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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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