BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MediaFutures - ECPv6.15.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20240416T141500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240416T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044100 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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:20260406T044101 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. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/phd-halfway-presentation-by-peter-daniel-andrews/ LOCATION:Nygårdsgaten 5\, Nordre Allmenning 3 at Læringsarenaen CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231124T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231124T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044101 CREATED:20231030T122156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T122200Z UID:16717-1700820000-1700834400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:CuttingEdge AI: What do we do with one billion for artificial intelligence? DESCRIPTION:UiB AI\, in collaboration with NORA\, is excited to announce the Cutting Edge AI seminar taking place in Bergen on November 24th at the University Aula. Media Futures\, a part of this collaboration\, invites you to join us for an engaging discussion on the effective allocation of the government-promised AI billion. What is the actual purpose of having one billion for artificial intelligence? \nThe government presented an ambitious national initiative in September\, focusing on research in artificial intelligence and digital security. The Prime Minister pledged a minimum investment of one billion Norwegian kroner over the next five years. Since then\, there has been a heated debate among various academic communities regarding the direction of this initiative. Should the emphasis be on developing AI technology\, or is it more crucial to research its applications and consequences? Is the debate merely a positioning of different academic communities seeking funding\, or is there a genuine disagreement about the future of artificial intelligence research? \nWe hereby invite you to a debate where we delve into how we should utilize the AI billion. We are bringing together representatives from the government\, administration\, research communities\, and business sectors to gain diverse perspectives on the path forward in Norway’s major investment in artificial intelligence. \nUiB AI\nFour times a year\, UiB AI organizes seminars that shed light on various aspects of artificial intelligence. The seminar series serves as a meeting point for UiB employees and students interested in topics related to artificial intelligence. Participation is free\, and the event is open to all interested individuals. \nUiB AI is an initiative aimed at coordinating and showcasing all research\, education\, and innovation activities related to artificial intelligence at the University of Bergen. It facilitates collaboration and connections between faculties and external partners outside UiB. \nNORA\nCutting Edge AI” is NORA’s seminar series where they explore the latest developments in artificial intelligence through hybrid seminars. \nNORA\, the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium\, is a Norwegian collaboration between eight universities\, three colleges\, and four research institutes focused on AI\, machine learning\, and robotics. NORA operates a national research school\, an industrial network\, and provides support to startup companies. It has established itself as a national authority\, consulted on matters of national importance. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/cuttingedge-ai-what-do-we-do-with-one-billion-for-artificial-intelligence/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/cuttingedgeai_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231118 DTSTAMP:20260406T044101 CREATED:20230819T092717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T201358Z UID:15921-1700092800-1700265599@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:MediaFutures Annual Meeting 2023 DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures is a centre for research-based innovation with the goal to develop responsible media technology\, leveraging AI technology\, for the media sector. \nThe centre is a consortium of the most important media players in Norway. The University of Bergen is the host of the centre. User partners include NRK and TV 2\, the two main TV broadcasters in Norway\, Schibsted\, including Bergens Tidende (BT)\, and Amedia\, the two largest news media houses in Scandinavia/Norway\, as well as the world-renowned Norwegian media tech companies Vizrt\, Highsoft and the global tech and media player IBM. The centre collaborates with renowned national research institutions including the University of Oslo\, the University of Stavanger and NORCE\, and works together with high-profile international research institutions. \nThis years Media Futures Annual Meeting will be held at November 16-17 at Media City Bergen\, Norway\, the 2023 Annual Meeting constitutes a forum for the exchange of scientific results and industry insights within the field of responsible media technology. \nThis year’s focus topic are Generative AI and the EU AI Act. In particular\, we