Kritisk blikk på ChatGPT og AI-generert innhold
Torsdag 30. mars klokken 14.00–15.30 inviterer vi deg til biblioteket på Universitet i Stavanger for å lære mer om hvordan du forholder deg til tjenester som ChatGPT og AI-generert innhold når du jobber som journalist. Hanne Louise Åkernes (BT) og vår forsker Samia Touileb kommer for å snakke om tematikken fra to ulike perspektiv. Hanne Louise […]
MediaFutures and SUJO Joint Guest Lecture: Countering Russian Disinformation with Maksym Balaklytskyi from Kharkiv National University
Maksym Balaklytsky from Kharkiv National Univeristy in Ukraine will give a seminar on April 12th. TITLE: Countering Russian Disinformation WHEN: 12 April, 12:00 - 13:00 WHERE: MediaFutures ABSTRACT: Russian propaganda has played a major role in the country's aggression against Ukraine since 2014. It takes many forms, including imperialism, globalism, and a longing for […]
MediaFutures 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, […]
Mid-term evaluation of PhD candidate Sohail Ahmed Khan
We are delighted to invite you to the public part of the mid-term evaluation of Sohail Ahmed Khan on April 25th at 14:30. The event will take place at MediaFutures Meeting Room (MCB, 3rd floor).During the presentation, Sohail will discuss his work on "Computational Visual Content Verification," which is part of MediaFutures' WorkPackage-3. He will […]
Meeting grand challenges together: actionable knowledge through collaboration in research and innovation
The conference will explore collaboration across sectors to bring forth knowledge that is actionable and relevant for solving pressing issues. Academia and other actors in society need to jointly identify challenges and questions that are societally urgent and academically relevant, critically examine our different roles in knowledge production and the tools and frameworks that can […]
Norway Fintech Festival – Game Show: Generative AI and the unknown use cases – All against 1
On Wednesday April 26th, our researcher Samia Touileb will participate in a session on Generative AI at the Norway Fintech Festival. You can read more about it and get tickets here.
MediaFutures 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 […]
Bergen HCI and Visualisation Days 2023
MediaFutures invities to HCI and Visualisation Days 2023 DAY 1: Tue 9th May 2023 (host: Morten) 10:15: Interacting with AI: A visualization perspective: talk by Michael Sedlmair Meeting in smaller groups: We invite you to present your respective PhD/PostDoc projects, followed by discussion, thereby aiming to: i) making your ongoing work know to experts in […]
SXSW 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 […]
Sammen med TekLab UiB inviterer vi til StudentDemo
Sammen med TekLab UiB har vi gleden av til å invitere alle til StudentDemo den 10.mai. Samarbeid med Akvariet i Bergen På kurset MIX250: Bacheloroppgave i Medie- og interaksjonsdesign har studentene jobbet med Akvariet i Bergen med Aslak Sverdrup i spissen. Han er administrerende direktør for Akvariet, og har dette semesteret hatt et tett samarbeid […]
Visualization for Mobile Devices and Embedded Experiences
Welcome to a new department seminar! Abstract: Mobile devices, such as smartwatches, fitness bands, and phones record a variety of data with the goal of making it immediately available to wearers. Smartwatch faces, for example, have become mini data dashboards that can give an overview of data such as step counts, heart rates, locations, […]
Media City Bergens’ Future Week: Workshop on Disinformation and Fake News
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there has been a marked increase in the spread of disinformation and propaganda by the Kremlin. The abundance of fabricated narratives has renewed attention the potential that automated fact-checking technologies have in combating false information online. As part of MCB Future Week, MediaFutures is organizing […]