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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240531T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240531T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240513T105813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T105419Z UID:18214-1717156800-1717160400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Political news analysis by YouTubers : Initial results from quantitative processing of a textual corpus DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures Work Package 1 and The Network for culture\, inequality and democracy (KUD/CID) at Infomedia invite to a public lecture on the topic of alternative political analysis on YouTube\, given by Quentin Gilliotte\, Professeur Junior at Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris\, France) There will be time for a Q&A.     \nThe productions on digital platforms are becoming an increasingly significant source of information. Within this context\, a large number of actors on digital platforms offer analyses and commentary on political current events. Within the Francophone space\, we find video creators such as HugoDécrypte\, Tatiana Ventôse\, Usul\, and Gaspard G. These actors place themselves in opposition to traditional media (television\, radio) : they advocate for an “alternative” way of handling information\, whether in terms of the audience they target\, the topics they cover\, or the formats they use. How do these different actors address political current events? Considering both economic models and political positions\, what topics are mobilized? \nThe communication will proceed in two stages. Firstly\, I will present the method for constructing the corpus of selected channels through data extraction from the YouTube API\, utilizing network analysis tools. Secondly\, I will present a mapping of the topics addressed by these different video creators based on the automated textual analysis of a corpus of 8740 transcribed videos (representing all videos published by the selected actors between January and July 2023) using a topic modeling method (Latent Dirichlet Allocation). URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/political-news-analysis-by-youtubers-initial-results-from-quantitative-processing-of-a-textual-corpus/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Events,WP1 Understanding Media Experiences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-21.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240531T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240227T125237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T154214Z UID:17887-1717146000-1717167600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Humaniora meets Artifical Intelligence DESCRIPTION:UHR-Humaniora and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Bergen invite to a conference on artificial intelligence and the humanities on May 31st. \nThe event will be in Norwegian.\nArtificial intelligence (AI) has opened up new possibilities for how we communicate\, create art\, and participate in democracy. However\, while the development of AI is often led by quantitative disciplines\, there is a growing need for insights from the humanities. The deep understanding of texts and cultural expressions provided by the humanities is crucial for guiding the development of AI in ways that both respect and reflect human experience and cultural diversity. \nThe goal of the conference is to emphasize the important role of the humanities in the development and understanding of AI. Therefore\, we aim to create a forum where humanities researchers can share knowledge\, explore new ideas and methods\, and build networks that can strengthen the humanities’ contribution to AI research. The conference will thus shed light on the ethical\, cultural\, and societal implications of AI\, and how the humanities contribute and can contribute to this exploration. \nThe program is still under development and will be updated and adjusted in spring 2024. \nProgram\nKonferansier: journalist og tidligere kultur- og debattredaktør i Bergens Tidende\, Hilde Sandvik. \n09:00 Velkommen \nPinar Heggernes\, prorektor ved Universitetet i Bergen\, åpner konferansen sammen med Frode Helland\, dekan ved Det humanistiske fakultet ved UiO og leder for UHR-Humaniora\, og Camilla Brautaset\, dekan ved Det humanistiske fakultet ved UiB. \nHvorfor trenger KI humaniora?  \nHva er språkmodeller egentlig?  \nSamia Touileb er førsteamanuensis i språkteknologi og forsker hovedsakelig på etiske og sosiale utfordringer ved språkteknologiske modeller.  I dette foredraget viser hun hvordan språkmodeller trenes\, hva slags data de er bygget på\, og hvordan de stadig blir mer avanserte. Touileb viser eksempler på hva språkmodeller kan brukes til\, i tilleg til å dele noen eksempler som illustrerer mulige utfordringer og problemstillinger ved bruk av språkmodeller. \nKan kunstig intelligens forstå språk?\nChatGPT og andre store språkmodeller viser imponerende resultater i en rekke oppgaver\, som for eksempel spørsmålsbesvarelse\, oversettelse og oppsummering. Selv oppgaver som å skrive dikt eller lage korte historier blir nå utført av språkmodeller. Men hvordan forstår egentlig en språkmodell innholdet i en tekst?  Pierre Lison er sjefsforsker ved Norsk Regnesentral hvor han jobber med maskinlæring og språkteknologi. Han inviterer oss med til en utforsking av hva som skiller en språkmodell fra menneskelig språkforståelse. \nEr kunstig intelligens bra for samisk?\nHva kan store språkmodeller lære om språk med begrenset tekstmateriale\, og hvordan påvirkes resultatene når modellene forsøker å kompensere for mangel på tekst ved å inkludere alle språk i samme analyse? Hilde Sandvik møter Trond Trosterud til samtale om Hvordan kunstig intelligens vil påvirke små språk som samisk.  Trond Trosterud er professor i samisk språkteknologi og leder av Giellatekno\, Senter for samisk språkteknologi ved Universitetet i Tromsø. \n10:00 Pause  \n10:30 Keynote: \nThe AI Mirror: Reclaiming our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking\nShannon Vallor \, professor ved Edinburgh Futures Institute\, University of Edinburgh. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies increasingly claim to be able to tell us who we are\, what we want\, what we can do\, and where we will go. Yet these predictions reflect only the choices we have already made\, not those still open to us. In this talk\, Professor Vallor acknowledges the power and utility of these new algorithmic mirrors\, while exposing the deception in their promise to define humanity and guide our shared futures. \n11:30 Lunsj  \nKunst\, medier og KI \n12:30 KI-forestillinger og humanioras sentrale rolle: Mellom hype\, dystopi og hverdagsliv\nTaina Bucher\, professor og forskningsleder ved Institutt for medier og kommunikasjon ved Universitetet i Oslo. I dette innlegget tar utgangsounkt i  “HumAIn: Reimagining AI” som er et nytt møtested for tverrfaglig forskning og utdanning innen humanistiske perspektiver på KI. Hubben utforsker både eksisterende historier og narrativ omkring KI\, i tillegg til å ha et uttalt mål om å utvikle nye forestillinger og fortellinger omkring hva KI kan og bør være. \nAI as Artistic Intelligence\nDavid Jhave Johnston is a digital-poet writing in emergent domains: A.I.\, 3D\, VR\, and code. Author-programmer of the multimedia human + A.I. writing art-project ReRites (Anteism Books\, 2019)\, the theoretical-history Aesthetic Animism: Digital Poetry’s Ontological Implications (MIT Press\, 2016)\, and many online multimedia literary explorations at www.glia.ca. He is currently employed as an Ai-narrative researcher at the UiB Centre for Digital Narrative from August 2023-26 on a team investigating Extending Digital Narrative. He will show and discuss a couple examples of #genAI as “artistic intelligence”\, using AI to simulate and stimulate insights into questions of identity.  \nAIwriting: Creative Practice as a Critical Method for Investigating Large Language Models\nIn this talk Scott Rettberg explores AI chatbots and text-to-image generation systems as writing environments\, and in turn considers how the production of sustained creative works in these environments can serve as critical digital humanities method that reveals the structure\, biases\, operations and effects of the models themselves. It considers the importance and function of human writing\, or “cyborg authorship” within these computational environments\, and their potentialities for new genres of dialogic digital narrative. Scott Rettberg is the Director of the Center for Digital Narrative and a professor of Digital Culture at the University of Bergen. \n13:30 Pause  \n14:00 Shaking the black box: Creative approaches to generative models \nIn this talk Gabriele de Seta showcases some creative approaches to generative models\, which use machine learning to synthesize various kinds of content such as text\, images\, videos or sounds. Inspired by Malte Ziewitz’s idea of “shaking the black box”\, he proposes to a more critical and reflexive interaction with these new computational actors. Gabriele de Seta is\, technically\, a sociologist. He holds a PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. De Seta was part of the ERC-funded project “Machine Vision in Everyday Life” at the University of Bergen and is currently leading the ALGOFOLK TMS-funded project at the University of Bergen  \nAvsluttende diskusjon\nHilde Sandvik inviterer til oppsummering og paneldiskusjon med:    \nShannon Vallor\, professor at Edinburgh Futures Institute\, University of Edinburgh\nPinar Heggernes\, prorektor og leder for styringsgruppe UiB AI\nTaina Bucher\, professor og forskningsleder ved Institutt for medier og kommunikasjon ved Universitetet i Oslo\nSamia Touileb\, Samia Touileb\,  Førsteamanuensis i språkteknologi ved Universitetet i Bergen\nScott Rettberg\, Professor and Director for Center for Digtial Narrativ ved Universitetet I Bergen \nKonferansen avsluttes klokken 15:00 \nProgramkomite for konferansen:  professor Jill Walker Rettberg (UiB)\, professor Petter Bae Brandtzæg (UiO) og professor\, prodekan Aurora Hoel (NTNU) og professor Gillian C. Ramchand (UiT).  