https://di.ku.dk/english/research/nlp/news/ en Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:35:55 +0200 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:35:55 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2025/can-ai-understand-culture-biology-and-irony-four-research-projects-receive-millions-in-funding/ Can language models learn to understand culture and irony? How do language models actually arrive at...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2025/can-ai-understand-culture-biology-and-irony-four-research-projects-receive-millions-in-funding/" alt="Can AI understand culture, biology and irony? Four research projects receive millions in funding " title="Can AI understand culture, biology and irony? Four research projects receive millions in funding "><img src="https://di.ku.dk/Nyheder/2025/kan-ai-forstaa-kultur-biologi-og-ironi-fire-forskningsprojekter-faar-millionstoette/Bevillinger.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2025/can-ai-understand-culture-biology-and-irony-four-research-projects-receive-millions-in-funding/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:15:00 +0100 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2024/ministry-of-digital-affairs-grants-30-7-million-to-ambitious-danish-language-model-project/ The University of Copenhagen, together with the University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University, and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2024/ministry-of-digital-affairs-grants-30-7-million-to-ambitious-danish-language-model-project/" alt="Ministry of Digital Affairs grants a total of 30.7 Million to ambitious Danish language model project" title="Ministry of Digital Affairs grants a total of 30.7 Million to ambitious Danish language model project"><img src="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2024/ministry-of-digital-affairs-grants-30-7-million-to-ambitious-danish-language-model-project/Danish_Language_models.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2024/ministry-of-digital-affairs-grants-30-7-million-to-ambitious-danish-language-model-project/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100 https://di.ku.dk/english/research/nlp/news/new-faculty-member-in-dikus-nlp-section/ Rising star in Natural Language Processing, Pepa Atanasova, is promoted to Tenure-Track Assistant Professor...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/research/nlp/news/new-faculty-member-in-dikus-nlp-section/" alt="New Faculty Member in DIKU’s NLP Section" title="New Faculty Member in DIKU’s NLP Section"><img src="https://di.ku.dk/english/research/nlp/news/new-faculty-member-in-dikus-nlp-section/Pepa_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/research/nlp/news/new-faculty-member-in-dikus-nlp-section/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:15:00 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2024/denmarks-youngest-female-professor-is-new-member-of-royal-academy/ Professor Isabelle Augenstein has been elected as a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2024/denmarks-youngest-female-professor-is-new-member-of-royal-academy/" alt="Denmark's youngest female Professor is new member of royal academy" title="Denmark's youngest female Professor is new member of royal academy"><img src="https://di.ku.dk/Nyheder/2024/danmarks-yngste-kvindelige-professor-er-nyt-medlem-af-kongeligt-selskab/Isabelle_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2024/denmarks-youngest-female-professor-is-new-member-of-royal-academy/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:30:00 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2023/chatgpt-promotes-american-norms-and-values/ ChatGPT, the revolutionary new AI chatbot, reflects American norms and values – even when queried...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2023/chatgpt-promotes-american-norms-and-values/" alt="ChatGPT promotes American norms and values" title="ChatGPT promotes American norms and values"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/chatgpt-promotes-american-norms-and-values/billedinformationer/Familie_1100x600p.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2023/chatgpt-promotes-american-norms-and-values/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2023/nuggets-mined-from-thousands-of-tweets-can-persuade-us-to-eat-more-climate-friendly/ Experience and opinion trump fact in Twitter conversations about sustainable food. In a new study, University...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2023/nuggets-mined-from-thousands-of-tweets-can-persuade-us-to-eat-more-climate-friendly/" alt="Nuggets mined from thousands of tweets can persuade us to eat more climate-friendly" title="Nuggets mined from thousands of tweets can persuade us to eat more climate-friendly"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/nuggets-mined-from-thousands-of-tweets-can-persuade-us-to-eat-more-climate-friendly/Twitter_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2023/nuggets-mined-from-thousands-of-tweets-can-persuade-us-to-eat-more-climate-friendly/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0100 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/female-politicians-disadvantaged-by-online-prejudices-and-stereotypes/ In Reddit comments, female politicians are more likely to be referred to by their first names, and with...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/female-politicians-disadvantaged-by-online-prejudices-and-stereotypes/" alt="Female politicians disadvantaged by online prejudices and stereotypes" title="Female politicians disadvantaged by online prejudices and stereotypes"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/female-politicians-disadvantaged-by-online-prejudices-and-stereotypes/billedinformationer/politikere2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/female-politicians-disadvantaged-by-online-prejudices-and-stereotypes/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/denmarks-youngest-female-professor-appointed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Her research investigates how to combat fake news through automated online fact-checking and the portrayal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/denmarks-youngest-female-professor-appointed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/" alt="Denmark's youngest female professor appointed at the University of Copenhagen " title="Denmark's youngest female professor appointed at the University of Copenhagen "><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/denmarks-youngest-female-professor-appointed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/Topbillede_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/denmarks-youngest-female-professor-appointed-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/healthy-democracies-are-threatened-by-false-information-but-not-everyone-is-keen-on-a-cure/ Our democracy relies upon the choices of an informed electorate. But today, it is threatened by mis-...