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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

OpenAI has announced plans to build its first European data centre in Northern Norway. As a research centre focused on media technology and AI, we are observing this development with both critical interest and curiosity. mediafutures.no/2025/07/31/n...

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Norway: Where OpenAI builds its first European AI Data Centre - MediaFutures

Today, Aker and NScale announced their investment in building Europe’s first OpenAI Data Centre, which will be located in Northern Norway.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Science communication isn’t just for newspapers. @pintsworld.bsky.social takes research to bars. We made a MediaFutures edition, featuring three researchers sharing work in progress: Samia Touileb – Bias in LLMs Yuki Onishi – Eye Gaze in TV Galleries PeteAndrews – AI Political Co-Pilot

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Inés Fournon Berodia @inesfournon.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Tonight’s the night! 🍻🧠 Join us at Statsraaden Bar for our spin off event about The Future of Media Technology with @sfiMediaFutures.bsky.social & @pintsworld.bsky.social Three short talks, relaxed vibe — see you at 19:00! 🎯📺 #Pint25 #Bergen

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We are constantly working on improving open source Norwegian language models and here are some results. Professor Erik Velldal and professor Lilja Øvrelid included copyright-protected material to the models training and evaluation data with great success. www.forskning.no/informasjons...

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Nå kan chatbotene ta eksamen i norsk

Nå kan vi endelig måle hvor treffsikre språkmodeller er på både bokmål og nynorsk – et viktig skritt mot helnorske KI-løsninger.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

👨‍🏫 MediaFutures seminar: Boosting User Trust to Increase the Uptake of Recommendations 🗓️ When: June 6th, 12:30 - 13:30 CET 📍 Where: MediaFutures office, Media City Bergen/ on zoom (link in event) We hope to see you there! Abstract in the comments below 👇 mediafutures.no/event/shlomo...

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Boosting User Trust to Increase the Uptake of Recommendations - MediaFutures

We’re excited to welcome Professor Shlomo Berkovsky to MediaFutures for a special guest talk on June 6! Professor Berkovsky leads the Clinical AI and Sensing Technologies research stream at the […]

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NORDISHub @nordishub.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Be Online Smart! 🧐 Do you know someone who thinks that a high number of shares automatically means high credibility? Then feel free to tap them on the shoulder and let them know that’s not always the case.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Assoc. Professor Vinay Setty and former UiS student Adam James Becker have introduced a first-of-its-kind platform for real-time podcast transcription, annotation, and fact-checking as described in their paper: “Annotation Tool and Dataset for Fact-Checking Podcasts”. mediafutures.no/2025/05/27/n...

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New tool helps fact-check podcasts in real time - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

MediaFutures task leader Andreas L Opdahl has received innovation seed funding for his AI project "Demokratibasen" from UiB Idé! Congratulations!

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Syv innovative prosjekter mottar UiB Idé-finansiering

Fire forskerprosjekter og tre studentprosjekter har blitt finansiert av innovasjonsprogrammet UiB Idé.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

May 5th, WP3 held a full-day workshop where researchers and industry partners came together to explore new innovation projects. The goal has been to develop smart tools for computational journalism — tools that help create trustworthy, engaging content and improve fact-checking.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

TV2 was one of the first big news rooms to try out a chatbot imitating a real live moderator: A moderator you can directly interact with on your phone. With him, TV2 wanted to make news about politics in the US more accessible, but still fact based. Did they succeed? mediafutures.no/2025/05/05/w...

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When the News Has a Synthetic Face - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

We might have teared up (just a little) putting together this nostalgic look back at the highlights of our journey. This visual throwback marks a proud milestone: our successful midway evaluation. mediafutures.no/2025/04/30/t...

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Time flies. SFI MediaFutures completed successfully its Midway Evaluation - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

– AI chatbots generate answers based on what they believe is the most likely continuation of a sentence, with no guarantee of a connection to the actual question," – Professor Lilja Øvrelid, SFI MediaFutures. www.dagogtid.no/samfunn/robo...

