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Large Language Models for Norwegian Contexts

Large Language Models for Norwegian Contexts

Svein Arne Brygfjeld, Special Advisor on AI at the National Library of Norway, discusses the importance of developing large language models that reflect Norwegian languages and culture. He highlights Norway's digitization efforts and the progress of the Mimir project in creating and evaluating these models, while also addressing the challenges of using copyrighted content for training.

Portrait of Svein Arne Brygfjeld
Svein Arne Brygfjeld, special advisor on AI, the National Library of Norway. Photo: Karolina Gorzelanczyk 

2025-03-18 


Maturity is needed

Maturity is needed

To harness the values inherent in AI and language models, a much greater level of organisational maturity is required than often is the case today, argues Pål Nedregotten, Director of Technology and Product at The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

Portrait of Pål Nedregotten
Director of Technology and Product at NRK, Pål Nedregotten

2025-02-27 


Researchers Lemei and Peng to share their AI competence

Nice tribute to a hard-working couple: Researchers Lemei and Peng to share their AI competence

After successfully giving tutorials at the ECAI conference in Spain last year, the two scientists were asked to write for German publisher Springer Nature to reach an even bigger audience. 

Two researchers infront of computer cabinets
Lemei Zhang and Peng Liu, together with three cowriters, will this spring focus on writing a state-of_the-art book on personalization with multimodal foundation models. Photo: Kai. T. Dragland, NTNU 

2025-02-27