Center for Digital Narrative
@cdn-bergen.bsky.social
CDN is a Norwegian Centre of Research Excellence (SFF). We focus on algorithmic narrativity, new environments and materialities, and shifting cultural contexts in humanities-driven research.
UiB, Bergen, Norway.
UiB, Bergen, Norway.
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super hyped to be on Diffractions!
:: Gabriele de Seta's work (@notsaved.bsky.social
) dives into how memes, stock footage, and even rat-proof switches reveal the unexpected side of technology. He discusses early internet ‘folk cultures’ to today’s generative algorithmic systems here ::
diffractionscollective.com/2025/11/28/l...
) dives into how memes, stock footage, and even rat-proof switches reveal the unexpected side of technology. He discusses early internet ‘folk cultures’ to today’s generative algorithmic systems here ::
diffractionscollective.com/2025/11/28/l...
Latent walks: From Digital Folklore to AI Imaginaries // Gabriele de Seta
Gabriele de Seta is, technically, a sociologist. He is a Researcher at the University of Bergen, where he leads the ALGOFOLK project (“Algorithmic folklore: The mutual shaping of vernacular cr…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
super hyped to be on Diffractions!
We're very pleased to announce the call for the Joseph P. Tabbi Fellowship for International Researchers in Electronic – which will fully fund an earlier career faculty visiting researcher at the CDN.
Applications are open until Feb 1, 2026: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
Applications are open until Feb 1, 2026: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
The 2026 Joseph P. Tabbi Fellowship for International Researchers in Electronic Literature | UiB
www4.uib.no
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We're very pleased to announce the call for the Joseph P. Tabbi Fellowship for International Researchers in Electronic – which will fully fund an earlier career faculty visiting researcher at the CDN.
Applications are open until Feb 1, 2026: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
Applications are open until Feb 1, 2026: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
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Read my🧵about our new #AIstories publication, by @annesigrid.bsky.social - read on for floating motifs, cannibalism and more! And honestly just to understand more about what actually characterises LLM-generated storytelling.
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Read my🧵about our new #AIstories publication, by @annesigrid.bsky.social - read on for floating motifs, cannibalism and more! And honestly just to understand more about what actually characterises LLM-generated storytelling.
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The ALGOFOLK project & the StoryMachine project join forces with a massive CfP on "Algorithmic Folklore as Transcultural Storytelling" for a Special Gathering on the Electronic Book Review @ebrbark, please submit! www.uni-regensburg.de/en/universit...
Call for Papers for Electronic Book Review Special Gathering
The Electronic Book Review, in international collaboration with the DFG-funded project StoryMachine (DIMAS, University of Regensburg) and the Trond Mohn Research Foundation-supported project ALGOFOLK ...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The ALGOFOLK project & the StoryMachine project join forces with a massive CfP on "Algorithmic Folklore as Transcultural Storytelling" for a Special Gathering on the Electronic Book Review @ebrbark, please submit! www.uni-regensburg.de/en/universit...
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me & Mariella Otto are presenting our new work "Diviner [A]/[B]" in Malmö tomorrow, it's about speckled hens and A/B testing, chicken coops and data centers, Markov chains and Eames' "A Communications Primer" www.iac.lu.se/malmo-galler...
Malmö Gallery Weekend 2025: Open house at IAC
Lund University.
www.iac.lu.se
September 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
me & Mariella Otto are presenting our new work "Diviner [A]/[B]" in Malmö tomorrow, it's about speckled hens and A/B testing, chicken coops and data centers, Markov chains and Eames' "A Communications Primer" www.iac.lu.se/malmo-galler...
«For brorparten av ChatGPTs brukere er ikke ChatGPT først og fremst en «teknologi», men et medium – en formidler av tekst og bilder,» skriver @annesigrid.bsky.social, postdoktor i CDN-prosjektet #AIStories.
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/du-ma...
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/du-ma...
Du må kunne mye for å bruke KI
Den viktigste kompetansen barn og unge kan tilegne seg, er å forstå tekster i en gitt sammenheng.
www.dagsavisen.no
November 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
«For brorparten av ChatGPTs brukere er ikke ChatGPT først og fremst en «teknologi», men et medium – en formidler av tekst og bilder,» skriver @annesigrid.bsky.social, postdoktor i CDN-prosjektet #AIStories.
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/du-ma...
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/du-ma...
“AI summaries of a recent Telenor security report changed the largest threats to our telecom industry, and added a common problem US context […] This is a common problem we see in our studies,” says @jilltxt.bsky.social in the talk “AI-generated stories: the nostalgia of large language models”.
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“AI summaries of a recent Telenor security report changed the largest threats to our telecom industry, and added a common problem US context […] This is a common problem we see in our studies,” says @jilltxt.bsky.social in the talk “AI-generated stories: the nostalgia of large language models”.
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ALGOpod episode 3 just out, chatting with Minna Ruckenstein about #algorithmicfolklore, feelings, data, and more open.spotify.com/episode/4LKa...
ALGOpod #3: Minna Ruckenstein
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November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
ALGOpod episode 3 just out, chatting with Minna Ruckenstein about #algorithmicfolklore, feelings, data, and more open.spotify.com/episode/4LKa...
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The AI doesn't like my writing. That's OK, the article is about how I don't like how the AI writes.
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The AI doesn't like my writing. That's OK, the article is about how I don't like how the AI writes.
On this episode Scott talks to Espen Aarseth, Dean of the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, about his groundbreaking work in #GameStudies: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Episode 40: From Cybertext to Video Game Studies with Espen Aarseth by Off Center
On this episode Scott talks to Espen Aarseth, Dean of the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, about his groundbreaking work in game studies.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
On this episode Scott talks to Espen Aarseth, Dean of the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, about his groundbreaking work in #GameStudies: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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Du hørte kanskje at NTB publiserte en KI-generert melding sist uke. Visste du at KI-sammendraget endret sikkerhetstrussel fra fiendtlige statlige aktører til ekstemvær og aldrende teknologi? Slik ideologisk vridning viser at KI-bias kan være en sikkerhetsrisiko. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
Teknologien truer kunnskapssystemet vårt. Men den norske staten har slukt tekgigantenes PR rått.
Les kronikken.
www.aftenposten.no
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Du hørte kanskje at NTB publiserte en KI-generert melding sist uke. Visste du at KI-sammendraget endret sikkerhetstrussel fra fiendtlige statlige aktører til ekstemvær og aldrende teknologi? Slik ideologisk vridning viser at KI-bias kan være en sikkerhetsrisiko. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
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Looking forwards to hearing Roberto Simanowski talk here at @cdn-bergen.bsky.social in half an hour! His new book just came out last week! www4.uib.no/forskning/fo...
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Looking forwards to hearing Roberto Simanowski talk here at @cdn-bergen.bsky.social in half an hour! His new book just came out last week! www4.uib.no/forskning/fo...
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Interested in #DigitalNarratives? Help us build the "Living Glossary of Digital Narratives" and sign up for our student workshop 'How to Write a Bad-Ass Glossary Entry" (Nov 10-11) by November 01! For more information, see glossary.cdn.uib.no/about/ @cdn-bergen.bsky.social @unistuttgart.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Interested in #DigitalNarratives? Help us build the "Living Glossary of Digital Narratives" and sign up for our student workshop 'How to Write a Bad-Ass Glossary Entry" (Nov 10-11) by November 01! For more information, see glossary.cdn.uib.no/about/ @cdn-bergen.bsky.social @unistuttgart.bsky.social
– Det at alt potensielt kan være falskt, gjør at publikum må bruke mer tid og krefter på å etterprøve innhold, sier CDN- og UiB-forsker Gabriele de Seta (@notsaved.bsky.social) til @forskning.bsky.social.
www.forskning.no/data-kunstig... #ALGOFOLK @uibai.bsky.social
www.forskning.no/data-kunstig... #ALGOFOLK @uibai.bsky.social
Slik kan du avsløre KI-videoer, ifølge forsker
– Hver gang en ny modell blir lansert oppleves den som mer realistisk, sier Gabriele de Seta.
www.forskning.no
October 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
– Det at alt potensielt kan være falskt, gjør at publikum må bruke mer tid og krefter på å etterprøve innhold, sier CDN- og UiB-forsker Gabriele de Seta (@notsaved.bsky.social) til @forskning.bsky.social.
www.forskning.no/data-kunstig... #ALGOFOLK @uibai.bsky.social
www.forskning.no/data-kunstig... #ALGOFOLK @uibai.bsky.social
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new ALGOpod episode, a great chat with @gurotekopp.bsky.social on digital folklore, algorithms, animal studies, and more open.spotify.com/episode/7rCh...
ALGOpod #2 - Guro Flinterud
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October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
new ALGOpod episode, a great chat with @gurotekopp.bsky.social on digital folklore, algorithms, animal studies, and more open.spotify.com/episode/7rCh...
What happens when science speaks through art? The Intimate Atmospheres digital art meets science communication exhibition will take place in Langes Gate 1-3 from the 20th of October until the 24th of October.
www4.uib.no/forskning/fo...
www4.uib.no/forskning/fo...
October 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
What happens when science speaks through art? The Intimate Atmospheres digital art meets science communication exhibition will take place in Langes Gate 1-3 from the 20th of October until the 24th of October.
www4.uib.no/forskning/fo...
www4.uib.no/forskning/fo...
In cooperation with Bergen Film Festival we are doing an exhibition and panel discussion on AI Cinema. In the latest Off Center episode, the curators discuss the "An Eye for AI Cinema" exhibition: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
The AI Update: An Eye for AI Cinema @ BIFF 2025 by Off Center
On this episode we talk about our upcoming exhibition "An Eye for AI Cinema" at the Bergen International Film Festival, running October 15th-23rd. Is artificial intelligence destroying cinema as we kn...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
In cooperation with Bergen Film Festival we are doing an exhibition and panel discussion on AI Cinema. In the latest Off Center episode, the curators discuss the "An Eye for AI Cinema" exhibition: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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my current 2-year forecast is that LLMs will be easy to run, finetune and perhaps even train locally; casual users will stick with platform ones for trivial tasks, apps will offer customized models and data privacy options for cheap, and chat interfaces will slowly be reabsorbed
October 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
my current 2-year forecast is that LLMs will be easy to run, finetune and perhaps even train locally; casual users will stick with platform ones for trivial tasks, apps will offer customized models and data privacy options for cheap, and chat interfaces will slowly be reabsorbed
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Jeg har skrevet om Husmorhæren og sammenblandingen av politikk og profitt - som også henger sammen med hvordan sosiale medieplattformer fremmer hustlers som Solheim fordi også plattformene tjener på det. Og det henger sammen med KI-slopp som det Solheim bruker. www.nrk.no/ytring/provo...
September 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Jeg har skrevet om Husmorhæren og sammenblandingen av politikk og profitt - som også henger sammen med hvordan sosiale medieplattformer fremmer hustlers som Solheim fordi også plattformene tjener på det. Og det henger sammen med KI-slopp som det Solheim bruker. www.nrk.no/ytring/provo...
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So happy to be a guest at @cdn-bergen.bsky.social and hold a workshop about using @4cat.nl and studying digital culture through materials from social media platforms - and also being able to talk about research ethics and query design 🥰
September 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So happy to be a guest at @cdn-bergen.bsky.social and hold a workshop about using @4cat.nl and studying digital culture through materials from social media platforms - and also being able to talk about research ethics and query design 🥰
We are launching #SurvivingSOGICE, and seek testimonies from survivors of socalled "conversion therapy" in Europe.
Led by our PhD Sérgio Roxo, read more about it here: www.survivingsogice.eu #SOGICE
Led by our PhD Sérgio Roxo, read more about it here: www.survivingsogice.eu #SOGICE
September 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
We are launching #SurvivingSOGICE, and seek testimonies from survivors of socalled "conversion therapy" in Europe.
Led by our PhD Sérgio Roxo, read more about it here: www.survivingsogice.eu #SOGICE
Led by our PhD Sérgio Roxo, read more about it here: www.survivingsogice.eu #SOGICE
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Daniel Temkin’s book Forty-Four Esolangs, coming from the MIT Press on Sep 23 in the Hardcopy series, is reviewed & @dtemkin.bsky.social himself is interviewed in IEEE Spectrum
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spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-pro...
Can You Code With Pictures? Esoteric Languages Challenge How We Code
Esoteric languages spark creativity by challenging conventional coding. Daniel Temkin is writing codes to confront the lack of creativity in AI code.
spectrum.ieee.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Daniel Temkin’s book Forty-Four Esolangs, coming from the MIT Press on Sep 23 in the Hardcopy series, is reviewed & @dtemkin.bsky.social himself is interviewed in IEEE Spectrum
spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-pro...
spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-pro...
We are living in a political moment globally in which research on gender is increasingly under pressure. Games studies scholars working on gender and games are all too familiar with these pressures and with the challenges that come with it.
Read more: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
Read more: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
September 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We are living in a political moment globally in which research on gender is increasingly under pressure. Games studies scholars working on gender and games are all too familiar with these pressures and with the challenges that come with it.
Read more: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
Read more: www4.uib.no/en/research/...
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in Siegen to prototype some inferential devices for the week www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/synthetic...
Synthetic Imaginaries: The Cultural Politics of Generative AI » SFB 1187 – Medien der KooperationSynthetic Imaginaries: The Cultural Politics of Generative AI – SFB 1187 – Medien der Kooperation
www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de
September 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
in Siegen to prototype some inferential devices for the week www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/synthetic...
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Here are some really helpful examples showing how a multilingual LLM gets from prompt to output in an iterative process - and how the intermediate steps are largely in English even when the prompt and the output are in another language. jilltxt.net/do-language-... (paper: doi.org/10.48550/arX...)
Do language models think in English?
That’s almost the title of a paper I read today, Do Multilingual LLMs Think In English?, which uses several methods to poke into what a language model actually does when responding to a promp…
jilltxt.net
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Here are some really helpful examples showing how a multilingual LLM gets from prompt to output in an iterative process - and how the intermediate steps are largely in English even when the prompt and the output are in another language. jilltxt.net/do-language-... (paper: doi.org/10.48550/arX...)