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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Aug 4

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...

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 · Jun 27

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 · Jun 26

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 · Jun 17

We welcome our new partners DN Media Group and @factiverse.ai.

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Sammen for å skape en ansvarlig medieframtid: DN Media Group og Factiverse blir nye partnere i SFI MediaFutures | Universitetet i Bergen (UiB)

Bergen, 16. juni 2025 – SFI MediaFutures får to nye partnere. DN Media Group og den norske oppstartsbedriften Factiverse blir nå en del av forskningskonsortiet. Begge deler et tydelig mål: å utvikle a...

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Jun 17

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.
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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 · Jun 2

Abstract: User trust is key to successful recommendations. We studied how different interfaces, content strategies, and the presence of proponents (people/avatars) affect trust. Findings reveal design impacts on trust, use, and potential misuse in future recommender systems.

SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Jun 2

👨‍🏫 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 👇

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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 · Jun 2

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 · May 27

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...

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

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · May 23

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

Congratulations!

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 · May 19

Watch the presentation of MediaFutures researcher Erik Knudsen about this years Media Survey at the Nordic Media Days Conference 2025 here. nordiskemediedager.no/sesjoner/med...

Medieundersøkelsen 2025: Pressen, ungdommen og den skjøre tilliten

Er pratepodkasten det nye Dagsnytt18? Må alle politikere danse på egen TikTok-konto for å vinne velgere? Og har sosiale medier endret hvordan…

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · May 16

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Can AI make us care again? New study shows emotional reframing in news summaries can reduce avoidance and spark climate action. - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · May 12

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Undersøkelse: 42 prosent av norske journalister ville stemt Ap eller SV

Kun 20 prosent av NJ-organiserte journalister definerer seg til høyresiden politisk, mot 37 prosent av befolkningen generelt. Fersk undersøkelse gir innblikk i hvordan journalister skiller seg ut som ...

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · May 12

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Norsk studie: KI-genererte nyhets-oppsummeringer traff leserne dypere

Fant tydelige tegn på at «emosjonell omformulering» i klimadekning kan føre til økt engasjement. Og forskeren bak tror funnene kan være overførbare til andre temaer.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · May 6

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.

SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · May 5

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?

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When the News Has a Synthetic Face - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Apr 30

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.

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

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Apr 23

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The Annual Report 2024 is out! - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Mar 31

– 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...

(+) Robotane lagar sine eigne fakta

Chatbotar diktar opp si eiga sanning.

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Mar 28

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...

SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Mar 10

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...

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 · Mar 6

Are you our next Researcher in quantitative media trust at MediaFutures? #job #researcher #media #trust #forskning #bergen
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Researcher position in quantitative media trust research at MediaFutures (276672) | University of Bergen

Job title: Researcher position in quantitative media trust research at MediaFutures (276672), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Mar 3

Mobilizing the youth for fact-checking is quite a clever idea. dpa's Teen Fact-Checking Network is a good example of how to engage young people in the fight against fake news. Maybe worth trying that in Norway? @dpa.com @faktisk-no.bsky.social @factiverse.ai
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Teens checken Fakten mit der dpa: Erneut junge Menschen zwischen 14 und 19 Jahren gesucht

Berlin (ots) - Jugendliche sind täglich auf Social Media unterwegs - und begegnen dort nicht nur spannenden Inhalten, sondern auch gezielt verbreiteten Falschbehauptungen. Um...

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Feb 21

✋ 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/

Career - MediaFutures

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SFI MediaFutures @sfimediafutures.bsky.social · Feb 11

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

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

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