are interested in tackling questions related to as to what extent Generative AI and the EU AI Act will have an impact on the future of the media. \nFollowing last year’s success\, the 2023 Annual Meeting is expected once again to attract\, and bring together Norwegian and international researchers\, and industry practitioners with the intent of engaging in discussions on topics related to: \n\nAI Policy & Media Experiences\nAI Policy & Recommender Technology\nGenerative AI & Content Production\nGenerative AI & Media Interaction\nGenerative AI & Large Language Models\n\nJoin us for inspirational keynote talks\, prototype demonstrations\, presentations held by our researchers\, and industry partners\, and poster session. \nWe are pleased to announce the following high-profile keynote speakers and experts in the field of AI: Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Esther Paniagua. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration closed.For late registrations please emailoffice@mediafutures.no \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DIRECTIONS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 1\nThe venue for Day 1 is the Atlantis Auditorium at the Conference Centre at Media City Bergen. \nMedia City Bergen is in downtown Bergen\, close to the main bus terminal.The closest public transport stop is “Nygård” where you can take the “bybanen” light rail\, or buses 12 or 13. \nYou will find the registration desk in the Atrium once you enter Media City Bergen. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n https://maps.app.goo.gl/GpZtDYshog3BhwWbA  \n \n \n \n \n \n Dinner \nThe Conference Dinner\, for affiliates only\, will be at 20:00 of Day 1\, November 16th.It will be held at Kulturhuset I Bergen\, Vaskerelven 8. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n https://maps.app.goo.gl/XFQP4UCiYMq6aptx5  \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 2\nDay 2 of the Annual Meeting\, for affiliates only\, will take place at Storm 2 at the Conference Centre at Scandic Ørnen. \nScandic Ørnen is located in Lars Hilles Gate 18\, right next to the main bus terminal.The closest public transport stop is “Bergen Busstasjon”\, the main bus terminal. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n https://maps.app.goo.gl/oHBxMur84ReqdFVx7  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PROGRAM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 1: Media City Bergen \n\n\n\nAI Policy Workshop\n\n\n09:00\nGetting on the EU Policy Train.Charlotte Eide and Vivil Haraldsen\n\n\n10:30\nA Brief Primer on Global AI Policy.Nicholas Diakopoulos\n\n\n11:00\nDeveloping Mitigation Strategies to Counter Negative Impacts of Generative AI .Kimon Kieslich and Nicholas Diakopoulos\n\n\nOpening Session\n\n\n12:00\nRegistration\n\n\n13:00\nWelcome Adresse by Christoph Trattner\, UiB Vice-Rector Pinar Heggernes\, and\, MCB CEO Helge O. Svela\n\n\nKeynote Session\n\n\n13:15\nKeynote: Ricardo Baeza-YatesGenerative AI: The End of the Digital Truth?\n\n\n14:00\nBreak\n\n\n14:15\nKeynote: Esther PaniaguaThrive or die? The future of journalism in the AI age\n\n\n15:00\nBreak\n\n\n15:15\nPanel on Generative AI & AI PolicyAndreas Bengtsson\, Ricardo Baeza-Yates\,Esther Paniagua and Marija Slavkovik.Moderator: Nick Diakopoulos\n\n\nPoster & Demo Session\n\n\n16:00\nDemo & Poster Exhibition\n\n\n17:30\nDemo & Poster Awards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20:00\nConference Dinner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 2 (Internal): Scandic Ørnen \n\n\n\nWork Package Sessions\n\n\n09:30\nInfo and announcements\n\n\n09:35\nWP1: Understanding Media Experiences\n\n\n10:00\nWP2: User Modeling\, Personalisation & Engagement\n\n\n10:20\nWP3: Media Content Production & Analysis\n\n\n10:45\nBreak + Group Photo\n\n\n11:05\nWP4: Media Content Interaction & Accessibility\n\n\n11:25\nWP5: Norwegian Language Technologies\n\n\n12:00\nLunch\n\n\nUniversity – Industry Collaboration Session\n\n\n13:00\nUniversity – Industry (UI) Collaboration Paper PresentationFlorence Jane Walker\, UiB\n\n\n13:20\nUniversity – Industry (UI) Collaboration Panel DiscussionFlorence Jane Walker\, Enrico Motta\,Irene Costera Meijer\, Eivind ThrondsenModerator: Leif Ove Larsen\n\n\n14:05\nBreak\n\n\nWorld Café Session\n\n\n14:25\nIntroduction to World Cafe\n\n\n14:30\nAI/UI/Policy World Cafe Session 1\n\n\n14:50\nAI/UI/Policy World Cafe Session 2\n\n\n15:10\nAI/UI/Policy World Cafe Session 3\n\n\n15:25\nSummary\n\n\n16:00\nEnd\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AI POLICY WORKSHOP\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From 9 to 12 on day 1 of the Annual Meeting\, MediaFutures will host a AI Policy Workshop. \nThe workshop is divided into 3 sessions: \n \n \n \n \n \n Getting on the EU Policy Train\n9am-10:30am \nCharlotte Eide and Vivil Haraldsen \nAre you interested in knowing more about EU policy making and opportunities to give input? \nAt this workshop you will get an overview of EU decision making processes relevant for the Research & Innovation sector\, see examples of how you can give your input to a specific policy area or to research and innovation priorities in EU programmes\, and explore upcoming opportunities for giving policy input in your field. \n \n \n \n \n \n A Brief Primer on Global AI Policy\n10:30am-11am \nNicholas Diakopoulos \nYou could spend all day every day reading about new AI policy proposals. Regulatory initiatives are well underway in the EU\, but things are also developing in China\, the US\, and via various global organizations. In this session we’ll cover some of the highlights so you have a better overview of what’s happening in the world of AI policy.