has also been sending erroneous assessments out to the citizens. \n15.30-16.00: Panel with presenters: How to study trust rhetorically and historically. \nWould you to attend the seminar? Please send an email to: Olivia.Akerholm@student.uib.no URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/trust-and-trustworthiness-the-rhetorical-history-of-trust-in-the-nordics/ LOCATION:University of Bergen\, Lauritz Meltzers hus (SV-bygget)\, Room: Vesletinget (Floor 2) CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/5621681458_cfc43b0191_o_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250321T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250321T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250127T164617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T120307Z UID:20142-1742558400-1742563800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:The Language of Coordination: From Humans to AI Agents DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome Luca Maria Aiello\, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen\, to the MediaFutures seminar series. \nAs global challenges like climate change\, pandemics\, and mass migration become increasingly urgent\, the need for mass coordination has never been greater. In his presentation\, “The Language of Coordination: From Humans to AI Agents\,” Professor Aiello will delve into the fascinating intersection of social science\, language\, and technology\, exploring how natural language can drive large-scale coordination in the public sphere. Drawing on his cutting-edge research\, he will demonstrate how insights from psychology and linguistics can be harnessed to understand and predict collective behavior\, and how these insights can be applied to artificial intelligence to create persuasive social agents capable of influencing public discourse on social media platforms. \nAbstract:\nA defining task for humankind is to achieve mass coordination to tackle global challenges such as climate change\, pandemics\, and mass migrations. Social science research has identified psycho-linguistic aspects of social interactions that can trigger spontaneous coordination when used strategically in the public debate. We created Natural Language Processing tools that can capture these social dimensions from conversations\, and found that they can explain and predict outcome of consensus and coordination. Furthermore\, we show that these dimensions can be used to prompt AI agents powered by Large Language Models to make them behave as persuasive social agents that could be seamlessly integrated in the public discourse of social media platforms. \nProfessor Aiello’s work is at the forefront of an emerging field that combines computational social science\, network science\, and artificial intelligence. By analyzing vast amounts of digital data\, he seeks to quantify human well-being and build systems that can improve it—whether in the context of health\, urban living\, or digital interactions. In his talk\, he will explore the psycho-linguistic aspects of human interaction and how they can be translated into actionable insights for both human and AI-driven coordination. \nProfessor Aiello will be visiting Bergen and the MediaFutures research center from March 19th to 22nd\, with his presentation scheduled for Friday\, March 21st. We encourage you to join us for this insightful seminar\, either in person or via the Zoom livestream. \n\nAbout Luca Maria Aiello \nLuca Maria Aiello is an Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen\, Denmark\, where he conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of computational social science\, digital health\, network science\, and urban informatics. His work leverages large-scale digital data to explore and quantify key aspects of human life\, with a particular focus on how language and communication shape our collective behaviors and well-being. \nHis research interests span multiple fields\, including the role of language in coordinating social actions\, the application of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to study social dynamics\, and the development of AI systems that can influence and improve social interactions. Through his research\, Professor Aiello aims to better understand how people interact\, how these interactions can be optimized to address pressing global issues\, and how AI can be used to augment\, rather than replace\, human communication. \nA recognized leader in his field\, Professor Aiello has contributed to numerous influential studies on the role of language in social media and digital interactions. One of his notable contributions includes a study published in Nature on the language of persuasion in social media\, which explores how certain linguistic features can be used to influence public opinion and behavior. \nCurrently\, his research focuses on using NLP techniques to quantify social and psychological experiences\, with applications ranging from improving public health to enhancing urban living environments. Through his work\, Professor Aiello continues to push the boundaries of what is possible at the intersection of social science and technology. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/responsible-ai-driven-media-tech/ LOCATION:SFI MediaFutures\, MCB CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-77-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250307T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250307T150000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250228T102003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T105718Z UID:20410-1741339800-1741359600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:AI anno 2030: In the Public Interest? DESCRIPTION:UiB AI is collaborating with NORA on a CuttingEdgeAI seminar in the University Aula in Bergen. The idea behind the seminar is to bring together some of the foremost AI researchers in Norway to discuss where we stand in terms of research\, which areas Norway has the opportunity to make its mark on and what might happen on the AI front in the future. Where will the research front be in different branches of artificial intelligence in five years’ time? And does AI represent the public interest\, for example when it comes to democracy\, labour\, welfare\, the environment and culture? The seminar is mostly in Norwegian. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe seminar will be streamed\, and the recording will be available through a link. \nProgram:\n09:00 Arrival and light refreshments09:30 Welcome by Pro-Rector Pinar Heggernes\, Pro-Rector at UiB and Chair of the UiB AI Steering Group \nPart 1: Where is the research front in various branches of artificial intelligence headed?\n09:40 AI research in Norway in 2025: Anne Kjersti Fahlvik\, Director of Innovation in Business and the Public Sector\, Research Council of Norway \n10:00 Arnoldo Frigessi\, Professor and Director of the Center of Excellence (SFF) Integreat\, UiO10:15 Jill Walker Rettberg\, Professor and Deputy Director of the Center of Excellence for Digital Narratives\, UiB \n10:30 Coffee break \n11:00 Robert Jenssen\, Professor and Director of the Center for Research-based Innovation (SFI) Visual Intelligence\, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway11:15 Panel discussion with Anne Kjersti\, Arnoldo\, Jill\, and Robert\, moderated by Pinar Heggernes\, Pro-Rector\, UiB \n11:45 Lunch \nPart 2: Where does Norway have particular strengths in AI research?\n12:30 AI at NAV – What are we doing\, and what are we wondering about?Jon Vegard Sparre\, AI Lead at NAV \n12:45 Heri Ramampiaro\, Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science\, NTNU13:00 Marija Slavkovik\, Professor and Head of the Department of Information Science and Media Studies\, UiB \n13:15 Coffee break \n13:45 AI and regulation: From Norwegian marketing to research qualityMalcolm Langford\, Professor at the Department of Public and International Law\, UiO \n14:00 Panel discussion with Jon Vegard\, Heri\, Marija\, and Malcolm\, moderated by Klas Pettersen\, CEO of NORA \n14:30 Food and networking15:00 Farewell \nModerator for the day: Dag Stenvoll\, Coordinator for UiB AI URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/ai-anno-2030-in-the-public-interest/ LOCATION:Universitetsaulaen\, Muséplassen 3 CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/cuttingedgeai_banner_uib.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250306T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250306T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20250217T103809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T103809Z UID:20380-1741262400-1741280400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Opphavsrett for journalister – Hva du må vite om bruk og deling av innhold? DESCRIPTION:Hva kan du bruke fritt\, og hva krever tillatelse? Hva gjelder for lenking\, embedding og bruk av innhold fra sosiale medier? Hvordan påvirker kunstig intelligens opphavsretten? \nBli med på en hands-on workshop med advokat Jon Wessel-Aas\, en av Norges fremste eksperter på medierett. Her får du konkrete svar på de viktigste spørsmålene om opphavsrett – skreddersydd for journalister. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/opphavsrett-for-journalister-hva-du-ma-vite-om-bruk-og-deling-av-innhold/ LOCATION:Media City Bergen\, Medielaben i 9. etasje\, tårn 3 CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/image700.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241212T111500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241212T120000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20241122T103944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T102245Z UID:19849-1734002100-1734004800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Bias in Hate Speech Detection: Challenges and Solutions DESCRIPTION:SFI MediaFutures invites to a seminar on bias in hate speech detection hold by Debora Nozza\, on 12 of December in our office in Bergen. \nAbstract: \nOnline hate speech is on the rise\, often leading to offline harm. While NLP methods\, including LLMs\, offer tools for detection\, fine-tuning these models can introduce severe unintended bias—performing inconsistently across comments involving specific identity terms (e.g.\, gay\, Muslim\, woman). This talk explores the risks of deploying off-the-shelf classifiers\, methods for measuring and mitigating bias\, and the ongoing challenge of balancing effective hate speech detection with fairness in online spaces. \nBio: \nDebora Nozza is an Assistant Professor in Computing Sciences at Bocconi University. Her research interests mainly focus on Natural Language Processing\, specifically on the detection and counter-acting of hate speech and algorithmic bias on Social Media data in multilingual context. She was recently awarded a €1.5m ERC Starting Grant project 2023 for research on personalized and subjective approaches to Natural Language Processing. \nThe event is free of charge. \nIf you want to join online\, please open the following link: https://uib.zoom.us/j/64083511296?pwd=nlZO5sMahv5bTnfmMZAleVou1zR02v.1 URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/bias-in-hate-speech-detection-challenges-and-solutions/ LOCATION:SFI MediaFutures\, MCB CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-72.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241129T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241129T150000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20241017T082018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T102255Z UID:19510-1732874400-1732892400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:UiB AI #12: Aligning AI with Human Values. Challenges and Solutions DESCRIPTION:The event aims to bring together experts\, researchers\, and industry professionals to explore\, discuss\, and advance our understanding of the challenges and solutions related to aligning artificial intelligence systems with human values and goals. \nThe objectives and expected outcomes of this seminar are as follows:\n– Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges associated with AI alignment\, including biases\, interpretability\, and value misalignment.