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New book released by NI member: Cognitive Plausibility in NLP

Posted on November 23rd, 2023 by Max Miller

NI-member and VU academic Lisa Beinborn and Nora Hollenstein published an introductory book to “Cognitive Plausibility in Natural Language Processing”. It is based on the idea that we can learn more about the cognitive plausibility of computational language models by … Continue reading →

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Connected World Conference: From Decolonization to Global Citizenship

Posted on November 10th, 2023 by Max Miller

As part of the Connected World theme which the NI is supporting, we invite you to a whole-day event on the 8th December on educating for societal impact, decolonizing the digital society, knowledge production and indigenous knowledge as well as … Continue reading →

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Research Symposium Shines Light on the Role of Language in Engaging Audiences in New (Quantum) Technology

Posted on November 10th, 2023 by Max Miller

On November 6, our research symposium The Role of Language in Engaging Audiences in New (Quantum) Technology took place. This was made possible by the Network Institute and NeFCA and organised as part of Aletta Meinsma’s (PhD student Quantum & … Continue reading →

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For over ten years, the Network Institute has been studying the digital society, in an interdisciplinary approach. The institute brings together a unique combination of scientists from informatics, social sciences and humanities.
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