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Developing Mitigation Strategies to Counter Negative Impacts of Generative AI \n11am-12pm. \nKimon Kieslich and Nicholas Diakopoulos \nWhat policies are actually going to work to reduce the negative impacts of generative AI in media and society? In this interactive session we’ll present scenarios and develop policy approaches that might actually work to reduce those impacts.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n KEYNOTE SESSION\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ricardo Baeza-Yates\, Director of Research\, Institute for Experiential AI\, Northeastern University \nRicaro Baeza-Yates is Director of Research at the Institute for Experiential AI of Northeastern University. Before\, he was VP of Research at Yahoo Labs\, based in Barcelona\, Spain\, and later in Sunnyvale\, California\, from 2006 to 2016. He is co-author of the best-seller Modern Information Retreival textbook published by Addison-Wesley in 1999 and 2011 (2nd ed)\, that won the ASIST 2012 Book of the Year award. From 2002 to 2004 he was elected to the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society and between 2012 and 2016 was elected for the ACM Council. In 2009 he was named ACM Fellow and in 2011 IEEE Fellow\, among other awards and distinctions. He obtained a Ph.D. in CS from the University of Waterloo\, Canada\, in 1989\, and his areas of expertise are web search and data mining\, information retrieval\, bias on AI\, data science and algorithms in general. \nWe are honored to have Ricardo Baeza-Yates as a keynote speaker at our Annual Meeting. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ricardo Baeza-Yates \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract\n Generative AI: The End of the Digital Truth? \nThe Media of the future may be completely different from today’s\, consisting of a mixture of truths and falsehoods. Determining what was generated by a chatbot and what was generated by a human being will be almost impossible. In fact\, it will be difficult to know what data we can even use to continue improving the technology. Over time\, it may learn from itself\, becoming less and less human. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Esther Paniagua\, Columnist and author specializing in science\, technology\, and cybersecurity.  \nEsther Paniagua is an award-winning tech & society journalist and author. Esther is one of Spain’s Linkedin Top Voices in Technology & Innovation. She has been honored as one of the “Top 100 Women Leaders of Spain” and as one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Forbes. Her outstanding contributions to science\, technology\, and innovation journalism have earned her numerous awards. \nHer latest book\, Error 404. Are you ready for a world without the internet? (Debate\, 2021)\, has garnered critical acclaim. Originally published in Spanish\, it has been translated into German (Hoffman und Campe) and into Italian (Einaudi). “Error 404” will also be available in Polish\, Greek\, Croatian\, and Romanian soon. \nEsther is highly sought after as a speaker on topics related to digital governance\, tech ethics\, artificial intelligence\, and cybersecurity. Additionally\, Esther teaches AI Journalism at the Rey Juan Carlos University’s master’s degree program in Investigative Journalism\, New Narratives\, Data\, Fact-checking\, and Transparency. \nWe are thrilled to have Esther Paniagua as a keynote speaker at our Annual Meeting. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Esther Paniagua \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract\n Thrive or die? The future of journalism in the AI age \nGradually and then suddenly\, AI has erupted into the media landscape. As we navigate this transformative era\, pressing questions arise: Can AI fulfill its promises of enhancing work efficiency\, boosting audience engagement\, generating substantial economic gains\, and liberating journalists from repetitive tasks? Or does it pose a threat to the very fabric of journalism\, within the backdrop of precariousness and content plundering?This talk aims to unravel the complex web of AI’s -and more specifically LLM’s- impact on journalism\, scaling automatic content generation and the proliferation of deepfakes in an already ‘infoxicated’ ecosystem. By exploring both utopian and dystopian scenarios\, we seek to 1) provide insights into the potential futures that media and journalism face and 2) provide proposals\, from an ethical and responsible media perspective\, to ensure that Journalism thrives (and does not die) in the AI age. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel on Generative AI & AI Policy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 1 of the Annual meeting features a panel on Generative AI & AI Policy. Participants include our two keynote speakers\, Ricardo Baeza-Yates as well as Esther Paniagua. They are joined by head of Schibsted Futures Lab\, Andreas Bengtsson\, as well as head of the Department of Information Science and Media Studies\, Marija Slavkovik. The panel is moderated by Nicholas Diakopoulos. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n POSTER & DEMO SESSION\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We invited students from all areas of media studies\, information sciences\, informatics and other related fields to submit poster and demo abstracts for our Annual Meeting on 16-17 November. \nThe demo and poster session will take place on-site at the Media City Bergen Atrium. The presenters of the demos and posters will be given the opportunity to pitch their posters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nName\nPoster\n\n\nAnastasiia Klimashevskaia\nEvaluating The Effects of Calibrated Popularity Bias Mitigation: A Field Study\n\n\nAyoub Majjodi\nHow the user’s food knowledge and nudges effect the user experience?\n\n\nBilal Mahmood\nEditorial Component in a News Recommender System\n\n\nHuiling You\nJSEEGraph: Joint Structured Event Extraction as Graph Parsing\n\n\nGloria Anne Babile Kasangu\nAffective News Framing\n\n\nMarianne Borchevink-Brækhus\nWhat does it mean when people spend less time on news?\n\n\nPeter Andrews\nAiCommentator: A Multimodal Conversational Agent for Embedded Visualization in Football Viewing\n\n\nSohail Khan\nDeepfake Detection: A Comparative Analysis\n\n\nJohn Magnus Dahl\nWhat if all your news were from…\n\n\nErik Knudsen\nNudge me towards a filter bubble!\n\n\nSamia Touileb\nMeasuring Normative and Descriptive Biases in Language Models Using Census Data\n\n\nDaniel Rosnes\nEvaluating Feature-Specific Similarity Metrics using Human Judgments for Norwegian News\n\n\nFlorence Walker\nI Dreamt of Something Lost\n\n\nVanessa Marie Haaland\nResponsible Personalization of Advertisement on News Websites\n\n\nAgnar haugbjørg Haugen\nExploring Political Engagement and Communication in Twitch Chat: A User-Centric Perspective\n\n\nAndreas Solberg Jensen\nPodcasts and platforms\n\n\nThomas Laag\nContext-awareness in media recommendations\n\n\nSnorre Alvsvåg\nPersonalized Playlists on TV 2 Play\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n In additon to the posters\, 11 demos will be displayed showcasing recent work. The following researchers will present demos: \n\nAnastasiia Klimanshevskaia\nAyoub Majjodi\nBilal Mahmood\nGloria Anne Babile Kasangu\nPeter Andrews\nSohail Khan\nJohn Magnus Dahl\nErik Knudsen\nDaniel Rosnes\nSamia Touileb\nHuiling You\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WP SESSIONS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WP Session Programme (Start of Day 2): \n\n\n\nWP1: Understanding Media Experiences\n\n\n09:35\nWP1 OverviewBrita Ytre-Arne\, UiB\n\n\n09:40\nBeyond «more time is better»: Understanding experiences of quick news use practicesMarianne Borchgrevink-Brækhus\, UiB\n\n\n09:50\nWhat smartphones actually mean to teenagers – insights from an ethnographic studyJohn Magnus Dahl\, UiB\n\n\nWP2: User Modeling\, Personalisation & Engagement\n\n\n10:00\nResponsible Personalization and Recommendation TechnologyMehdi Elahi\, UiB\n\n\n10:05\nWhen sport get personalAstrid Tessem\, TV2\n\n\n10:10\nForget about Erna\, here comes BERTThomas Husken\, BT\n\n\n10:15\nCalibrated Popularity Bias Mitigation: Evaluating the Effects OnlineAnastasiia Klimashevskaia\, UiB\n\n\nWP3: Media Content Production & Analysis\n\n\n10:20\nFact-Checking Complex ClaimsVinay Setty\, UiS\n\n\n10:35\nThe Need for Multimodal Verification: A Newsroom PerspectiveMorten Langfeldt Dahlback\, Faktisk.no\n\n\n10:45\nBreak + Group Photo\n\n\nWP4: Media Content Interaction & Accessibility\n\n\n11:05\nMultimodal Conversational Agents for Embedded Visualization in Football ViewingMorten Fjeld\, UiB\n\n\n11:15\nDynamic Aspect Ratio for Live News at TV2Ingar Arntzen\, NORCE\n\n\nWP5: Norwegian Language Technologies\n\n\n11:25\nWP5 OverviewLilja Øvrelid\, UiO\n\n\n11:30\nJSEEGraph: Joint Structured Event Extraction as Graph ParsingHuilin You\, UiO\n\n\n11:40\nThe EDEN dataset\, and application of JSEEGraph to NorwegianLilja Øvrelid\, UiO\n\n\n11:50\nSummarization benchmark for NorwegianSamia Touileb\, UiB\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n UNIVERSITY – INDUSTRY COLLABORATION SESSION\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day 2 of the Annual Meeting features a Session on University – Industry Collaboration. Participants are Florence Jane Walker\, Enrico Motta\, and Irene Costera Meijer\, who are currently working on a paper featuring aspects of collaboration between akademia and industry. The session starts with Florence Jane Walker presenting the findings of their study. Following the presentation the paper authors\, Florence\, as well as the co-authors Enrico Motta and Irene Costera Meijer is joined by Schibsted Academic Liason Eivind Throndsen in a panel. The panel is moderated by Leif Ove Larsen. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WORLD CAFÉ\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n At the end of day 2 we will be hosting a World Café on the conference topics: \n\nGenerative AI\nAI Policy\nUniveristy Industry Collaboration\n\nThere will be 3 sessions where participants will be seated at one of the topics for each of the sessions. \nTable hosts: \nGenerative AI: \n\nNicholas Diakopoulos\nDietmar Jannach\n\nU-I Collaboration: \n\nEnrico Motta\nIrene Costera Meijer\n\nAI Policy \n\nKimon Kieslich\nOskar Juhlin\n\n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/annual-meeting-2023/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-4-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231101T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231101T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20231016T085959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T101337Z UID:16629-1698829200-1698854400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Fact Checking and Fact-based journalism in the age of AI DESCRIPTION:Kristiania University College and MediaFutures partner Faktisk.no have the honour to invite to a full-day conference about the challenges and opportunities that AI presents in the field of fact-checking. \nHow to distinguish between genuine and AI-generated content?\nThe challenges arising from new AI technology in fact-checking are significant. How is this field evolving\, and what methods are being employed to uncover AI-generated visual content? \nThe event is free of charge and is aimed at journalists and editors in Norwegian media\, representatives from Norwegian political parties\, intelligence services\, top executives\, employees of humanitarian and human rights organizations\, as well as researchers. \nThe event will be conducted in English. Please remember to register for the event. \nDeadline to register: 25.10.2023 \nThe conference will be also available via streaming. \nProgram\n09.00: Doors open \n09.30: Welcome & introduction by Morten L. Dahlback (Faktisk.no) and Nils Arne Bakke (Kristiania University College). \n10.00: Presentation by Mevan Babakar\, the News and Information Credibility Lead at Google. \n10.45: 15 min break \n11.00: Presentation by Andrew Dudfield\, interim CEO of Full Fact\, the UK’s largest independent fact-checking organization. \n11.45: 60 min lunch break \n12.45: Amnesty International’s AI-Generated Images: A Critical Assessment by Liv Hausken\, professor and the head of the research for Media Aesthetics at the University of Oslo. \n13.30: 15 min break \n13.45: Multimodal Generative AI and Synthetic Media: Current Threats and Responses from a Global Human Rights and Civic Journalism Perspective by Sam Gregory\, Executive Director of the independent fact-checking organization WITNESS. \n14.30: 15 min break \n14.45: Focus on the interaction between journalism and tech development by Pål Nedregotten\, Director of Technology at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). \n15.30: Closing remarks \nSmall changes in the program may occur\, potentially causing smaller moves of the time of the lunch break and the end. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/fact-checking-and-fact-based-journalism-in-the-age-of-ai/ LOCATION:Kristiania\, Kirkegata 24-26\, Oslo\, Kirkegata 24-26\, Oslo\, Norway CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/eventkalender-3-e1697451209128.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231018T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231018T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20231011T084849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T085300Z UID:16596-1697617800-1697643000@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Sampol Conference 2023: (Limited) Technology: Progress or Downfall of Democracy? DESCRIPTION:The Sampol Conference 2023 is organized by master’s degree students at the Department of Comparative Politics (UiB) every other year. Its main objective is to provide a vibrant platform for constructive dialogue and exchange of ideas on significant societal and scientific issues. \nThe conference has been held biennially since 1985\, focusing on a wide range of topics\, including the fight against terrorism\, climate\, and social sciences. Over time\, the conference has established itself as a recognized platform for political science debate\, fostering an interdisciplinary environment that brings together students\, politicians\, businesses\, non-governmental organizations\, and public administration. \nThis year’s Sampol Conference is set to take place on October 18th at Universitetsaulaen at UiB! During this year’s conference\, we aim to explore the role of technology in society. The whole program can be found here. \nThe focus will be on how technology can be both the cause and the solution to many challenges affecting various aspects of society\, including states\, individuals\, research\, and businesses. Through debates\, lectures\, and panel discussions\, we intend to shed light on a range of topics: ethics and regulation of artificial intelligence\, research and user data from technology companies\, the use of technology by authoritarian regimes\, freedom of speech in the media\, radicalization and political mobilization\, as well as green sustainable development and innovation. The conference will also feature a traditional party debate on energy and renewable resources. \nBig Sciene panel\nMediaFutures researcher Samia Touileb will participate