\n– The workshop will facilitate interactive discussions to develop concrete solutions and strategies for addressing AI alignment challenges.\n– Participants will have the opportunity to network with leading experts and build connections that can lead to ongoing collaborations and partnerships \nThis event is a collaboration between Universitetsfondet and UiB AI. \nProgramme: \n09:00-09:30: Registration and coffee \n09:30-09:40: Introduction by moderator Samia Touileb\, Department of Information Science and Media Studies at University of Bergen \n09:40-10:15: How can we prevent LLMs from behaving badly? Jan Broersen\, Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies\, Utrecht University \n10:15-10:50: Value aware AI. Nardine Osman\, Tenured Scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA)\, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (presentation by Zoom) \n10:50-11:05: Coffee break \n11:05-11:40: AI alignment of LLMs: a simple case study on detecting deceptive designs. Davide Liga\, Post. Doc. at the Faculty of Science\, Technology and Medicine\, Université de Luxembourg \n11:40-12:15: Human Interactions and their Implications for Ethical and Responsible Robotics and AI. Dr. Emily C. Collins\, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow at the Department of Computer Science\, The University of Manchester. \n12:15-12:45: Lunch (included) \n12:45-13:20: Towards a Critical Political Economy of Generative AI. Vinit Ravishankar\, Independent researcher with a PhD in multilingual language technology \n13:20-13:55: Enabling Responsible AI with Humans. Nadin Kokciyan\, Director of the Human-Centered AI Lab (CHAI Lab) at the University of Edinburgh \n13:55-1410: Coffee break \n14:10-14:45: News in AI age: alignment with editorial values and ethics. Anastasiia Klimashevskaia\, PhD candidate\, MediaFutures: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology & Innovation \n14:45-15:20: Machine ethics and alignment. Marija Slavkovik\, Professor at Department of Information Science and Media Studies at the University of Bergen \n15:20-15:40: Wrap up and discussions URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/uib-ai-12-aligning-ai-with-human-values-challenges-and-solutions/ LOCATION:Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5\, first floor CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/ai.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240920T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240920T120000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20240911T092545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T075209Z UID:19300-1726830000-1726833600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:MediaFutures seminar DESCRIPTION:Title: Facing disinformation in social media with focus on its social impact \nThe integration of social media into our daily lives has been both transformative and essential\, offering numerous advantages in how we communicate\, share information\, and engage with the world. However\, alongside these benefits comes a growing concern: the widespread dissemination of misinformation. This challenge not only distorts public perception but can also significantly influence critical societal events\, such as elections and public health crises. In this talk\, we will present research from the UGRITAIlab at the University of Granada\, specifically in the field of fake news detection and analysis. Our research spans several key areas\, with a particular emphasis on the social impact of misinformation. Central to this work is our DESINFOSCAN Framework\, which includes a social impact module and a credibility analysis module. \nThe social impact module focuses on analyzing the influence of misinformation by utilizing advanced topic detection and argumentation techniques to examine social media discussions. Meanwhile\, the credibility module uses word embeddings to identify credible individuals and those whose contributions are valuable to the discourse on specific topics across social networks. By addressing these issues\, we aim to offer insights into how misinformation can be mitigated and how trustworthiness in social media interactions can be enhanced. \nThe seminar is digital only. The zoom link can be found below. \nSPEAKER: José A. Díaz-García \nJ. Ángel Díaz-García\, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computer Science and AI at the University of Granada (UGR). He graduated as a Computer Engineer in 2016\, receiving an award for outstanding academic performance. Subsequently\, he ventured into the professional field as an SQL analyst at Asexor\, gaining professional experience in the private sector. In 2017\, he completed the qualifying master’s degree in Computer Engineering. During this period\, José Ángel began to specialize in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, leading him to pursue the master’s degree in Data Science at UGR\, thereby consolidating his knowledge in AI. During this time\, he made his first scientific contributions at international conferences as part of a research initiation scholarship for master’s students. After completing this second master’s degree\, he participated as a data scientist in international projects at the Universities of Oviedo and Granada. In 2019\, he was awarded an FPU scholarship from the Ministry\, marking the beginning of his doctoral studies in the area of Natural Language Processing (NLP)\, which culminated in the