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/healthy-democracies-are-threatened-by-false-information-but-not-everyone-is-keen-on-a-cure/" alt="Healthy democracies are threatened by false information, but not everyone is keen on a cure" title="Healthy democracies are threatened by false information, but not everyone is keen on a cure"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/healthy-democracies-are-threatened-by-false-information-but-not-everyone-is-keen-on-a-cure/billedinformationer/Isabelle_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/healthy-democracies-are-threatened-by-false-information-but-not-everyone-is-keen-on-a-cure/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:45:00 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/english-bias-in-computing-images-to-the-rescue/ Training sets for Machine Learning are normally created in English. This introduces cultural bias. A...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/english-bias-in-computing-images-to-the-rescue/" alt="English bias in computing: Images to the rescue" title="English bias in computing: Images to the rescue"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/english-bias-in-computing-images-to-the-rescue/GettyImages-1075752640.jpg/GettyImages-resize.jpg/GettyImages-resize2.jpg/GettyImages-resize3.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2022/english-bias-in-computing-images-to-the-rescue/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:30:00 +0200 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/artificial-intelligence-favours-white-men-under-40/ Publicly available language models of the sort used for everything from Google and Siri, to insurance...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/artificial-intelligence-favours-white-men-under-40/" alt="Artificial intelligence favours white men under 40" title="Artificial intelligence favours white men under 40"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/artificial-intelligence-favours-white-men-under-40/billedinformationer/Sociolekter_nonwhite_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/artificial-intelligence-favours-white-men-under-40/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0100 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/our-computers-are-sexist-towards-male-and-female-politicians/ Female politicians are often described as 'beautiful' or 'hysterical' in language models, while descriptors...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/our-computers-are-sexist-towards-male-and-female-politicians/" alt="Our computers are sexist towards male and female politicians" title="Our computers are sexist towards male and female politicians"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/our-computers-are-sexist-towards-male-and-female-politicians/billedinformationer/sexisme_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/our-computers-are-sexist-towards-male-and-female-politicians/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:15:00 +0100 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/the-university-of-copenhagen-establishes-a-dedicated-nlp-research-section/ The University of Copenhagen’s Department of Computer Science has become one of the top places...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/the-university-of-copenhagen-establishes-a-dedicated-nlp-research-section/" alt="The University of Copenhagen establishes a dedicated NLP research section" title="The University of Copenhagen establishes a dedicated NLP research section"><img src="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/the-university-of-copenhagen-establishes-a-dedicated-nlp-research-section/nlp_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2021/the-university-of-copenhagen-establishes-a-dedicated-nlp-research-section/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0100 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2020/a-record-number-of-phd-students-has-been-enrolled-at-the-department-of-computer-science-in-2020/ Large demand from the industry and increased attention from foundations have boosted the growth of PhD...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2020/a-record-number-of-phd-students-has-been-enrolled-at-the-department-of-computer-science-in-2020/" alt="A record number of PhD students has been enrolled at the Department of Computer Science in 2020" title="A record number of PhD students has been enrolled at the Department of Computer Science in 2020"><img src="https://di.ku.dk/Nyheder/2020/rekordmange-ph.d.-studerende-er-indskrevet-paa-datalogisk-institut-i-2020/ML-gangen-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2020/a-record-number-of-phd-students-has-been-enrolled-at-the-department-of-computer-science-in-2020/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0100 https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2020/newly-appointed-associate-professor-will-use-machine-learning-to-explain-gender-bias-towards-politicians/ On 1 February 2020, Isabelle Augenstein started her new position as an Associate Professor in DIKU’s...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2020/newly-appointed-associate-professor-will-use-machine-learning-to-explain-gender-bias-towards-politicians/" alt="Newly appointed Associate Professor will use machine learning to explain gender bias towards politicians " title="Newly appointed Associate Professor will use machine learning to explain gender bias towards politicians "><img src="https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2020/newly-appointed-associate-professor-will-use-machine-learning-to-explain-gender-bias-towards-politicians/Isabelle_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://di.ku.dk/english/news/2020/newly-appointed-associate-professor-will-use-machine-learning-to-explain-gender-bias-towards-politicians/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:30:00 +0100