Webinar: Cheating machines or mirrors of academia? The ethical implications of large language models in research
The National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology (NENT) invites you to a public webinar about the ethical implications of LLMs in academia on May 8th 2025.
Time and place
Thursday May 8th 2025 from 15:00 - 16:00 on Zoom.
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About the webinar
Marko Lukic will in his talk explore whether LLMs represent a dangerous shortcut undermining academic integrity or if it just reveals the problems that we have had in academia for decades? The talk will also cover the sustainability issues that arise from development of LLMs. Comment by Professor Maja van der Velden.
Marko Lukic is a university lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT - the Arctic University of Norway. He is also the leader of UiT's AI team. The primary purpose of the AI team is to coordinate AI-related activities and initiatives within the university, ensuring that they align with the institution's goals and objectives.
Maja van der Velden is a professor at the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo. She is a member of the Technology and Sustainable Futures research group, and coordinator of the Sustainability Lab. She is also a former member of NENT.
If you have any questions, please contact NENT Director Thomas Østerhaug.