National Conference on AI Transformations: Language, Technology, and Society

On Friday 31 January, the focus areas Applied Data Science, Governing the Digital Society and Human-centered Artificial Intelligence are organizing an interdisciplinary conference focused on the theme of “AI Transformations: Language, Technology, and Society” at the Railway Museum in Utrecht.
AI Transformations: Language, Technology, and Society
The conference program features renowned keynote speakers Katie Atkinson, Antal van den Bosch and Letitia Parcalabescu, as well as three presentations from pairs of Utrecht University researchers. The event aims to foster engaging and informed discussions on the pressing topics within the realm of AI Transformations regarding language, technology, and society.
Railway Museum Utrecht
During the breaks there is ample opportunity to meet peers, discuss your work or research and enlarge your network. You can of course do so in the break room, but also around (historic) trains, since every conference visitor also has access to the museum.
Program
Below you will first find a detailed overview of the program, followed by short abstracts and bios of all the speakers. We anticipate a large and engaged audience consisting of researchers, professionals, and enthusiastic students.
Program National Conference on AI Transformations: Language, Technology, and Society
09.30-09.50 | Walk-in and registration |
09.50-10.00 | Word of welcome by Peter van der Heijden |
10.00-11.00 | Keynote Katie Atkinson – Developing explainable AI tools that can engage in effective legal argumentation |
11.00-11.20 | Coffee break |
11.20-11.50 | Presentation by Florian Kunneman and Özgür Togay – Mapping Political Polarization on Social Media through NLP |
11.50-12.20 | Presentation by Taylor Annabell and Catalina Goanta – Amplifying drama, promoting consumerism: Values in TikTok Search Suggestions among popular Dutch influencers |
12.20-13.30 | Lunch break |
13.30-14.30 | Keynote Letitia Parcalabescu – Can Large (Vision and) Language Models Faithfully Explain Themselves? |
14.30-14.45 | Short break |
14.45-15.15 | Presentation by Roxana Radulescu and Shihan Wang – Agents, Language and Dialogues |
15.15-15.45 | Coffee break |
15.45-16.45 | Keynote Antal van den Bosch – Gödel, Elman, Bla: The intricate bond between language and AI |
16.45-17.00 | Closing remarks and conference wrap-up |
17.00-18.00 | Drinks |
Keynotes
Utrecht University presentations
- Start date and time
- End date and time
- Location
- Company School, Railway Museum Utrecht (Bedrijfsschool Spoorwegmuseum, Maliebaanstation 16, 3581 XW Utrecht)
- Entrance fee
- Free
- Registration
Registration form (deadline January 14th 2025)