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Professor Luciano Floridi Appointed Honorary Doctor at the University of Bergen
The University Board of the University of Bergen (UiB) has decided to award ten new honorary doctorates to individuals who have made outstanding and significant contributions to science and the arts. Among the distinguished honorees is Professor...
New Postdoctoral Researcher: Ryan Anthony Marinelli Joins Norwegian Language Technologies
Ryan Anthony Marinelli joins the Norwegian Language Technologies research stream at MediaFutures. Marinelli is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo (UiO). At MediaFutures, he will be part of the...
Establishing the Nordic Society for Computational Social Science (NoSoCSS)
A new regional initiative dedicated to advancing computational social science across the Nordic countries has been launched: The Nordic Society for Computational Social Science (NoSoCSS). The society brings together researchers and practitioners...
How to communicate research-based innovation in the Age of AI?
The big Norwegian lexicon defines research as the systematic creation of new knowledge about culture, society, and individuals. Researchers follow an ethical code that ensures quality and reliability. But creating knowledge is only one part of the...
From Research to Impact: Five PhDs successfully defended their theses
This year, five talented PhD candidates from SFI MediaFutures achieved a milestone by successfully defending their PhD theses. They focused on varied topics, from combating visual misinformation and advancing human-AI interaction to promoting...
From positive outlooks to critical perspectives on AI in media. This is how the Annual Meeting 2025 went
The MediaFutures Annual Meeting 2025 gathered 140 researchers, industry partners, and technology experts to discuss new developments in artificial intelligence for the media sector. This year’s theme, “Navigating Uncertainty with AI: Battling...
