Fake news, and specifically deepfakes, mifght turn out to be a crucial challenge during the 2020 US elections. Deepfake technologies can be used to make video and audio clips of individuals doing and saying things they never did or said. In a paper in the SSRN eLibrary, Vismedia researchers Deborah G. Johnson and Nicholas Diakopoulos address the ethical implications of deepfakes in an election context.
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In June 2019, Astrid Gynnild was awarded the status Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP) as one of the first professors at the University of Bergen. “In particular, I enjoy involving students in research projects,” Professor Gynnild subsequently explained in her presentation to the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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Virtual reality, 360° video, and augmented reality are powerful tools for storytelling, and can cause strong emotions among its users. In a panel at NordMedia2019, ViSmedia researchers addressed essential journalism dilemmas to be resolved when adapting and adopting these technologies.
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What is Visual Journalism? And what are the most important aspects of Virtual Reality Journalism? ViSmedia researchers Astrid Gynnild and Turo Uskali elaborate on the terms in The International Encyclopaedia of Journalism Studies, recently published online by Wiley & Son.
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Professor Øyvind Vågnes uses the speculative fiction of Black Mirror to teach his students about script writing, and to reflect on questions concerning surveillance and human interaction with technology.
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Deepfake technology can be used to make compelling videos and audio clips of individuals doing and saying things they never did or said. In an article for Nieman Lab, ViSmedia-researchers Nicholas Diakopoulos and Deborah Johnson elaborate seven scenarios for how deepfakes can be used to impact the US elections.
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- Within five years, all news photographers will be using camera drones, claims ViSmedia researcher Turo Uskali in an intervjue with the Finnish Trade Publication, Suomen Lehdistö.
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Professor Astrid Gynnild was a featured guest on the radio show Kurér on NRK to talk about the use of drones in journalism.
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Contemporary surveillance is seeping and spreading into many life areas where it once had only marginal sway. The shiny screen becomes the main character in the culture of surveillance.
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The cookie monster gives you better ads and cashes in on your personality. Newspapers are becoming a part of the surveillance capitalism.
We are becoming the product of technology, instead of producing it. If technological determinism is right, why should we try harder? It’s an intellectual obligation to double check, just in case.
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Through smart street lights and AI, creating the chilling feeling of never being able to do anything without being watched.
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Humanoid sex dolls and robot brothels are coming, but how realistic should your sex doll be?
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Who knows what is fake and what is real? Duc Tien Dang Nguyen does. Through photo forensics, he reveals the best photoshopped examples, and gives you a few tips on how you can spot a fake image.
The lights are watching you. Street lights equipped with sensors can monitor all your movements in public places.
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Balloons, kites, pigeons, aeroplanes and helicopters have all been used to take aerial photos. Today, drones and satellites can replace the pigeons.
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You know how to lock your bike, but do you know how to keep your data safe? Digital self-defence becomes too complex for many to deal with, but you don’t have a choice. Danish journalist Freja Wedenborg explains digital tools that makes digital self-defence just as easy as locking your bike.
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Can philosophy help us understand and relate to Virtual Reality? Who knows? But that’s the sort of questions that intrigue Joakim Vindenes, a research fellow at the Center for the Science of Learning and Technology (SLATE) at the University of Bergen.
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