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FeaturedMediaFutures Seminar: Public expectations of transparency and accountability in citizens’ councils on data-driven media personalisation: Findings and methodological reflections with Ranjana Das, Professor at the University of Surrey
Ranjana Das, Professor at the University of Surrey and currently visiting Erasmus fellow at the University of Bergen, will give a seminar on January 26th. TITLE: Public expectations of transparency and accountability in citizens’ councils on data-driven media personalisation: Findings and methodological reflections WHEN: 26 Januar, 12:00 - 13:00 WHERE: MediaFutures ABSTRACT: This talk presents […]
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FeaturedSeminar UiB AI: ChatGPT – trussel eller mulighet i forskning og utdanning?
Chatboten ChatGPT har vært mye omtalt i media den siste tiden og skapt debatt blant forskere og undervisere. Hvilke potensiale har avanserte chatboter som ChatGPT, og hvilke implikasjoner kan det ha for vår måte å forske, undervise og lære på? I årets første UiB AI seminar setter vi søkelyset på et aktuelt tema der verktøy […]
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FeaturedInnovation workshop with Vestlandets Innovasjonsselskap (VIS)
MediaFutures and VIS would like to invite you to an innovation workshop taking place at MediaFutures on February the 7th. Vestlandets Innovasjonsselskap (VIS) is a Technology Transfer Office (TTO) established in 2004 and owned by the University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, the Institute of Marine Research, Siva, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, and NHH Norwegian Business School. […]
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FeaturedMediaFutures Seminar: Digital backbones: Data streams in the digital infrastructure and consequences for the media industries with Helle Sjøvaag and Raul Ferrer Conill from the University of Stavanger
Helle Sjøvaag and Raul Ferrer Conill from the University of Stavanger will give a seminar on February 14th. TITLE: Digital backbones: Data streams in the digital infrastructure and consequences for the media industries WHEN: 14 February, 12:00 - 13:00 WHERE: MediaFutures & ZOOM: https://uib.zoom.us/j/63852177471?pwd=RlN2am9QUGRFaWF3QXVCT3lYazBaUT09 Meeting ID: 638 5217 7471 Password: bVRYrT8h ABSTRACT: Digital infrastructures consist of […]
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FeaturedCutting-edge AI: Large Language Models
MediaFutures researchers Samia Touileb and Lilja Øvrelid will partake in a series event "Cutting-Edge AI" organized by the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium (NORA). The event concerns Large Language Models such as ChatGPT; the technology, its implication on society and the ethical aspect, and will take place on February 21st at Domus Bibliotheca, Oslo. For more information visit: […]
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FeaturedVisual storyteller or brander
En presentasjon om to måter for hvordan redaksjonelle miljøer kan bruke tredjepartsplattformer for å nå unge mennesker med kvalitetsjournalistikk og mulige utfall for disse veivalgene. Presentasjonen bygger på Peder Haugfos’ masteroppgave ved NTNU/TU Berlin, og er basert på intervjuer og innholdsanalyse av NRK P3 og VGs avdeling Z. Peder Haugfos er nå prosjektleder ved Media City […]
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FeaturedMediaFutures Seminar: Computing Biases in Recommender Systems with Marko Tkalčič, University of Primorska
Marko Tkalčič from the University of Primorska in Koper, Slovenia will give a seminar on April 14th. TITLE: Computational Psychology in Recommender Systems WHEN: 14 April, 13:30 - 14:1 ABSTRACT: Recommender systems are systems that help users in decision-making situations where there is an abundance of choices. We can find them in our everyday lives, […]
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FeaturedMediaFutures Seminar: Chatting Communities into Existence: Local Chat Groups as Emerging Civic Infrastructures with Emilija Gagrčin from the University of Mannheim
Emilija Gagrčin from the University of Mannheim will give a seminar on April 28th TITLE: Chatting Communities into Existence: Local Chat Groups as Emerging Civic Infrastructures WHEN: 28 April, 12:00 - 13:00 ABSTRACT: This presentation explores the civic potential of messenger groups. It zooms into the everyday communication in local chat groups, focusing on the […]
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FeaturedSXSW 2023: Siste nytt om teknologi, medier og samfunn med Anders Hofseth fra NRKbeta
SXSW 2023: Siste nytt om teknologi, medier og samfunn fra verdens største møteplass for smarte folk og klovner Anders Hofseth fra NRKbeta går igjennom hovedlinjene fra SXSW 2023-konferansen. Hvor: MediaFutures, Media City Bergen Når: 9. mai, 12:00 Anders Hofseth er kommentator og strategisk rådgiver i NRKbeta, rikskringkasterens innsiktsmiljø for skjæringen teknologi - medier - samfunn. Mye […]
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FeaturedMediaFutures Seminar: Hidden in Plain Sight: Microcelebrities navigating visibility and surveillance on Twitter with Özlem Demirkol Tønnesen, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen
Özlem Demirkol Tønnesen from the University of Bergenwill give a seminar on June 9th. TITLE: Hidden in Plain Sight: Microcelebrities navigating visibility and surveillance on Twitter WHEN: 9 June, 12:00 - 13:00 WHERE: MediaFutures ABSTRACT: On social media, microcelebrities and influencers play various roles and hold immense power as “focusers of attention” (Tufekci, 2013). This project […]
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FeaturedMediaFutures Seminar: Metrics for Measuring Normative Diversity in News Recommendations with Sanne Vrijenhoek from the University of Amsterdam
Sanne Vrijenhoek from the University of Amsterdam will give a seminar on June 16th TITLE: Metrics for Measuring Normative Diversity in News Recommendations WHEN: 16 June, 12:00 - 13:00 ABSTRACT: 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. […]
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FeaturedMediaFutures Seminar: Reaching New Audiences with Generative AI with Lydia Chilton, an Assistant Professor from Columbia University
Lydia Chilton from Columbia University will give a seminar on June 29th TITLE: Reaching New Audiences with Generative AI WHEN: 29 June, 15:00 - 16:00 Presentation: https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Chilton_ReachingNewAudiences_June2023.pdf ABSTRACT: Writing 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 […]