defense of his thesis on October 27\, 2023\, with honors in international doctorate and CUM LAUDE. Throughout his research career\, he has contributed to 4 publications (JCRD Q1\, Q2) in the field of NLP and participated in 15 international and 4 national conferences. He has also collaborated on 6 projects\, including NOFACEPS\, of which he is the principal investigator\, and two international projects\, such as COPKIT\, where he contributed with a significant unsupervised sentiment analysis method. José Ángel has completed research stays at the University of Lisbon with Professor Joao Paulo Carvalho and at Imperial College London\, where he worked at the Data Science Institute with J. Amador Diaz-Lopez. As a result of the collaboration with Imperial College\, a contribution was made to an international conference in the field of misinformation in networks. Additionally\, the organization of a special session at a conference was initiated\, and currently\, this relationship continues with two publications under review. \nFinally\, it is worth highlighting the management and leadership skills demonstrated by José Ángel\, which led to the acquisition of a research project at UGR\, where he is the principal investigator\, and which concluded with the publication of the NOFACE credibility analysis system in the journal Expert Systems With Applications (JCR Q1). He was also part of the organizing committee of the FQAS 2023 international conference and the program committee of the COMS2 international conference in India. He has organized special sessions at 3 international conferences\, outreach workshops\, and given interviews on radio and in the press. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-seminar/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-41-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240426T111500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240426T120000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20240402T115215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T110707Z UID:17965-1714130100-1714132800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Overview of Serendipity in Recommender Systems DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures and UiBs research group DARS which stands for Behavioral Data Analytics & Recommender Systems\, is inviting to a seminar with the postdoctoral researcher Denis Kotkov from the University of Helsinki. Kotkov is working on recommender systems\, exploratory search\, user experience and machine learning. \nIn this seminar he will provide an overview of the Serendipity in Recommender Systems. \nAbstract: \n“Have you ever wondered why services like Spotify\, Netflix or YouTube keep showing you recommendations on the same topic over and over again? One of the reasons for that is the lack of serendipity in recommender systems of these services. Recommender systems are software tools that suggest items\, such as audio recordings or videos\, of interest to users. Meanwhile\, serendipity is the property of these systems\, which indicates the degree\, to which they suggest items that pleasantly surprise users. In this talk\, I will provide an overview of serendipity in recommender systems. In particular\, I will talk about how the concept of serendipity has been defined and measured in recommender systems\, and what experiments have been conducted to investigate this concept. I will also touch on recommendation algorithms designed to suggest serendipitous items and discuss future directions of the top.” \nMore about Denis Kotkov. \nThe talk will take place at MediaFutures headquarter and takes 30 minutes\, plus a 15-minute-long Q&A session. The seminar will also be streamed. You can find the link below. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/overview-of-serendipity-in-recommender-systems/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-6-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240410T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240410T140000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20240402T122104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T083220Z UID:17973-1712743200-1712757600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Mobilisation seminar on AI for trust and sustainability DESCRIPTION:In connection with the upcoming announcement of the AI billion\, the Research and Innovation Department at UiB (Forsknings- og innovasjonsavdelingen FIA) invites academic communities researching artificial intelligence to a mobilization seminar. The purpose is to highlight AI environments and center initiatives at UiB\, and identify opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in future work. \nThe Research Council’s board decided at the meeting on February 7th that the Government’s billion-dollar investment “AI for Trust and Sustainability” will be announced in the form of 4-6 centers for artificial intelligence. The centers will be 5-year thematic\, challenge-driven initiatives\, promoting interdisciplinary\, interinstitutional\, and cross-sectoral collaboration. The announcement is divided into two parts\, with a mandatory outline in the first step\, to be submitted by June 7\, 2024. Here you can read more about how the Research Council envisions the focus of the centers in each of the three main areas – societal consequences\, technological development\, and innovative use. \nThe keynote speaker at the event will be Anne Kjersti Fahlvik\, Director of the Research Council’s area\, followed by a question and answer session after her presentation. \nWe will also facilitate opportunities for environments interested in coordinating an AI center and planning to apply for the announcement to present a brief pitch with their idea for a center application in plenary. There will be ample opportunity to explore collaboration and synergies with other AI environments at UiB and