in the panel discussion on big data: Goldmine or Pitfall? scheduled from 11:15 to 12:00 on October 18th. This debate will raise questions about the role of independent research in modern times. \nTech giants like Google\, Twitter\, Facebook\, and Amazon\, possess vast amounts of user data\, and it’s entirely up to them whether to share this data with researchers for social science purposes or not. This post sheds light on the ethical dilemmas that arise when corporations control who sees what\, especially when the data they hold contains information about us\, the ordinary citizens. What does the future research landscape look like? What can we learn from such data sources? Join us for a presentation from our experts\, followed by an in-depth discussion on the opportunities\, limitations\, and ethics of “big data” in research. \nTickets for the day event can be purchased on the website of the conference. The tickets also include coffee and catering during the daytime part of the program. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/sampol-conference-2023-limited-technology-progress-or-downfall-of-democracy/ LOCATION:UiB Bergen\, Norway CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/374158288_683259783827595_6307579928189668477_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231002T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231003T163000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230911T143245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T144905Z UID:16285-1696253400-1696350600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Seminar on innovative human-computer interaction DESCRIPTION:The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research group at the University of Bergen in cooperation with MediaFutures invites to a two-day seminar addressing innovative HCI. \nEight research and industry leader from Norway\, Sweden\, Germany\, Switzerland\, and Japan will be holding presentations on topics such as medical sensing and human-workspace interaction. \nThe seminar will be rounded off with a panel discussion. No registration required. \nWe welcome all students\, researchers\, innovators\, and industry representatives who are interested to participate in the seminar. \nSpeakers\nMasahiro Takei\, Chiba University\, Japan \nLaura Anna Garrison\, Informatics\, VisGroup\, Univeristy of Bergen \nTor Gjøsæter\, Ilder AS\, Bergen\, Norway \nMohammad Khalil\, SLATE\, UiB\, Norway \nKazuyuki Fujita\, Tohoku University\, Japan \nWhere and When? \n\n\nMONDAY 2nd October 2023Venue: Storsalen\, Nygårdsgaten 5\, UiB\, Bergen \n\n\nRoom URL: https://www.uib.no/l%C3%A6ringsarenaen/162450/om-storsalen \n\n\n\nThe sessions are: 13:30 – 16:30: From Medical Sensing to Interactive Sensemaking \nTUESDAY 3rd October 2023Venue: Auditorium 129 at Bjørn Christiansens house\, Christies gate 12\, UiB\, Bergen (also shown in room 128) \n\n\nRoom URL: https://rom.app.uib.no/romInfo/q.php/206/129 and https://rom.app.uib.no/romInfo/q.php/206/128 \nThe sessions are: 12:15 – 14:00: Smart Workspaces14:30 – 16:30: From Research to Innovation \n\nMore information can be found on uib.no URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/seminar-on-innovative-human-computer-interaction/ LOCATION:UiB Bergen\, Norway CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-e1694443737387.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230929T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230929T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230918T095908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T112908Z UID:16423-1695988800-1695992400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Irene Costera Meijer: TikTok as a case study to understand the layeredness of Media Experience: DESCRIPTION:Join our next Lunch Meeting with Irene Costera Meijer\, Professor of Journalism Studies and head of the Journalism Studies section at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. \nShe is also Work Package I Advisor and Key Researcher. Her research interests focus on audience studies and in particular on the impact of digitalization on changing practices of media consumption\, media experiences and news use. When doing research she often collaborates with media organisations.   \nWhere and When? \nAt MediaFutures\, 29.september at 12:00 \nAbstract:\nTikTok reaches around 44% of the 18-24 age group\, with 20% explicitly saying they use it for news (Newman et al.\, 2023). It is not surprising\, then\, that (news) media have migrated to TikTok to engage with younger audiences. Yet\, research shows that media struggle with reaching young people\, because conventional formats do not always correspond with how young people use and experience social media platforms. Nordic researchers have argued that newsrooms would benefit from a platform-specific content approach: beyond merely (re)”packaging” the news and neglecting the content\, they must learn to “speak the code of TikTok” to engage young audiences with their news. \nWe took a different non-news centric approach by analyzing how 99 young people (16 – 24) experience TikTok and whether there might be room for news in this experience. Experience may highlight positionality\, temporality\, embodiment\, ambivalence and interaction (Costera Meijer & Groot Kormelink\, 2021; Ytre-Arne et al.\, 2023). This approach allowed us to get insight into the RELATIVE value of news within their TikTok-experiences. \nIn my presentation I will show how the dimension of temporality – the discrepancy between love = ‘concurrent enjoyment’ and hate = ‘retrospective regret’ may offer valuable insights for public service media and news media to stand out on TikTok and be meaningful to a young audience. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/tiktok-as-a-case-study-to-understand-the-layeredness-of-media-experience/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230928T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230928T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230918T130229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T132011Z UID:16432-1695909600-1695916800@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Knowledge Café on PhD Teaching Duties DESCRIPTION:As part of our Knowledge Café seminar series\, MediaFutures will be organizing a seminar on teaching duties for PhD students at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies. \nDuring the meeting you will be introduced to some of the tools available at the university\, and that you might want to use during teaching. You will also get insights into what kind of teaching duties are required by the department\, and what it means in terms of efforts and work hours. \nAgenda\n14:00 – 15:00: Marit Midtun and Kristoffer Eik\, Læringslabben\, will introduce  Mitt UiB and other tools that can be used during teaching. \n15:00 – 15:15: Break \n15:15 – 15:45: Kine Lohne de Nijs and Knut Risnes\, Department of Information Science and Media Studies\, will give various important details about PhD’s teaching duties at the department. \n15:45 – 16:00: Discussions \n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/knowledge-cafe-on-phd-teaching-duties/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230922T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230915T131841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T133608Z UID:16378-1695384000-1695387600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Liisa Ovaska: From permissive to resistive tactics: How audience members act\, make sense and cope with audience-datafied journalism DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite to a seminar about Liisa Ovaska’s research paper on how audience members respond to audience-datafied journalism. Preliminary findings reveal a spectrum of strategies\, ranging from resistance to acceptance\, in how users engage with data-driven systems while consuming news. \nLiisa Ovaska is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University. In her dissertation Ovaska studies the effects of audience metrics on audience members’ relations to digital journalism.   \nWhere and When:\nAt MediaFutures\, 22.september at 12:00 \nAbstract:\n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Although there exists a consensus of the fact that the usage of audience metrics has changed journalism\, the audience’s perception to audience-datafied journalism has received less attention. In the newsrooms\, metrics are used to collect data from audience and its behaviour\, and further used to adjust the news outputs.  \nThis talk will present Liisa Ovaska’s research paper\, which examines how the audience members make sense\, act and cope with audience-datafied journalism. Preliminary results suggest that the tactics varied from resistive to permissive: users tried either act against the datafied systems and minimise its impact to their news consumption or complied with the system by accepting it. The article is based on audience research conducted in the spring 2023. The data was produced by using group interviews and instant messaging group chats in which the participants reported of their encounters with datafied journalism for one week.   URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/from-permissive-to-resistive-tactics-how-audience-members-act-make-sense-and-cope-with-audience-datafied-journalism/ LOCATION:MediaFutures\, Media Futures HQ\, 3rd floor\, Bergen\, 5008 CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230919T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230919T173500 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230918T094635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T130940Z UID:16409-1695114000-1695144900@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:NORMalize at RecSys ’23 DESCRIPTION:MediaFutures Key Researcher Alain Starke is co-organizing a workshop on normative design and evaluation of recommender systems during the 17th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems\, RecSys ’23. \nNORMalize sets out to provide a platform for researchers and practicioners from different domains to discuss challenges related to the normative design and evaluation of recommender systems. \nIn this workshop they examine the question whether news recommenders should provide sufficiently diverse recommendations. Should we strive to expose users to content that contradicts their political beliefs? \nIt is RecSys’ first Workshop on Normative Design and Evaluation of Recommender Systems and will take place on Tuesday September 19\, 2023. Remote participation is possible.  \nAgenda:\nThe morning is an on-site\, while the afternoon offers a hybrid format.  \nMorning session\n09:00 – 09:10 Welcome & Introduction\n09:10 – 10:30 Interactive workshop\n10:30 – 11:15 Coffee break\n11:15 – 12:35 Interactive workshop\n12:35 – 14:00 Lunch break\n\nAfternoon session\n14:00 – 14:45 Keynote: Louisa Bartolo\n14:50 – 15:00 Towards a Pragmatic Approach for studying Normative Recommender Systems: exploring Power Dynamics in Digital Platform Markets\n15:00 – 15:10 Designing and Implementing Socially Beneficial Recommender Systems: An Interdisciplinary Approach\n15:10 – 15:20 Digital Humanism and Norms in Recommender Systems 15:20 – 16:05 Coffee break\n16:05 – 16:15 Improving and Evaluating the Detection of Fragmentation in News Recommendations with the Clustering of News Story Chains\n16:15 – 16:25 Enabling Serendipitous News Discovery Experiences by Designing for Navigable Surprise\n16:25 – 16:35 NPR: a News Portal Recommendations dataset\n16:35 – 16:45 Value-Based Nudging in News Recommender Systems – Results From an Experimental User Study\n16:45 – 16:55 Refining deliberative standards for online political communication: Introducing a summative approach to designing deliberative recommender systems\n16:55 – 17:05 Classification of Normative Recommender Systems\n17:05 – 17:35 Panel discussion & Closing URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/the-first-workshop-on-normative-design-and-evaluation-of-recommender-systems/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Frame-1-4-e1695030500321.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230919T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230919T103000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230821T094440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T094443Z UID:15936-1695114000-1695119400@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:BehavRec '23: Recommendations for Behavior Change DESCRIPTION:Join us at the “BehavRec ’23: Recommendations for Behavior Change” workshop\, a part of the 17th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys ’23) in Singapore from September 18th to 22nd\, 2023. \nThis workshop focuses on persuasive and behavior change recommender systems\, offering insights into designing recommendations that prompt positive behavior shifts. Explore a range of topics\, including behavior change recommender systems in health\, food\, education\, and more. Delve into user interfaces like visual\, context-aware\, and conversational interfaces. Discover innovative approaches such as controllability\, transparency\, and context-awareness in designing recommendations. Dive into the ethical and privacy aspects of behavior change technology and learn about theories of behavior change and persuasion. Explore evaluation methods and case studies. Submit your papers by August 3\, 2023\, through EasyChair. Join us to share\, learn\, and shape the future of behavior change technology. URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/behavrec/ LOCATION:ACM RecSys\, Singapore CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/BehavRec-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230914T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230914T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230913T092716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T150006Z UID:16356-1694714400-1694721600@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:Kunstig intelligens – ChatGPT: Hvor står vi – hvor går vi? DESCRIPTION:The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is hosting a panel debate with MediaFutures researcher Samia Touileb as one of the participants. \nThe title of the panel is Artificial Intelligence – ChatGPT: Where do we stand – where are we going? and will feature introductions by Samia Touileb as well as professor of legal informatics at the University of Oslo\, Tobias Mahler. \nThe debate will be in Norwegian. \nThe debate will be streamed and shared at the youtube channel of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. \nPlease visit the event website for more information. \n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/kunstig-intelligens-chatgpt-hvor-star-vi-hvor-gar-vi/ LOCATION:Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi\, Drammensveien 78\, Oslo\, Norway ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/shutterstock_2253228203.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi":MAILTO:Post@dnva.no END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230819 DTSTAMP:20260406T044102 CREATED:20230212T142807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T093411Z UID:14488-1692144000-1692403199@mediafutures.no SUMMARY:NordMedia Conference 2023 DESCRIPTION:NordMedia23 will be organized in Bergen\, Norway from 16 – 18 August 2023. The theme of the conference is Technological Takeover? Social and Cultural implications – promises and pitfalls.  \nFor more information visit: https://nordmedianetwork.org/nordmedia-conference-2023/ \n  URL:https://mediafutures.no/event/nordmedia-conference-2023/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/AdobeStock_180936342-1-scaled-e1676212440155.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR