News personalization with “Curate”
MediaFutures MCB Store læringsrom, Læringslab 3rd floorMediaFutures invites to a seminar on news personalization with Schibsted in MediaFutures headquarter, MCB, 3rd floor. The seminar will also be streamed. The 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, […]
Mobilisation seminar on AI for trust and sustainability
Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, første etasje.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. The Research Council's […]
CuttingEdgeAI: Open Norwegian language models as common property.
Domus Bibliotheca, Karl Johans gate 47, 0162, OsloEarlier this month, MediaFutures professor Lilja Øvrelid and Erik Velldal released in collaboration with other partners several Norwegian language models openly available and trained on open data. These have now been downloaded over 6000 times and put into active use. Now, NORA is organising a launch event, where they will present the models alongside their […]
Building to learn, not to launch
Lauritz Meltzers Hus - SV-bygget - Fosswinckelsgate 6 - - Auditorium Storetinget 1st floor, BergenApril 16, Lasse Mejlvang Tvedt, and Christopher Pearsell-Ross from Futures Lab will hold a guest lecture in professor Frode Guribyes course, where they talk about how Schibsted works with prototyping and AI to make new applications. Join Lasse Mejlvang Tvedt, Senior Creative Technologist, and Christopher Pearsell-Ross, Senior UX Designer, to learn more about how Schibsted […]
Christie Conference 2024
UiB Universitetsaulaen and onlineThe Christie Conference aims to be UiB's key forum connecting research, politics, administration, culture, society, and business. Held annually in late April at the University Aula, it's named after Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie, founder of Bergen Museum, a prominent political figure, and a bridge between the museum and societal stakeholders. On Tuesday, April 23rd, the […]
Overview of Serendipity in Recommender Systems
MediaFutures MCB Store læringsrom, Læringslab 3rd floorMediaFutures 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. In this seminar he will provide an overview of the Serendipity in Recommender Systems. Abstract: "Have […]
NMD: AI and the media industry: Where do we stand? Where do we go?
Dovregubben, GrieghallenWhen OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, it sparked a rapid democratization of generative AI technology. It also marked the beginning of a new era for the media industry. This session is lead by technology and news leaders from four major Norwegian media companies sharing the impact that the rapid AI development has had on […]
NMD: Media Survey 2024: American Conditions
GrieghallenAs part of this years Nordic Media Days, MediaFutures associate professor Erik Knudsen will present the Medieundersøkelse. Fall 2024 marks another presidential election in the United States, prompting this year's Media Survey to delve into the media habits of the American populace and their level of trust in the press. How and from where do […]
NMD: ChatGPT, Copilot & Bard – How do Large Language Models Work?
Troldtog, GrieghallenLarge language models have taken over Norwegian media companies, and the technology is being used in increasingly more phases of news production, from idea development, transcription, translation, to summarization. But what exactly is a language model, and how do they work? Samia Touileb is an associate professor in language technology at the Department of Information […]
Master Student Demonstration
Media City Bergen, AtriumUiBs media network Teklab is organising the first ever Master Student Demo at the program for media and interaction design (MIX). The event will take place in the Atrium in Media City Bergen from 10.00 to 12.30 on Friday May 3rd. This is an event in the newly established "Innovation Days" at the MIX program. This […]
Webinar on EU elections and how to prevent interference
digitalThe EU elections, Europe Day, Victory Day and Eurovision are approaching - and so are the opportunities for spreading false information and fomenting polarization. That's why Faktabari, in cooperation with its NORDIS partners, is organizing a free webinar for journalists on the EU elections and election interference on May 3. The webinar will be held […]
Academic breakfast with Erik Knudsen
Vrimearealet, SV-bygget, 3.etasjeThe SV-faculty invites all students and employees at UiB to attend Erik Knudsens presentation about news avoiders in Norway. Have you found yourself consciously avoiding news or specific news topics over the past year? For instance, have you refrained from clicking on stories about the dire situations in Ukraine or Gaza? If so, you're not […]