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/humaniora-meet-artifical-intelligence/ LOCATION:Universitetet i Bergen\, Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5 CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/shutterstock_1090029848.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240530T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240531T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240405T130625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T115335Z UID:17990-1717059600-1717174800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:International Workshop: “AI & Political Conflict” DESCRIPTION:The Boston-Bergen Forum on Digital Futures invites to a two-day hybrid event\, bringing together prominent scholars to discuss the impact of AI-based platforms and their underlying technological\, normative\, and economic principles\, on political discourse\, deep disagreement\, and conflict. \nWe are happy to invite to our second international workshop “AI & Political Conflict”\, a two-day\, hybrid event scheduled for 30th May (Thursday) and 31st May (Friday) 2024\, from 9:00 to 17:00 (CET)\, and taking place at MediaFutures Research Centre as well as the Philosophy Department at UiB. \nOur goal is to bring together prominent scholars from different disciplines to discuss the impact of AI-based platforms\, and their underlying technological\, normative\, and economic principles\, on political discourse\, deep disagreement\, and conflict. \nThe event will draw on the Boston-Bergen Forum on Digital Futures—an international research network among the ‘Culture\, Society & Politics’ and the ‘Practical Philosophy’ research groups at UiB’s Philosophy Department\, SFI MediaFutures Research Centre Bergen\, the Applied Ethics Center at UMass Boston\, and the MIT Program Human Rights and Technology. \nConfirmed speakers for the event include \n\nKeynote by Natali Helberger (Amsterdam)\nGloria Origgi (CNRS Paris)\nAnna Maria Lorusso (Bologna)\nJoão Vieira Magalhães (Groningen)\nAnat Biletzki (Quinnipiac)\nLeif Hemming Pedersen (Roskilde).\nCarl Öhman (Uppsala)\nEugenia Stamboliev (Vienna)\nMark Thomas Young (UiB)\nAlec Stubbs (UMass Boston)\nMaria Brincker (UMass Boston)\nFilipe Campello (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)\nJacob Burley (UMass Boston & Harvard)\n\nTo join digitally\, please open the following zoom link. \n  \n \n Download the abstracts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n First Workshop Day\, Thu.\, May 30th / Media City\, 3rd Floor / SUJO Undervisningsrom\n 09.00 am.: Welcome Notes \nSection I: Keynote \n09.15 am.: Natali Helberger (Amsterdam\, online): “ChatGPT: What is the Impact of LLMs on our Democracy?” \n09.45 am.: Q&A \nSection II: Algorithmic Injustice \n10.15 am.: Jacob Burley (UMass Boston & Harvard): “Algorithmic Agency!?” \n10:45 am.: Carl Öhman (Uppsala\, online): “Gods of Data: Language Models as the personified Authority of the Past” \n11.15 am.: Q&A \n12.00 am.: Lunch break \nSection II: Algorithmic Recognition \n13.15 pm.: Leif Hemming Pedersen (Roskilde): “Recognition Struggles in the (In)visibilization Society” \n13.45 pm.: João Vieira Magalhães (Groningen\, online): “The End of Recognition Theory?” \n14.15 pm.: Q&A \n15.00 pm.: Coffee break \nSection III: Political Technologies \n15.15 pm.: Mark Thomas Young (UiB) “What’s Missing from AI Ethics: Economics\, Politics and Power” \n15.45 pm.: Eugenia Stamboliev (Vienna\, online): “Trustworthy AI as a Politicized Conflict” \n16:15 pm.: Q&A \n17.00 pm.: End \n \n \n \n \n \n Second Workshop Day\, Fri.\, May 31st / Media City\, 3rd Floor / SUJO Undervisningsrom\n 09.45 am.: Welcome Note \nSection I: Algorithmic Epistemology \n10:00 am.: Gloria Origgi (CNRS Paris) “How Algorithms Deconstruct Collective Hermeneutical Resources” \n10:30 am.: Anna Maria Lorusso (Bologna) “Facts\, Fictions\, Gossips and other Truth Claims” \n11.15 am.: Q&A \n12.00 am.: Lunch break \nSection II: Activism and Philosophy in the Age of AI \n13.15 pm.: Maria Brincker (UMass Boston): “Responsible Agency and the Nature of Surveillance Effects” \n13.45 pm.: Anat Biletzki (Quinnipiac) “Israel 2023: A Tale of Two Conflicts” \n14.15 pm.: Q&A \n15.00 pm.: Coffee break \nSection III: Artificial Relations \n15.15 pm.: Filipe Campello (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco\, online): “Artificial Affects: Making AI a tool for Social Freedom” \n15.45 pm.: Alec Stubbs (UMass Boston\, online): “AI Friendship: On the Uncontrollability of the Other” URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/international-workshop-ai-political-conflict/ LOCATION:Media Futures at Media City Bergen\, 3rd Floor\, SUJO Undervisningsrom CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/bergen-boston.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240529T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240530T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240506T144608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T144608Z UID:18193-1716980400-1717088400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Ethical considerations regarding the use of AI DESCRIPTION:Western Norwegian Film Centre\, in collaboration with the Zephyr Media Fund\, BIFF\, and the Film Association\, invites you to industry days and a film festival at Kode Permanenten on May 29th and 30th in Bergen\, where we gather the film industry in the region for inspiring lectures\, presentations of fresh film and TV projects\, and professional updates! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor Samia Touileb from the University of Bergen will shed light on ethical considerations regarding the use of AI. What challenges may arise from the use of tools like ChatGPT and OpenAI in the development of a film idea\, contracts\, or a script? And will it hinder artistic creativity if one must consider these ethical issues? \nSamia Touileb is an associate professor in language technology at the Department of Information and Media Studies and holds a master’s degree in artificial intelligence and a doctorate in language technology. She has previously been a researcher at MediaFutures – UiB and a postdoctoral fellow at the Language Technology Group (LTG) at the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo. \nHer research interests include fairness and justice in language technology models\, information extraction\, automatic summarization generation\, and the application of language technology and machine learning methods in social science research. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/ethical-considerations-regarding-the-use-of-ai/ LOCATION:Kode Permanenten\, Nordahl Bruns gate 9\, Bergen CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/bransjedager_2024_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240523T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240523T094500 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240513T111046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T111046Z UID:18218-1716454800-1716457500@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Academic breakfast with Erik Knudsen DESCRIPTION:The SV-faculty invites all students and employees at UiB to attend Erik Knudsens presentation about news avoiders in Norway. \nHave 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 alone. New figures from the Media Survey 2024 reveal that a whopping 34 percent of Norwegians are classified as “news avoiders.” Is it a democratic issue that so many people are dodging the news? Should news avoiders feel guilty? Erik Knudsen doesn’t think so. He discusses his research on people’s selective media consumption and news avoidance\, citing results from the Media Survey 2024 recently presented at the Nordic Media Days. Knudsen will also offer insights from an ongoing MediaFutures study on whether so-called “constructive news” – solution-oriented news that emphasizes hope and possibilities over negativity – could serve as a kind of “antidote” to reduce news avoidance. \nErik Knudsen is an associate professor at the Department of Information and Media Studies and works as work package 1 leader in SFI MediaFutures. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/academic-breakfast-with-erik-knudsen/ LOCATION:Vrimearealet\, SV-bygget\, 3.etasje CATEGORIES:Events,WP1 Understanding Media Experiences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/47809761031_d394ff0acc_c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240503T121500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240503T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240502T121111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T121111Z UID:18184-1714738500-1714750200@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Webinar on EU elections and how to prevent interference DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nThe webinar will be held on International Press Freedom Day from 12:15 to 15:30. The webinar to be held on May 3 has an interesting coverage of both domestic and Nordic experts. All Finnish journalists and journalist students who want to update their knowledge about EU elections\, disinformation and fact-checking tools are welcome to the lines. \nAlso MediaFutures Ph.D candidate Sohail Khan is present and will present his research on deep fake detection as well as NORDIS.2\, a project he works on together with UiB-infomedia associate professor Duc-Tien Dang-Nguyen. \nBetween 2022 and 2023\, the Norwegian fact-checking organization played a crucial role in providing guidance to MediaFutures’ PhD candidate\, Sohail Ahmed Khan\, as he developed two prototypes: an image classifier and a language detector. Both tools have earned great acclaim among fact checkers and journalists\, including those operating in war-torn Ukraine. One of the tools Sohail will showcase at the webinar is the tank classifier. \nThe event is hosted and held mainly in Finnish. Sohail Ahmed Khan will speak in English. \nProgram:\n12.15–12.30\nOpening Words\nPipsa Havula & Joonas Pörsti/ Faktabaari \n12.30–13.00\nWhat kind of disinformation narratives circulate about the EU? What can we learn from the Eurovision Song Contest?\nAndreas Önnerfors/ Director of Fact-Checking Program at Sweden’s Fojo Institute \n13.00–13.30\nWhat is important for journalists to know before the EU elections?\nNiina Saloranta/ Press Officer at the European Parliament’s Finland Office. Saloranta provides an overview of the EU institutions\, how decision-making works\, what happens before and after the elections\, and gives examples of journalists’ sources of information. \n13.30–13.50\nHow to find EU news.\nHannele Muilu/ Yle’s Brussels Correspondent \n13.50–14.00\nBreak \n14.00–14.15\nWhat is EFCSN? How is the European fact-checking network preparing for the elections?\nThomas Hedin/ Managing Editor at Tjekdet and Board Member of EFCSN \n14.15–14:35\nAI tools for journalists.\nSohail Ahmed Khan/ PhD Candidate at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies\, University of Bergen. The University of Bergen/MediaFutures has developed AI tools in collaboration with the Norwegian fact-checking organization Faktisk to assist journalists. Sohail Ahmed Khan presents them. \n14.35–14:55\nInsights into the Digivaalivahti project by Faktabaari and CheckFirst and their findings so far.\nPipsa Havula & Guillaume Kuster \n14:55–15:30\nSummary of the most important fact-checking tools currently available\nKatja Lehtisaari\, University Lecturer in Journalism at Tampere University\, discusses fact-checking courses for journalism students and future collaboration within the NORDIS project framework.\nFuture plans \nThe event concludes at 15:30. \nTo register for the webinar\, please follow the link. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/webinar-on-eu-elections-and-how-to-prevent-interference/ LOCATION:digital CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-20.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240503T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240503T123000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240425T090917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T090917Z UID:18080-1714730400-1714739400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Master Student Demonstration DESCRIPTION:UiBs 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. \nThis is an event in the newly established “Innovation Days” at the MIX program. This time around our master students will present their value propositions and minimum viable prototypes. The audience will give them input and help them to learn as much as possible about the potential for value creation in their projects. The event is free for all\, but you have to register. The deadline for lunch registration is Thursday May 2nd at 12.00. Please register here and you will get a free lunch. \nThe “Innovation Days” is a joint effort from alle the teachers at MIX plus the administration and the students themselves. The event is organized by the program board for the media and interaction design (MIX) program at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies\, with professor Lars Nyre as the main organizer. The Infomedia department and TekLab sponsors the event with a free lunch for participants and audience alike \nProgram schedule\nThe event takes place in the Atrium of Media City Bergen on Friday May 3rd from 10.00 – 12.30. \n10.00 – 10.05. Introduction by MIX program chair Lars Nyre. \n10.05 – 10.30. “Introduction to Open Innovation: Harnessing Collective Intelligence for Innovative Solutions”. Lecture by Joao Ribeiro. \n10.30 – 11.00. Demo of value propositions by the first year students (MIX303). Introduction by Joao Ribeiro. The students will stand in front of their posters and explain their project and talk to audience members. There will be around 15 separate projects (see details below). \n11.00 – 11.30. Demo of minimum viable prototypes by the second year students (MIX350). Introduction by Joao Ribeiro. The students will stand in front of their posters and technical equipment (f.ex. computer screens and VR gear) and explain their projects. The audience members will be able to test the prototypes themselves. There will be 7 separate projects (see details below). \n11.30 – 12.30. Free lunch and countinued mingling around the stands. Conclusion by UiB Innovation Pilots Johannes Helleve and Stine Lines. \n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/master-student-demonstration/ LOCATION:Media City Bergen\, Atrium CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/stud-demo-1-e1713170107642-1536x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240502T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240502T164000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240426T090433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T091440Z UID:18106-1714665600-1714668000@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:NMD: ChatGPT\, Copilot & Bard – How do Large Language Models Work? DESCRIPTION:Large 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. \nBut 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 and Media Studies at the University of Bergen\, works in SFI MediaFutures and is an expert on language models. In this session\, she will “open the hood” and show us what lies inside the large language models. \nWhat is so-called deep learning? What architectures are hidden between our input and the model’s output? Where are the language models’ training data sourced from? And what ethical blind spots and problematic biases exist in this data? \nThe session is part of the Nordic Media Days and required a conference ticket. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/chatgpt-copilot-bard-how-does-large-language-models-work/ LOCATION:Troldtog\, Grieghallen CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2024-04-26-at-11-03-40-NMD-fordypning-ChatGPT-Copilot-og-Bard-–-hvordan-fungerer-store….png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240502T124500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240504T134500 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240205T104230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T091405Z UID:17647-1714653900-1714830300@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:NMD: Media Survey 2024: American Conditions DESCRIPTION:As part of this years Nordic Media Days\, MediaFutures associate professor Erik Knudsen will present the Medieundersøkelse. \nFall 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 Americans gather political information – and how critical are they of their sources? How do they perceive the degree of freedom of expression and societal polarization? Are they affected by cancel culture\, and if so\, how? The responses from the U.S. will be juxtaposed against the critical media literacy of the Norwegian population. Are we inching towards what can be termed “American conditions”? Are there segments of the population with media habits more aligned with those of Americans than others? We will also explore the extent to which Norwegian and American populations feel represented in media coverage. Do they have a voice in societal debates\, and do they find it useful to exercise their right to vote? The survey also examines how artificial intelligence has influenced media coverage\, trust in the media\, and media literacy. What are journalists’ attitudes towards this tool compared to the average citizen on the street? Are Norwegian media professionals\, Norwegians\, and Americans equally adept at distinguishing between content created by AI and by humans? \nThe 2024 Media Survey is conducted among a representative sample of the population in the United States\, as well as members of the Norwegian Union of Journalists\, the Norwegian Editors’ Association\, and a selection of other individuals in Norway. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/media-survey-2024-american-conditions/ LOCATION:Grieghallen CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/norske-mediedager.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240502T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240502T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240426T091237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T091339Z UID:18112-1714644000-1714658400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:NMD: AI and the media industry: Where do we stand? Where do we go? DESCRIPTION:When 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. \nThis 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 their companies and the media industry in general so far. \nMediaFutures Steering Board Member Pål Nedregotten (NRK)\, Juan Carlos Lopez Calvet (Schibsted)\, Jan Thoresen (Labrador CMS)\, and Markus Jensen (Amedia) will delve into the challenges and opportunities that AI technology brings them. How has the technology changed the way they work? What are the biggest differences in their AI strategies? And\, importantly\, what lies ahead for AI in Norwegian media production? \nThe conversation will be moderated by Sofie Braseth Guldbrandsen\, editorial project manager at Aftenposten and chair of Nona. \nThis session is part of the Nordic Media Days and requires a conference ticket. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/ai-and-the-media-industry-where-do-we-stand-where-do-we-go/ LOCATION:Dovregubben\, Grieghallen CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2024-04-26-at-11-12-00-AI-og-mediebransjen-Hvor-er-vi-Hvor-gar-vi.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240426T111500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240426T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 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:20240423T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240108T110632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T110632Z UID:17524-1713859200-1713891600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Christie Conference 2024 DESCRIPTION:The 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 Christie Conference 2024 takes place at the University Aula. \nThis year\, our focus turns to Europe\, asking: What will Europe look like in 10 years\, and how can Bergen and Norway influence its development? \nFuture of Europe – What Opportunities Lie Ahead?\nEurope is a vital part of our identity\, offering some of the best in art\, culture\, research\, and humanism. Since the Second World War\, and particularly after the fall of the Berlin Wall\, cooperation\, shared institutions\, and efforts toward peaceful coexistence have made significant progress. Geopolitical changes\, such as the pandemic\, rising nationalism\, deglobalization\, and the conflict in Ukraine\, have altered this trajectory. Norway now faces a different Europe than it did just five years ago. \nAt the Christie Conference\, we look forward and discuss: \nDoes Europe possess the tools needed to tackle future challenges? What role does Norway play as an energy supplier\, an industrial nation\, and in security policy? How can Bergen and Norway contribute to the future of Europe? \nWe invite you to engaging discussions among key figures in research\, society\, business\, and culture. \nThe final program and registration will be available in February\, but mark your calendars for April 23\, 2024. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/christie-conference-2024/ LOCATION:UiB Universitetsaulaen and online CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/christie_logo_firkant-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240416T141500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240416T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240411T131246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T131853Z UID:18022-1713276900-1713283200@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Building to learn\, not to launch DESCRIPTION:April 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. \nJoin Lasse Mejlvang Tvedt\, Senior Creative Technologist\, and Christopher Pearsell-Ross\, Senior UX Designer\, to learn more about how Schibsted Futures Lab uses strategic foresight\, speculative design\, and technical prototyping to explore AI and emerging user interfaces. Their work spans virtual avatars\, automated news summarisation\, conversational interfaces\, automated AI agents\, and spatial computing. \nSchibsted Futures Lab was established almost two years ago with the intention to explore scenarios that may impact Schibsted. Schibsted Futures Lab is headed by Andreas Bengtsson\, who was one one the panel participants at MediaFutures Annual Meeting 2023. \n““And note: The name is Schibsted Futures Lab\, not Future Lab. The “s” in the name underlines that there are multiple possible futures\, not only one. We don’t pretend to know the answer\, but will be exploring different directions\,” says Andreas Bengtsson at the launch of Futures Lab. \nThe lecture is open for all and takes place at Lauritz Meltzers Hus in SV-bygget\, Auditorium Storetinget 1st floor. No sign up required. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/building-to-learn-not-to-launch/ LOCATION:Lauritz Meltzers Hus\, - SV-bygget - Fosswinckelsgate 6 - - Auditorium Storetinget 1st floor\, Bergen CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-14.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240412T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240412T151500 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240403T130754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T102439Z UID:17984-1712926800-1712934900@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:CuttingEdgeAI: Open Norwegian language models as common property. DESCRIPTION:Earlier 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 collaborators and discuss the way forward for open Norwegian language models as common property. \nWhat to expect: \nLarge Language Models (LLMs) are the technology behind services like ChatGPT\, Google Gemini\, or Microsoft Copilot. These are examples of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms that can seemingly independently create text\, images\, sound\, or even video. The underlying technology is large-scale machine learning\, a combination of vast amounts of data and computational power. The data these models are trained on is crucial for their behavior\, including knowledge of language\, values\, and sociocultural contexts. \nGenerative AI will continue to have profound effects on society. The development is dominated by large American technology companies\, mostly behind closed doors\, where smaller languages like Norwegian are not a priority. It is necessary for Norway to take action to preserve our digital autonomy. We need open Norwegian language models that more accurately reflect Scandinavian culture and values. \nThis event provides insights into the technology and ongoing efforts\, including those at the University of Oslo and the National Library\, to offer open generative language models specifically tailored to the Norwegian language for use in both research and commercial development. Several Norwegian language models trained on the European supercomputer LUMI were made openly available in February 2024. Within a few weeks\, these models were downloaded thousands of times. \nYou can register for the event by clicking on the link below event tags. \nProgram:\n\n\n\nTid\nTittel\nForedragsholder\n\n\n\n\n12:30 – 13:00\nRegistrering\n\n\n\n13:00 – 13:05\nVelkommen\nKlas Pettersen\, NORA.\n\n\n13:05 – 13:20\nHvordan fungerer GPT-språkmaskineriet\nStephan Oepen\, UiO.\n\n\n13:20 – 13:45\nLansering av nye store og åpne norske språkmodeller\nLilja Øvrelid\, UiO; \nErik Velldal\, UiO; \nAndrey Kutuzov\, UiO; \nDavid Samuel\, UiO.\n\n\n13:45 – 13:55\nDigitale norske språkdata ved Nasjonalbiblioteket\nSvein Arne Brygfjeld\, NB.\n\n\n13:55 – 14:10\nHvordan bruke norske språkmodeller i praksis? Erfaringer fra Schibsted\nSimen Eide\, Leder for Schibsteds AI Enablement Program.\n\n\n14:10 – 14:20\nLUMI: Lagrings- og beregningsinfrastruktur for storskala KI\nGunnar Bøe\, Managing Director\, Sigma2.