• Fact Checking and Fact-based journalism in the age of AI

    Kristiania, Kirkegata 24-26, Oslo Kirkegata 24-26, Oslo, Norway

    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. How to distinguish between genuine and AI-generated content? The challenges arising from new AI technology in fact-checking are significant. How is this field evolving, and what […]

  • A Norwegian Center for AI?

    digital

    MediaFutures partner NORA is organising a digital discussion on the allocation of the AI billion. In 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 […]

  • UiB AI #9 Trustworthy AI

    Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, første etasje.

    How do we work with trust in artificial intelligence? Meet our researchers and participate in the next UiB AI seminar! Artificial 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 […]

  • Women in AI 2024

    Domus Bibliotheca, Karl Johans gate 47, 0162, Oslo

    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. Doors open at 17:30 - mineral water, refreshments & canapes will be served. Register here Together with our partners, NORA has dedicated efforts towards sup­porting universities, university colleges, research […]

  • Mobilisation seminar on AI for trust and sustainability

    Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, første etasje.

    In connection with the upcoming announcement of the AI billion, the Research and Innovation Department at UiB (Forsknings- og innovasjonsavdelingen FIA) invites academic communities researching artificial intelligence to a mobilization seminar. The purpose is to highlight AI environments and center initiatives at UiB, and identify opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in future work. The Research Council's […]

  • Building to learn, not to launch

    Lauritz Meltzers Hus - SV-bygget - Fosswinckelsgate 6 - - Auditorium Storetinget 1st floor, Bergen

    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. Join Lasse Mejlvang Tvedt, Senior Creative Technologist, and Christopher Pearsell-Ross, Senior UX Designer, to learn more about how Schibsted […]

  • AI Solutions for Local Journalism Challenges: A Design Thinking Approach and Beyond

    Online

    WP3 invites to a digital seminar on AI for local journalism. Speaker is the Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Reshmi G. Pillai from Vrije University Amsterdam. Journalism has been transformed by technological advancements over the last two decades, causing significant economic disruption among other challenges. The emergence of Artificial Intelligence has accelerated this paradigm shift, presenting tremendous […]

  • AI & Media: The Transformative Impact of AI in the Media Industry

    Google Bryggegata 6, Oslo

    Our Innovation Coordinator, Christopher Senf, and PhD candidate, Peter Andrews, have been invited to speak at Oslo AI’s next event at Google’s office on Misinformation and Disinformation in the Age of AI. They will introduce the Center and present a live demo of the AI Moderator. Topic: AI & Media: The Transformative Impact of AI […]

  • AI, rights and development of Norwegian language models

    Union Scene, Drammen

    Artificial intelligence (AI) and language technology have developed rapidly in recent years. The language models used in AI services are trained on vast amounts of text, often without permission from or compensation to the rights holders. In Norway, there is broad political agreement that we need Norwegian language models. Public and private AI services should […]

  • Research Ethics Day at the UiB 2025

    Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, University of Bergen, 5015 Bergen

    It is fundamental for a knowledge-based society that the research underpinning policy is trustworthy. It is thus crucial that research is conducted to the highest ethical standards. To increase awareness of the importance of research ethics at the University of Bergen, we have established an annual research ethics day. This year’s conference has the main […]