external stakeholders and potential partners through a networking lunch session. All academic communities with an AI profile are invited to this event\, and we encourage everyone interested in participating in a center application to join. Those wishing to present their pitch for an AI center on stage should register this in the registration form by April 2nd. \nThe deadline for registration for the general public is extended to April 5th. \n**Program:** \n**10:00-11:00**\n– **Welcome and Information about the Announcement**\n– Welcome by Vice-Rector Pinar Heggernes\, UiB\n– Presentation by Anne Kjersti Fahlvik\, Director of Innovation in Business and Public Sector\, Research Council\n– Q&A Session \n**11:00-11:20**\n– **Coffee Break** \n**11:20-12:55**\n– **AI Center and Research Center Applications**\n– Support System and Application Process at UiB by Birgit Falch\, Research and Innovation Department\, and Alexander Oltu\, IT Department\n– What Does it Entail to Apply for a Research Center? TBA\n– Pitches for Research Centers for Artificial Intelligence at UiB\n– Upon registration\, participants in the seminar who wish to coordinate a center application are encouraged to indicate whether they will pitch their idea for an artificial intelligence center to the audience. The purpose of idea pitching is to open up collaboration opportunities and invite stakeholders and academic communities interested in contributing to further develop the idea. \n**12:55-13:00**\n– **Conclusion\, Introduction to Lunch and Networking** \n**13:00-14:00**\n– **Lunch and Networking in the Lounge outside the Main Hall\, with Opportunity for Posters/Stands** URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/prep-seminar-on-ai-for-trust-and-sustainability/ LOCATION:Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5\, første etasje. CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/colourbox30046317.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240405T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240405T140000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20240308T141736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T134254Z UID:17921-1712322000-1712325600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:News personalization with "Curate" DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures invites to a seminar on news personalization with Schibsted in MediaFutures headquarter\, MCB\, 3rd floor. The seminar will also be streamed. \nThe Curate project has been created to enable Schibsted media outlets to craft an optimal content selection for each individual user\, delivering content tailored precisely to their preferences\, in the appropriate format\, location\, and timing\, all while upholding the journalistic integrity of the mission. Originally developed to curate Aftenposten’s front page in Norway\, Curate has evolved into the central recommendation system for over 50 news brands within the Schibsted and Polaris Media groups. \nChristoph Schmitz\, Product Manager of Curate and Jacob Welander\, Data Scientist at Schibsted will tell us in this seminar about the project itself\, what has been done so far and how Schibsted has been utilizing such technology innovating media experience. \nJoin the meeting on zoom:\nhttps://uib.zoom.us/j/69494993779?pwd=c0k3YXZ2MDduYnhoT2FUM09WNHNKdz09 URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/news-personalization-with-curate/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Seminar,WP2 User Modeling, Personalisation & Engagement ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-2-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240216T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240216T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20240115T112623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T094821Z UID:17538-1708084800-1708088400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Trends in news use and avoidance DESCRIPTION:In times of a rather negative-angled news landscape\, NRK mapped Norwegians’ approach to news\, and news avoidance\, with extra focus on the young readers. With data from NRK’s ​​Youth survey\, Reuters Digital News Report\, Norsk Mediebarometer\, Opinions UNG2024 and more\, we see some new features in how news is consumed – and avoided. \nOn February 16th\, MediaFutures work package 1 is inviting to a lunch seminar on the development of news use and avoidance. \nThe seminar will be held in Norwegian. \nSeminar speaker is Ingvild Hjertaas\, Media Researcher in NRK Analysis / NRK News. Ingvild worked 10 years in Aftenposten as product manager where she also was giving courses in digital tools and content production before she started in NRK in 2017. She has developed a highly effective understanding of what works and engages users online\, and has played a key role in the development and operation of popular services such as quizzes and word games. The lunchseminar will start at 12 o’clock in MediaFutures office\, 3rd floor in MCB. To join digital follow the link to zoom  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/trends-in-news-use-and-avoidance/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Seminar,WP1 Understanding Media Experiences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-2-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240215T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240215T143000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20240205T101725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T101725Z UID:17642-1707991200-1708007400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Launching NB-Whisper DESCRIPTION:Our partner\, the National Library\, invites you to a “launch seminar” for their newest speech-to-text model for Norwegian. \nThey have invited the police\, Schibsted\, and TV2 to share how they use speech-to-text. They have been part of