\n\n\n14:20 – 15:10\nPanelsamtale: Samfunnsbehov og risikoer knyttet til store språkmodeller\nModerator: Klas Pettersen \nPanelister: \n– Aslak Sira Myhre\, NB \n– Gunnar Bøe\, Sigma2 \n– Lilja Øvrelid\, UiO \n– Sven Størmer Thaulow\, Schibsted \n– Åse Wetås\, Språkrådet\n\n\n15:10 – 15:15\nAvslutning URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/cuttingedgeai-nora-llm-open-norwegian-language-models-as-common-property/ LOCATION:Domus Bibliotheca\, Karl Johans gate 47\, 0162\, Oslo CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/cuttingedgeai-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240410T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240410T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 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:20260406T025806 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:20240313T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240314T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240301T095033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T095349Z UID:17902-1710316800-1710435600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Media Innovation Xchange. EU Conference on Digital Transformation and Media Innovation DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in the future of European media and join the event in Brussels (or digitally) on March 13-14\, 2024\, for a conference on the digital transformation and innovation of the media sector. The media sector is in a constant state of flux\, with many technological advances emerging at a rapid pace\, bringing forth significant opportunities as well as unprecedented challenges. On March 13 and 14\, the Flanders Department of Culture\, Youth and Media delves deeper into this during the Media Innovation Xchange conference in Brussels. Policymakers and stakeholders from both Belgium and other EU member states will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and expertise\, gain inspiration\, and establish international contacts. \n\n\n\nWhat can you expect?\nEnjoy a line-up of inspiring speakers and fascinating showcases and explore the rapid advancements and challenges in media brought forth by technological innovations. See the program in the link below. \nYou can expect topics such as: \n\nEuropean video game sector and media crossovers\nArtificial intelligence (AI) and Extended Reality (XR)\nData driven media industry\nInnovation to counter\, detect and refute disinformation\nEuropean broadcasters: staying relevant through technology and innovation\nReaching younger audiences\n\nTo join online\, please register at the bottom of the page in the link below. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/media-innovation-xchange-eu-conference-on-digital-transformation-and-media-innovation/ LOCATION:digital CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/7634_y23_vo_branding_conferenties_eu_voorzitterschap_conceptfase_websitebanner_1600x300_mix_043.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240308T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240308T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240118T123145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T123600Z UID:17571-1709920800-1709928000@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Women in AI 2024 DESCRIPTION:On the 8th of March\, MediaFutures partner NORA invites to the Women in AI celebration at Domus Bibliotheca\, Oslo. The event will also be streamed live. \nDoors open at 17:30 – mineral water\, refreshments & canapes will be served. \nRegister here\nTogether with our partners\, NORA has dedicated efforts towards sup­porting universities\, university colleges\, research institutions\, startups\, companies and individual researchers who wish to discuss and address the diversity and gender gap in AI research\, education and in industry. By focusing on the topic and by providing a platform for open discussion\, NORA aims to develop and support initiatives that can increase the inclusion of a more diverse workforce in AI. Together\, we can inspire a more inclusive agenda within the otherwise male-dominated field of AI and ensure equal access and equal opportunities for future generations. Our collective goal should be to bring awareness by promoting female role models\, and by portraying the breadth of opportunities for AI in society at large. \nOn the 8th of March\, we invite you to join us for an evening event where we discuss the situation of gender and diversity in AI today and measures needed in effort to tackle inequality and mitigate bias in the field of artificial intelligence. \nDuring this Women and AI event\, we will bring together representatives from industry and research to address the gender disparity in AI in Norway and the world today\, and discuss initiatives to ensure inclusivity and diversity in AI for the future. \nProgram:\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nTime\nSpeaker\n\n\n18:00-18:10\nWelcome!\n\n\n18:10-18:20\nSpeaker: Ajla Gasal\, \nChief editor at the non-profit Sciencious\, ambassador of the Norwegian WiSTEM chapter\, TEDx speaker\, author and active member of her student government.\n\n\n18:20-18:40\nKeynote 1: \nHilde G. Corneliussen\, Research Professor and Research Leader\, Vestlandsforsking\n\n\n18:40-19:00\nKeynote 2: \nIeva Martinkenaite\, SVP\, Head of Research and Innovation\n\n\n19:00-19:20\nKeynote 3: \nRebecca Wiborg Seyfarth\, VP Engineering\, Völur\n\n\n19:20-20:00\nPanel discussion\n\n\n20:00-21:00\nNetworking and mingling URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/women-in-ai-2024/ LOCATION:Domus Bibliotheca\, Karl Johans gate 47\, 0162\, Oslo CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/women-in-ai-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240308T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240308T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240226T111112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T111112Z UID:17882-1709892000-1709899200@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:UiB AI #9 Trustworthy AI DESCRIPTION:How do we work with trust in artificial intelligence? Meet our researchers and participate in the next UiB AI seminar! \nArtificial intelligence today is maybe not yet human-centric\, but it is definitely human collaborative. That means that people use AI to augment their abilities: the spam filter saves me time\, the route finder helps me orient\, the speech to text helps me caption videos\, the video editor helps me change from vertical to horizontal format without losing the important objects in the video. Also\, AI requires constant human support: to clean\, label and overall preprocess data for learning algorithms\, to identify and correct mistakes\, to do the unusual non-typical tasks that an AI cannot handle. Much has been said about the trustworthiness of AI in recent years. Trust is a relational property between people that can facilitate or hinder collaboration. Trustworthiness is a value that we would AI to be aligned with. \nThe department of Information Science and Media Studies and the faculty of social sciences is concerned with the social and collaborative aspects and properties of AI. In this edition of the UiB AI seminar series\, they showcase four research examples on how they work with trust and AI. The short presentations will be followed by a panel debate. \nProgram\nCreating Embodied Artificial Trustworthiness \nby Ragnhild Mølster (presenter) and Jens Elmelund Kjeldsen \nShould we trust the world with a IP-hungry AI in it? \nby Richard Misek \nTrustworthy journalism through AI \nby Andreas Lothe Opdahl\, based on a paper \nTrust but verify \nby Rustam Galimullin \n  \nPanel: should we seek trustworthiness for AI or for its human collaborators? \nParticipants: TBD \nModerator: Marija Slavkovik URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/uib-ai-9-trustworthy-ai/ LOCATION:Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5\, første etasje. CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/uib_ai6_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240221T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240221T100000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 CREATED:20240219T091618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T091847Z UID:17850-1708504200-1708509600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Realizing AIs Potential at the Workplace - Can Copilot Unlock its Opportunities? DESCRIPTION:Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting a meeting on AI at work. Amongst many others\, also MediaFutures Associate Professor Samia Touileb is holding a speech about Limitations and Ethical Considerations Surrounding Language Models. \nMany have started to explore AI in the form of ChatGPT and similar services over the past year. We have seen countless videos depicting how fantastic it will be to have artificial intelligence on our side\, and some have already begun implementing what many are eagerly awaiting: Copilot. Copilot is predicted to revolutionize the workday for many\, and the Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Industry is excited to invite you to a live demonstration of this groundbreaking tool that not only promises to streamline but truly transform the way we work. \nThe meeting will begin with an introduction to Copilot\, hold by Lars-Christian Ryland\, Senior manager i KPMG and Marie Killi\, Associate i KPMG. Later on Hans-Fredrik Pedersen from Microsoft Norge will demonstrate Copilot and sit in a panel discussion with Samia Touileb. \nPlease register here before the 20th of February to join the event. \n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/realizing-the-ai-potential-in-the-workplace-can-copilot-unlock-the-opportunities/ LOCATION:Terminushall\, Jernbanebakken\, 5015 Bergen CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/illustrasjonsbilde-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240216T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240216T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025806 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:20260406T025806 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:20260406T025807 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:20240209T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240209T000000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025807 CREATED:20231206T122938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T122945Z UID:17094-1707436800-1707436800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Call for literature reviews: Nordicom Reviews special issue DESCRIPTION:Nordicom is inviting authors to submit extended abstracts for a special issue of Nordicom Review focusing on the relationship between media\, communication\, journalism\, and democracy within the Nordic region. The call emphasizes literature reviews examining how these elements interplay and influence democratic processes. The submission deadline for abstracts is February 9\, 2024. Selected authors will be invited to submit full manuscripts (6\,000–8\,000 words) after the abstract assessment. The special issue aims to offer a comprehensive overview of research developments relevant to contemporary democracy in the Nordic context. Submissions should explore topics related to media’s impact on voting behavior\, communication practices in times of crises\, journalism’s role\, technological influences\, and more. The goal is to consolidate knowledge\, promote discussion\, and contribute to evidence-based policy formation. Submitted works should be original and not under consideration by other publishers. \nImportant dates: \n\nDeadline for extended abstracts: 9 February 2024\nInvitation to submit full paper: 26 February 2024\nDeadline for full submissions: 27 September 2024\nPeer review: October 2024 and onwards\nExpected publication: Early autumn 2025 URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/call-for-literature-reviews-nordicom-reviews-special-issue/ CATEGORIES:Call for papers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/nordicom-review-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240129T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240129T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025807 CREATED:20240125T105018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T105018Z UID:17596-1706522400-1706527800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:A Norwegian Center for AI? DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures partner NORA is organising a digital discussion on the allocation of the AI billion. \nIn Norway\, there is an ongoing discussion about how to best allocate the ‘AI billion.’ Some suggest that we should use various tools to support AI research\, following the traditional approach of calling for proposals managed by The Research Council of Norway’s portfolio management. This method is well-established\, offering flexibility\, utilizing existing infrastructure\, and enabling quick announcements of proposal calls. \nOn the other hand\, others believe that we have a unique opportunity for a more concentrated and coordinated effort\, bringing together different disciplines\, stakeholders\, and sectors through a centralized solution\, which involves a distributed center approach. This could enhance coordination and create networks and meeting spaces that are challenging to establish using more conventional methods. \nSince the latter solution is less common and relatively unfamiliar in Norway\, we are actively seeking insights from various AI centers and networks in successful European nations to learn about their operational structures. \nProgram: \n10:00-10:05: Klas Pettersen\, CEO NORA\, Welcome and short introduction\n10:05-10:25: Serge Belongie\, Director\, Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence (Denmark)\n10:25-10:35: Questions to Serge Belongie\n10:35-10:55: Simon Reeve\, Director for Innovation\, The Alan Turing Institute (UK)\n10:55-11:00: Questions to Simon Reeve\n11:00-11:20: Samuel Kaski\, director\, Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI (Finland)\n11:20-11:30: Questions to Samuel Kaski/Petri Myllymaki (and others) URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/a-norwegian-center-for-ai/ LOCATION:digital CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/designeventfirstversion.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231217T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231217T000000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025807 CREATED:20231121T150711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T123219Z UID:16922-1702771200-1702771200@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Call for Papers / Datatech 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Data Technology Seminar (DTS)\, formerly known as the MDN Workshop\, is an annual event and the perfect opportunity to network with like-minded professionals\, learn about the latest trends and techniques in data-related projects\, and set up collaborations with peers in the industry. \nThe EBU Data Tech Seminar (DTS) stands as a unique industry event singularly focused on exploring data and AI applications within the media landscape. It serves as an essential gathering\, an annual cornerstone attracting experts in data and AI technology\, pivotal in crafting the future solutions for media. DTS seamlessly blends a conference agenda with in-depth explorations and valuable networking opportunities. Set to take place in Geneva from March 12 to 14 in 2024\, DataTech 2024 promises an insightful experience. \nTHE CALL FOR PAPERS FOR DATATECH 2024 IS OPEN !\nTo submit your contribution proposal to the programme committee\, please fill in this form. The deadline is 17 December 2023. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/call-for-papers-datatech-2024/ LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Call for papers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/DTS_web_image_1280x720.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231213T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231213T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025807 CREATED:20231206T121643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T121643Z UID:17090-1702458000-1702468800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Workshop on forthcoming AI calls from Horizon Europe and Digital Europe DESCRIPTION:NORA and the Oslo Cancer Cluster are collaborating to host a workshop that focuses on upcoming opportunities for EU funding in Artificial Intelligence. The session will highlight presentations covering AI subjects under Cluster 4: Digital\, Industry\, and Space within Horizon Europe and The Digital Europe Programme. Following these presentations\, there will be group discussions in breakout sessions. \nThe workshop will conclude with AI Sweden presenting their work and providing valuable insights into the prerequisites for achieving success with multimodal models in both Europe and the Nordic region. \nThis workshop offers a hybrid format\, allowing participants to attend either physically or online. However\, please be aware that physical attendance is restricted to 30 individuals on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/workshop-on-forthcoming-ai-calls-from-horizon-europe-and-digital-europe/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/dall·e-2023-11-24-11.42.23-a-promotional-poster-for-an-eu-info-event-focused-on-ai.-the-european-union-eu-flag-is-prominently-displayed-in-the-center-with-its-circle-of-gold-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231204T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231204T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025807 CREATED:20231124T134545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T133654Z UID:16953-1701695700-1701702000@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:What is News? Understanding news perceptions and practices among young adults DESCRIPTION:Digital media has fundamentally changed what news is: how it is produced\, distributed\, practiced and understood\, particularly among young audiences\, across the world. The concept of news is changing\, as well as the information repertoires of young adults. These processes of transformation have had fundamental consequences not only for news industries\, but also for news research\, and journalism studies. How can we study news if we do not know what it is? \nThis seminar presents “What is News?”\, a research project approaching news as a concept in flux\, using phenomenological theory and an open methodology aiming at understanding the experience of news\, rather than news as a fixed concept. It discusses how the phenomenological approach may gain new insights into what news is\, and what information means to young people today. \nBy presenting the work with the forthcoming book Navigating the News: Young people\, Digital Culture and Everyday Life building on an extensive ethnography of news practices and perceptions among a broad range of youth in Sweden\, the seminar will discuss how the digitisation of news has shaped young people’s understanding of what news is\, how it is relevant\, trusted and used in the temporalities and spatialities of everyday life. The presentation pays attention to the blurring boundaries between news and social media\, highlighting how new media categories such as influencers\, memes and hybrid information can take on the status of news for young audiences. \nSpeaker: Stina Bengtsson\, professor\, Södertörn University\, Stockholm. \nStina Bengtsson is professor in Media and Communication Studies. She is currently doing research about media and everyday life\, digital media morality and ethics\, youth culture\, taste and power. She teaches the course Media and Everyday Life at the masters programme Media\, Communication and Everyday Life and are involved in courses also at the bachelor programmes second and third year. \nSign up By email to Lene Angelskår URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/what-is-news-understanding-news-perceptions-and-practices-among-young-adults/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231130T091500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025807 CREATED:20230530T100919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T103800Z UID:15242-1701335700-1701450000@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Bergen-Boston Forum DESCRIPTION:We are happy to invite to a two-day hybrid workshop about AI and the Future of Protest Politics: Politics and Emotions in the Age of Digital Transformation and Surveillance Capitalism. \nOur goal is to bring together prominent scholars from different disciplines to discuss the impact of AI-based platforms\, and their underlying technological and economic principles\, on political discourse and protest.  \nThe event will draw on the Boston-Bergen Forum on Digital Futures—an international research network among the ‘Culture\, Society & Politics’ and the ‘Practical Philosophy’ research groups at UiB’s Philosophy Department\, the Applied Ethics Center at UMass Boston\, and the MIT Program Human Rights and Technology.  \nMediaFutures center director Christoph Tratter is co-leading the project together with Professor Franz Knappik (Bergen)\, Dr. Christopher Senf (Bergen) and Professor Nir Eisikovist (UMass). \n\nWHERE: The Philosophy Department in Bergen\, Sydnesplassen 12/13\, seminarrommet i 1. etasje \nAs it is a hybrid event\, you can join the event in person or via zoom. \nRegister here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n1st Workshop Day\, Thursday\, November 30th\n\n\n\n09.15 am\nWelcome Note\n\n\n\nSection I:     Making AI Intelligible\n\n\n\n09.30 am\nKeynote by Herman Cappelen (Hong Kong\, online):“AI and The Commodification of Meaning”\n\n\n10.15 am\nQ&A (Moderation\, Jesse Tomalty)\n\n\n11.00 am\nRosalie Waelen (Bonn):“The Struggle for Recognition and AI’s Impact on Self-development”\n\n\n11.30 am\nQ&A (Moderation\, Chris Senf)\n\n\n12.30 am\nLunch break at Café Christie\n\n\nSection II:     Contesting the Attention Economy\n\n\n13.45 pm\nSebastian Watzl (Oslo):“What is Wrong with How Attention is Commodified?”\n\n\n14.30 pm\n James Williams: “tba” \n\n\n15.00 pm\nQ&A (Moderation\, Alec Stubbs)\n\n\nSection III:    Algorithms of (In)justice\n\n\n15.45 pm\nKjetil Rommetveit (Bergen):“(How) Can you code rights and morality into digital infrastructures and AIs?”\n\n\n16.15 pm\nAlec Stubbs (UMass\, Boston):“Generative AI and the future of Work”\n\n\n16:45 pm\nQ&A (Moderation\, Carlota Salvador Megias)\n\n\n17.30 pm\nEnd\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n2nd Workshop Day\, Friday\, December 1st\n\n\n\n10.00 am\nWelcome Note\n\n\n\nSection I:     Political Technologies\n\n\n\n10.15 am\n Eugenia Stamboliev (Vienna):“Protesting the Classification of Emotions (affects) and its Technological means”\n\n\n10.45 am\nJames Hughes (UMass\, Boston):“Communication Technologies: Hegemonic\, Radicalizing and Democratic”\n\n\n11.15 am\n Q&A (Moderation\, Alec Stubbs)\n\n\n12.15 am\nLunch break at Café Christie\n\n\nSection II:     Future of Protest Movements\n\n\n13:30 pm\n Paul Raekstad (Amsterdam):“Domination Without Dominators: The Impersonal Causes of Oppression”\n\n\n14:00 pm\nChristopher Senf (Bergen):“Algorithmic Exploitation of Recognition”\n\n\n14.30 pm\nQ&A (Moderation\, Ane Engelstad)\n\n\n15.15 pm\nCoffee break\n\n\nSection III     Activism and Philosophy in the Age of AI\n\n\n15.30 pm\nMaria Brincker (UMass Boston\, online):“What kind of space is a ‘platform’ with its own goals?”\n\n\n16.00 pm\nKade Crockford (ACLU Massachusetts & MIT Media Lab\, online):“All Politics is Local: Fighting Face Surveillance from the Ground Up in Massachusetts”\n\n\n16.30 pm\nQ&A (Moderation\, Chris Senf)\n\n\n17:30 pm\nEnd\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstracts: \n1)   Herman Wright Cappelen (Hong Kong) \n“AI and the Commodification of Meaning” \nAI systems\, owned by private corporations\, will soon have the ability to control the meaning of the sentences we speak and interpret. This can be seen as a form of commodification of speech act content\, a more serious form of commodification than e.g.\, artistic commodification. The determination of meaning by AI raises concerns about corporate control over language\, reminiscent of Orwellian scenarios. Often\, the goals behind these communicative exchanges will be foreign to individuals\, who may not endorse or even be aware of them. The result is a form of meaning alienation.  \n2)   Rosalie Waelen (Bonn)  \n“The struggle for recognition and AI’s impact on self-development” \nCritical theories\, with their focus on power dynamics and emancipation\, offer a valuable basis for the analysis of AI’s social and political impact. Axel Honneth’s theory of recognition is one such critical theory. Honneth’s theory of recognition adds to the present AI ethics debate\, because it shines light on the different ways in which AI reinforces or exacerbates struggles for recognition. Moreover\, through the lens of Honneth’s theory of recognition\, one learns how AI can harm people’s self-development. This presentation highlights some of those contemporary struggles for recognition and their (potential) impact on people´s self-development.   \n3)   Sebastian Watzl (UiO Oslo) \n“What is Wrong with How Attention is Commodified?” \nOur attention is commodified: it is bought and sold in market transactions when individuals lend out the ability to control their attentional capacities in exchange (for example) for technological services. What is wrong with that? Attention markets\, we argue\, resemble labor markets. By drawing on the ethics of commodification and core features of attention\, we show that attention markets\, while not always morally wrong\, carry special moral risks: because of how attention shapes beliefs and desires\, subjective experience and action\, they are prone to be disrespectful\, alienating\, and provide fertile grounds for domination. Our analysis calls for regulatory interventions.  \n4)   James Williams  \ntba   \n5)   Kjetil Rommetveit (UiB Bergen) \n“(How) Can you code rights and morality into digital infrastructures and AIs?”     \nIn 1980 philosopher of technology Langdon Winner famously asked ‘Do Artifacts Have Politics?’ This question was followed up by Latour’s (1994) and Verbeek’s (2008) analyses of technological mediation of morality. Whereas these questions were once provocative\, in recent AI regulations they have become part of official governance mechanisms. In this talk I present some novel approaches to governance in the EU through\, specifically the risk-based approach and the design-based approach. Situating these within a wider techno-regulatory imaginary\, I provide examples of how these instruments play out in practice. I end on some critical questions: what kind of politics do in-built morality have? And what implications can be discerned for critical publics?    \n6)   Alec Stubbs (UMass Boston)  \n“Generative AI and the Future of Work” \nThis talk intertwines André Gorz’s post-work philosophy with Herbert Marcuse’s critical theory to envision a democratized future in which generative AI serves the productive aims of society. The talk evaluates the pitfalls of generative AI in reshaping labor\, including the likelihood of technological unemployment\, downward pressure on wages\, and deskilling of workers. The discussion also evaluates the potential of generative AI in reshaping labor\, emphasizing the need for a demand for the reduction of the workweek in leftist politics and labor struggles. Central to the argument is Gorz’s imperative to redefine work’s role in a technologically advanced\, equitable society.   \n7)   Eugenia Stamboliev (Vienna) \n“Protesting the classification of emotions (affects) and its technological means”  \nTo critique affect technology\, we need to politicize emotionality and affectivity newly. Today\, we are witnessing the emergence of intrusive algorithmic technologies\, such as AI\, in our daily lives. These technologies\, designed to measure and control lives\, information\, and data\, are intended to nudge and influence our political moods and public sentiments as much as they are to measure expressions and emotions. In this talk\, I will discuss the history of two types of “affect technologies” (AT) and offer some criticism on their goals and applications. First\, ATs intended to measure and classify emotions and affection emerged from the cognitive turn in computer studies. While popular\, these ATs are normatively problematic and flawed\, but still influence the design and economic models underlying many recognition systems. Second\, ATs expected to drive\, manage\, and influence political beliefs and public moods are underlining architectures that do more than manage emotions via technological means\, but they are part of the devaluation of emotions through political campaigning. Protesting the shortcomings of ATs\, means calling into question both the normative and political agendas underlying affect technologies\, as well as offering new and positive approaches on affectivity that are beyond the scope of measurement and control\, but remain politically crucial for democratic protest while avoiding commercial and technical exploitation.   \n8)   James J. Hughes (UMass Boston & IEET) \n“Communication Technologies: Hegemonic\, Radicalizing and Democratic” \nBooks\, radio and television all transformed political mobilization\, by both elites and radicals. How different is the Internet\, social media and algorithmically driven communication? Are we more likely to form radical sub-communities\, each with its own reality (e.g. MAGA)? Can we envision democratic countervailing institutions emerging from the “commodification\, outrageification\, and gamification of protest” by platform companies? Will the algorithmic rules and required moderation included in the EU AI Act\, DMA and DSA reduce ideological hegemony\, improve collaboration and decrease toxicity in these environments?   \n9)   Paul Raekstad (Amsterdam) \n“Domination Without Dominators: The Impersonal Causes of Oppression” \nSocial movements of the last centuries have been naming and analyzing the complex forms of personal and impersonal domination that they fight to overcome. Yet current theories of domination have largely been unable to make sense of the latter. Theories of domination as being subject to the will\, or arbitrary power\, of another rule them out\, while extant theories of impersonal domination are often unsystematic or narrowly focused. My paper tries to remedy this by developing a systematic theory of impersonal domination\, distinguish some important types thereof\, and show why it matters for universal human emancipation.    \n10)  Christopher Senf (UiB Bergen) \n“Algorithmic Exploitation of Recognition” \ntba   \n11)  Maria Brincker (UMass Boston) \n“What kind of space is a ‘platform’ with its own goals?” \nHow are we to understand our political actions on surveillance and algorithm-driven for-profit platforms? Current social media platforms present users with possibilities of building vast networks and achieving massive\, fast reach to highly dispersed groups. Hence\, they present incredible opportunities for expanded agency\, organizing\, and information sharing. However\, these platform ecosystems also present users with highly unusual affordance spaces\, which might pose challenges to our agency. Proprietary algorithms\, vast data harvesting and camouflaged behavior modification tools are used to drive platform company interests – often conflicting with those of users. We engage in political movements to shape the future\, but how do our actions on these platforms in fact shape our future and our extra-situational spaces?   \n12)  Kade Crockford (ACLU & MIT) \n“All Politics is Local: Fighting Face Surveillance from the Ground Up in Massachusetts” \nIn 2019\, the ACLU of Massachusetts launched a campaign to bring democratic control over government use of facial surveillance technology. Over the following two years\, we passed eight bans on government use of face surveillance in cities and towns across the state\, including in Massachusetts’ four largest cities: Boston\, Cambridge\, Springfield\, and Worcester. We also passed a state law creating some regulations on police use of the technology statewide. During this talk\, campaign leader Kade Crockford will discuss how the ACLU’s campaigners dreamed big\, built a coalition\, and fought from the ground up to defeat the narrative of technological determinism\, and how you can do it\, too. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/bergen-boston-forum-2023-2024/ LOCATION:Philosophy Department of the University of Bergen\, Norway CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231128T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231128T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T025807 CREATED:20231124T132658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T135718Z UID:16938-1701165600-1701172800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:PhD halfway presentation by Peter Daniel Andrews DESCRIPTION:On November 28th\, MediaFutures PhD candidate Peter Daniel Andrews will hold a midway presentation on his work. Anyone can drop by to listen and ask questions. \nAbstract \nYoung adults rank among the least engaged consumers of digital news media. Generation Z predominantly engages with news through social media platforms\, significantly altering traditional news consumption patterns. While viewing video content\, Generation Z often simultaneously engages with social media and online resources\, redefining traditional viewing paradigms. Cross-device multitasking primarily facilitates the search for relevant information across multiple platforms\, thereby enhancing media contextualization. Simultaneously\, it leverages social media to transform individual experiences into collaborative endeavors. This project aims to encapsulate the cross-device experience into a single platform where young adults can interact with video content to explore information\, improving their understanding and accessibility of digital news media. Integrating an interactive platform atop video content provides a more immersive and engaging experience. However\, to make video interactive\, it is first necessary to extract contextual information so users can easily interact with content. Recent advances in Computer Vision (CV) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have allowed for more sophisticated video content analysis. Using Object Detection and Multi-Object Tracking (MOT)\, contextual data is drawn from the video content and linked to relevant identities. By linking these identities to an external dataset resource\, information regarding and surrounding content within the video becomes accessible for the user to assist in exploring digital news media. The user then has the freedom to explore and access information relevant to their understanding and experience. A dynamic interactive layer provides the necessary interface for users to engage directly with content extracted from the CV and AI backend. Utilizing Multimodal Conversational Agents (MCAs)\, users can interact seamlessly with the video content through natural language input while receiving feedback through multiple sensory modalities. The project uses quantitative and qualitative methods to assess the framework’s usability. The analysis aims to evaluate the feasibility of implementing such systems to assist young adults in comprehending news media video content. It also seeks to enhance user engagement and immersion\, justifying its continued and future application. This research aims to revolutionize how young adults interact with and comprehend news media by offering an interactive layer that facilitates a deeper understanding and engagement with content topics\, unlike traditional methods. By leveraging MCAs\, the project enhances comprehension and introduces a fun and immersive element to digital news consumption\, transforming it into an engaging and interactive experience. This approach counters the current trends of low engagement among young adults\, presenting a new paradigm for how they interact with and understand news media. 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