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(+) Robotane lagar sine eigne fakta

Chatbotar diktar opp si eiga sanning.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

PhD Cand. Pete Andrews just presented his new paper "AiModerator: A Co-Pilot for Hyper-Contextualization in Political Debate Video" at the #IUI 2025. mediafutures.no/wp-content/u...

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Previous research has shown that older people share more misinformation online. However, a new American study shows that young people have a harder time detecting misinformation than older people, something which MediaFutures associate professor Erik Knudsen surprised. www.nrk.no/ostfold/unge...

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Unge sliter med å oppdage feilinformasjon på nett: KI gjør det vanskelig

En ny studie viser at unge sliter mer enn eldre med å oppdage feilinformasjon på nett. Medieforskere frykter hva dette kan bety for samfunnet.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

✋ We got a vacancy for a researcher position at MediaFutures within Media Content Production and Analysis. DEADLINE to apply: March 16th 2025 mediafutures.no/career/

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Career - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! In celebration of this day, four of our female researchers share their motivations, role models, and advice for those aspiring to pursue a career in research. mediafutures.no/2025/02/11/w... #research #science #Norway #women #kvinner

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Women in Science: Inspirations, Role Models, and Advice for the Next Generation - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Centre leader Christoph Trattner addressed possible solutions to combat disinformation in today's society in his presentation at #Lerchendalkonferansen yesterday. – I want to remind us how important AI is, and how much impact it has on our economy and lives, he said. Foto: Jens Petter Larsen

Trattner uses his hands to stress the words he says while holding the presentation.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

“Rather than giving up digital content moderation efforts, we have to invest even more in fact-checking tools and help users to navigate political news in our challenging time”, centre leader Christoph Trattner says. rb.gy/r9po7e @faktisk-no.bsky.social @factiverse.ai @mediaclusternorway.no #meta

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We share broad scepticism towards Meta’s move to end content-moderation and fact-checking - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Marianne's paper about how people connect with news in different ways, focusing on six types of news experiences, is now officially published! Marianne Borchgrevink-Brækhus's is completing her PhD with us. Check out what else she has published rb.gy/punsjb. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

WE ARE HIRING a Researcher in User Modelling, Personalisation & Engagement @ SFI MediaFutures/UiB. Do you have a strong research track record in recommender systems, AI, digital media and interest in user psychology, personalization, and/or technology ethics? Apply by 15.03.25. rb.gy/wrme96

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Researcher Position in User Modelling, Personalisation and Engagement at MediaFutures (274148) | University of Bergen

Job title: Researcher Position in User Modelling, Personalisation and Engagement at MediaFutures (274148), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Saturday, March 15, 2025

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Our professors, PostDocs, and PhD candidates teach university courses to help shape the next generation of media scholars and practitioners. mediafutures.no/2025/01/20/m...

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MediaFutures educates the next generation of AI and media scholars - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Språkrådet has tested ChatGPT's ability to write in Bokmål and Nynorsk, concluding that it often lacks consistency in word inflection. Additionally, issues with punctuation and determining when to capitalize words are frequently observed. sprakradet.no/aktuelt/ki-s...

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KI-språkets fallgruver - Språkrådet

Hvor god er ChatGPT i norsk, egentlig? Språkrådet har testa robotens språkføring, både på bokmål og nynorsk.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

A massive fake news #shitstorm erupted around Meta founder Zuckerberg in response to his decision to end content moderation. @faktisk-no.bsky.social has been a participant in Meta's Third-Party Fact-Checking Program since 2018 and writes about their experience. www.faktisk.no/kommentar/ur...

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Urovekkende takter fra en av verdens mest innflytelsesrike ledere

Mark Zuckerbergs retorikk støtter opp under en av de vanligste konspirasjonsteoriene om uavhengige faktasjekkere og kritisk journalistikk. Det er svært problematisk.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Innovation is the core of everything we do. We focus on advancing #media technology and related #AI applications, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Our approach is guided by the #innovation model developed by Dr. Christopher Senf. mediafutures.no/2024/12/04/i...

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Driving Innovation: Meet MediaFutures’ Coordinator - MediaFutures

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