their beta group and will discuss the model’s handling of Norwegian in various contexts. \nAfter lunch\, the seminar will become more technically oriented\, especially suitable for those interested in deeper insights into the technical and linguistic aspects related to the development of such AI models. \nThe event is open to all and will be streamed on nb.no. To secure your spot\, get your free ticket here! \nProgram\n10:00 Welcome by Aslak Sira Myhre\, National Library \nPart 1: NB-Whisper and its usage\n10:20 Brief introduction to Whisper by Per Egil Kummervold\, National Library\n10:30 Use of speech-to-text in the police by Bente Skattør\, Police\n10:50 Applications for speech recognition with NB-Whisper by Anders Haarr\, Schibsted\n11:10 Use and legal requirements for accessibility by Anne Cathrine Gotaas\, TV2\n11:30 Lunch break \nPart 2: NB-Whisper: technological aspects\n12:30 Status of ASR in Norwegian today by Marie Røsok\, National Library\n12:50 Evaluation and results by Per Egil Kummervold\, National Library\n13:10 How to build a dataset for training Whisper by Freddy Wetjen and Rolv-Arild Braaten\, National Library\n13:30 Advanced use of NB-Whisper by Per Egil Kummervold and Javier de la Rosa\, National Library\n14:00 Questions and discussion URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/launching-nb-whisper/ LOCATION:Nasjonalbiblioteket – Store Auditorium\, Henrik Ibsens gate 110\, Oslo\, 0254 CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/ff-whisper.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240213T121500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240213T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20240212T130128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T130128Z UID:17830-1707826500-1707829200@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:More Room for Language: Investigating the Effect of Retrieval on Language Models DESCRIPTION:The Language Technology Group (LTG) at University in Oslo is organising weekly RAG seminars. They do research on a number of topics related to Natural Language Processing (NLP)\, a subfield of Artificial Intelligence enabling computers to `make sense’ of human language. This weeks speakers for the LTG research seminar are David Samuel\, Lucas Charpentier and Sondre Wold\, PhD Candidates at the LTG. \nThey will present their work on investigating the effects of pretraining with retrieval on a language model. \nThe talk will be held in room 4118\, Styrerom\, from 12:15 to 13:00 on Tuesday 13th of February and  also streamed on Zoom\, you can join with this link: https://uio.zoom.us/j/66002313655?pwd=UlZBUnRPdG9zdytIWUxmczR3TlVOQT09 \nAbstract\nRetrieval-augmented language models pose a promising alternative to standard language modeling. During pretraining\, these models search in a corpus of documents for contextually relevant information that could aid the language modeling objective. We introduce an `ideal retrieval’ methodology to study these models in a fully controllable setting. We conduct an extensive evaluation to examine how retrieval augmentation affects the behavior of the underlying language model. Among other things\, we observe that these models: {i) save substantially less world knowledge in their weights\, (ii) are better in understanding local context and inter-word dependencies\, but {iii) are worse in comprehending global context. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/more-room-for-language-investigating-the-effect-of-retrieval-on-language-models/ LOCATION:UiO\, Room 4118\, Styrerom CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/img_20211108_121847-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231002T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231003T163000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20230911T143245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T144905Z UID:16285-1696253400-1696350600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Seminar on innovative human-computer interaction DESCRIPTION:The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research group at the University of Bergen in cooperation with MediaFutures invites to a two-day seminar addressing innovative HCI. \nEight research and industry leader from Norway\, Sweden\, Germany\, Switzerland\, and Japan will be holding presentations on topics such as medical sensing and human-workspace interaction. \nThe seminar will be rounded off with a panel discussion. No registration required. \nWe welcome all students\, researchers\, innovators\, and industry representatives who are interested to participate in the seminar. \nSpeakers\nMasahiro Takei\, Chiba University\, Japan \nLaura Anna Garrison\, Informatics\, VisGroup\, Univeristy of Bergen \nTor Gjøsæter\, Ilder AS\, Bergen\, Norway \nMohammad Khalil\, SLATE\, UiB\, Norway \nKazuyuki Fujita\, Tohoku University\, Japan \nWhere and When? \n\n\nMONDAY 2nd October 2023Venue: Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5\, UiB\, Bergen \n\n\nRoom URL: https://www.uib.no/l%C3%A6ringsarenaen/162450/om-storsalen \n\n\n\nThe sessions are: 13:30 – 16:30: From Medical Sensing to Interactive Sensemaking \nTUESDAY 3rd October 2023Venue: Auditorium 129 at Bjørn Christiansens house\, Christies gate 12\, UiB\, Bergen (also shown in room 128) \n\n\nRoom URL: https://rom.app.uib.no/romInfo/q.php/206/129 and https://rom.app.uib.no/romInfo/q.php/206/128 \nThe sessions are: 12:15 – 14:00: Smart Workspaces14:30 – 16:30: From Research to Innovation \n\nMore information can be found on uib.no URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/seminar-on-innovative-human-computer-interaction/ LOCATION:UiB Bergen\, Norway CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-e1694443737387.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230929T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230929T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011309 CREATED:20230918T095908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T112908Z UID:16423-1695988800-1695992400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Irene Costera Meijer: TikTok as a case study to understand the layeredness of Media Experience: DESCRIPTION:Join our next Lunch Meeting with Irene Costera Meijer\, Professor of Journalism Studies and head of the Journalism Studies section at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. \nShe is also Work Package I Advisor and Key Researcher. Her research interests focus on audience studies and in particular on the impact of digitalization on changing practices of media consumption\, media experiences and news use. When doing research she often collaborates with media organisations.   \nWhere and When? \nAt MediaFutures\, 29.september at 12:00 \nAbstract:\nTikTok reaches around 44% of the 18-24 age group\, with 20% explicitly saying they use it for news (Newman et al.\, 2023). It is not surprising\, then\, that (news) media have migrated to TikTok to engage with younger audiences. Yet\, research shows that media struggle with reaching young people\, because conventional formats do not always correspond with how young people use and experience social media platforms. Nordic researchers have argued that newsrooms would benefit from a platform-specific content approach: beyond merely (re)”packaging” the news and neglecting the content\, they must learn to “speak the code of TikTok” to engage young audiences with their news. \nWe took a different non-news centric approach by analyzing how 99 young people (16 – 24) experience TikTok and whether there might be room for news in this experience. Experience may highlight positionality\, temporality\, embodiment\, ambivalence and interaction (Costera Meijer & Groot Kormelink\, 2021; Ytre-Arne et al.\, 2023). This approach allowed us to get insight into the RELATIVE value of news within their TikTok-experiences. \nIn my presentation I will show how the dimension of temporality – the discrepancy between love = ‘concurrent enjoyment’ and hate = ‘retrospective regret’ may offer valuable insights for public service media and news media to stand out on TikTok and be meaningful to a young audience. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/tiktok-as-a-case-study-to-understand-the-layeredness-of-media-experience/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230922T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011310 CREATED:20230915T131841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T133608Z UID:16378-1695384000-1695387600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Liisa Ovaska: From permissive to resistive tactics: How audience members act\, make sense and cope with audience-datafied journalism DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite to a seminar about Liisa Ovaska’s research paper on how audience members respond to audience-datafied journalism. Preliminary findings reveal a spectrum of strategies\, ranging from resistance to acceptance\, in how users engage with data-driven systems while consuming news. \nLiisa Ovaska is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University. In her dissertation Ovaska studies the effects of audience metrics on audience members’ relations to digital journalism.   \nWhere and When:\nAt MediaFutures\, 22.september at 12:00 \nAbstract:\n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Although there exists a consensus of the fact that the usage of audience metrics has changed journalism\, the audience’s perception to audience-datafied journalism has received less attention. In the newsrooms\, metrics are used to collect data from audience and its behaviour\, and further used to adjust the news outputs.  \nThis talk will present Liisa Ovaska’s research paper\, which examines how the audience members make sense\, act and cope with audience-datafied journalism. Preliminary results suggest that the tactics varied from resistive to permissive: users tried either act against the datafied systems and minimise its impact to their news consumption or complied with the system by accepting it. The article is based on audience research conducted in the spring 2023. The data was produced by using group interviews and instant messaging group chats in which the participants reported of their encounters with datafied journalism for one week.   URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/from-permissive-to-resistive-tactics-how-audience-members-act-make-sense-and-cope-with-audience-datafied-journalism/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230629T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230629T160000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011310 CREATED:20230613T214314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T070211Z UID:15382-1688050800-1688054400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:MediaFutures Seminar: Reaching New Audiences with Generative AI with Lydia Chilton\, an Assistant Professor from Columbia University DESCRIPTION:Lydia Chilton from Columbia University will give a seminar on June 29th \n  \nTITLE: Reaching New Audiences with Generative AI \nWHEN: 29 June\, 15:00 – 16:00  \nPresentation: \nhttps://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Chilton_ReachingNewAudiences_June2023.pdf \nABSTRACT:  \nWriting a news article is a significant investment of time\, energy\, and intellect. For an article to have the impact it deserves\, it needs to reach the right audiences.  We demonstrate that generative AI tools can help journalists broaden their audience by transforming their content. Unlike previous technology\, generative AI is flexible enough to modify the length\, tone\, message\, and medium of content. But it needs human values and contextual understanding to guide it. We show how to turn articles into news illustrations for visual appeal on social media. We show how language models (like GPT 4) help find hooks to motivate topics so that they appeal to different audiences.  And we show how to transform a traditional news article into TikTok-style reels. We then reflect on how generative AI can breathe new life into existing content through transformation\, reuse\, and retargeting information. \n \n  \nBIO: \nLydia Chilton is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. Her research is in computational design – how computation and AI can help people with design\, innovation\, and creative problem-solving. Applications include: creating media for journalism\, developing technology for public libraries\, improving risk communication during hurricanes\, helping scientists explain their work\, and improving mental health in marginalized communities. Dr. Chilton received her bachelor’s degree in computer science from MIT in 2007\, her Masters in Engineering from MIT in 2009 and her PhD from the University of Washington in 2016.  She was a post-doc at Stanford for 1 year before joining Columbia Engineering in 2017. \n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-seminar-reaching-new-audiences-with-generative-ai-with-lydia-chilton-an-assistant-professor-from-the-columbia-university/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar,WP3 Media Content Production & Analysis ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Chilton.Lydia_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230616T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230616T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011310 CREATED:20230530T110452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T113510Z UID:15252-1686916800-1686920400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:MediaFutures Seminar: Metrics for Measuring Normative Diversity in News Recommendations with Sanne Vrijenhoek from the University of Amsterdam DESCRIPTION:Sanne Vrijenhoek from the University of  Amsterdam will give a seminar on June 16th \nTITLE: Metrics for Measuring Normative Diversity in News Recommendations \nWHEN: 16 June\, 12:00 – 13:00  \n \nABSTRACT: News recommenders have the potential to fulfill a crucial role in a democratic society\, directing news readers towards the information that is most important to them. However\, while much attention has been given to optimizing user engagement and enticing users to click\, much less research has been done on incorporating editorial values in news recommender systems. I will talk about our interdisciplinary work on defining normative diversity for news recommender systems\, challenges for implementation\, and the way forward. \n\n  \nBI: Sanne Vrijenhoek is a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam and a member of the AI\, Media and Democracy Lab. Her work focuses on translating normative notions of diversity into quantifiable concepts that can be incorporated in news recommender system design. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-seminar-with-sanne-vrijenhoek-from-the-university-of-amsterdam/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar,WP1 Understanding Media Experiences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/SVrijenhoek_1000.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230609T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230609T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T011310 CREATED:20230602T165739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T170327Z UID:15301-1686312000-1686315600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:MediaFutures Seminar: Hidden in Plain Sight: Microcelebrities navigating visibility and surveillance on Twitter with Özlem Demirkol Tønnesen\, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen DESCRIPTION:Özlem Demirkol Tønnesen from the University of Bergenwill give a seminar on June 9th. \nTITLE:  Hidden in Plain Sight: Microcelebrities navigating visibility and surveillance on Twitter\nWHEN: 9 June\, 12:00 – 13:00  \nWHERE: MediaFutures \nABSTRACT: \nOn social media\, microcelebrities and influencers play various roles and hold immense power as “focusers of attention” (Tufekci\, 2013). This project was formed as an intervention to the growing interest these content creators receive in academic research for their ability to guide their audiences towards products and lifestyles they promote\, while the similar effects they may produce when sharing political opinions\, viewpoints and behaviors are neglected. \nThis talk is based on Özlem’s PhD research into Turkish Twitter microcelebrities and how they express antigovernment viewpoints and navigate the tensions between self-expression and self-preservation under an authoritarian regimese. Drawing from an analysis of tweets by 97 microcelebrity accounts in the 3-months leading up to the 2018 Turkish elections\, she discusses how these accounts consider sharing political opinions and news as a duty despite apparent risks and express their thoughts through a narration of everyday life and daily events by formulating a language that is understood by subgroups who are acclimated to the platform culture. \nBIO: \nÖzlem Demirkol Tønnesen is a postdoctor fellow at the ERC-project PREPARE – Distributed and prepared. A new theory of citizens` public connection networks in the age of datafication. She completed her PhD at the  University of Southampton. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/mediafutures-seminar-hidden-in-plain-sight-microcelebrities-navigating-visibility-and-surveillance-on-twitter-with-ozlem-demirkol-tonnesen-postdoctoral-fellow-at-the-university-of-bergen/ CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar,WP1 Understanding Media Experiences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/picture-406028-1683025124.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR