Web Science Trust
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The Web Science Trust is a UK charity which brings together world class thinkers and research in Web Science.
Announcing the upcoming WSTNet International Seminar Speaker Series Webinar, taking place on Friday, September 11th. Featuring two distinguished speakers, Prof. Steffen Staab and Farane Jalali Farahani.
Register Here: rensselaer.webex.com/weblink/regi...
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September 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Announcing the upcoming WSTNet International Seminar Speaker Series Webinar, taking place on Friday, September 11th. Featuring two distinguished speakers, Prof. Steffen Staab and Farane Jalali Farahani.
Register Here: rensselaer.webex.com/weblink/regi...
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Register Here: rensselaer.webex.com/weblink/regi...
@noshir.bsky.social
🎉 Congratulations to our Chair, Dame Wendy Hall, on receiving the Sir Frank Whittle Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering!
The award recognizes her extraordinary contributions to computer science and decades of leadership shaping the web and AI.
Read more: raeng.org.uk/news/sir-fra...
The award recognizes her extraordinary contributions to computer science and decades of leadership shaping the web and AI.
Read more: raeng.org.uk/news/sir-fra...
July 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our Chair, Dame Wendy Hall, on receiving the Sir Frank Whittle Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering!
The award recognizes her extraordinary contributions to computer science and decades of leadership shaping the web and AI.
Read more: raeng.org.uk/news/sir-fra...
The award recognizes her extraordinary contributions to computer science and decades of leadership shaping the web and AI.
Read more: raeng.org.uk/news/sir-fra...
We would like to draw your attention to the Call for Papers for the Digital Humanism – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference
📍 Munich, Germany
📅 March 10–12, 2027
Please find more details about the conference and submission process here: en.bidt.digital/dighum-confe...
📍 Munich, Germany
📅 March 10–12, 2027
Please find more details about the conference and submission process here: en.bidt.digital/dighum-confe...
Digital Humanism – 2nd Interdisciplinary International Research Conference
The “Digital Humanism – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference” will take place from March 10 to March 12 2027 at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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June 26, 2026 at 11:35 AM
We would like to draw your attention to the Call for Papers for the Digital Humanism – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference
📍 Munich, Germany
📅 March 10–12, 2027
Please find more details about the conference and submission process here: en.bidt.digital/dighum-confe...
📍 Munich, Germany
📅 March 10–12, 2027
Please find more details about the conference and submission process here: en.bidt.digital/dighum-confe...
Last week, the global Web Science community gathered in Braunschweig, Germany, for the 18th ACM Web Science Conference to explore the evolving relationship between the Web and society.
Thank you to everyone who made #WebSci26 a success!
📸: Rosanna Harm & Jonas Meissner
Thank you to everyone who made #WebSci26 a success!
📸: Rosanna Harm & Jonas Meissner
June 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Last week, the global Web Science community gathered in Braunschweig, Germany, for the 18th ACM Web Science Conference to explore the evolving relationship between the Web and society.
Thank you to everyone who made #WebSci26 a success!
📸: Rosanna Harm & Jonas Meissner
Thank you to everyone who made #WebSci26 a success!
📸: Rosanna Harm & Jonas Meissner
James Hendler kicked off the 18th #WebSci26 today with his #keynote, “Web Science at 20, is it still needed?” 👉Answer: YES
websci26.org?page_id=643
#WebScience #WebScienceAt20 #JamesHendler #WebSci #SemanticWeb #DigitalSociety #InternetResearch
@tu-braunschweig.de
websci26.org?page_id=643
#WebScience #WebScienceAt20 #JamesHendler #WebSci #SemanticWeb #DigitalSociety #InternetResearch
@tu-braunschweig.de
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May 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
James Hendler kicked off the 18th #WebSci26 today with his #keynote, “Web Science at 20, is it still needed?” 👉Answer: YES
websci26.org?page_id=643
#WebScience #WebScienceAt20 #JamesHendler #WebSci #SemanticWeb #DigitalSociety #InternetResearch
@tu-braunschweig.de
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#WebScience #WebScienceAt20 #JamesHendler #WebSci #SemanticWeb #DigitalSociety #InternetResearch
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Brave Conversations is coming to WebSci’26 in Braunschweig. As part of the 18th ACM Web Science Conference (May 26–29), this session invites participants to engage with one of the defining questions of our time:
👉 What does it mean to be human in the age of smart machines?
websci26.org?page_id=821
👉 What does it mean to be human in the age of smart machines?
websci26.org?page_id=821
Brave Conversations
This year, the 32nd edition of Brave Conversations will take place in conjunction with the 18th ACM Web Science Conference. The core topic will be: How can we help Humans become Smarter in a world where the machine is becoming rapidly smarter? Brave Conversations invites minds to get curious and explore selected questions about how …
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May 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Brave Conversations is coming to WebSci’26 in Braunschweig. As part of the 18th ACM Web Science Conference (May 26–29), this session invites participants to engage with one of the defining questions of our time:
👉 What does it mean to be human in the age of smart machines?
websci26.org?page_id=821
👉 What does it mean to be human in the age of smart machines?
websci26.org?page_id=821
We would like to remind you that the 5th ACM Europe Digital Humanism Summer School will take place from July 6th to 10th, at TU Wien, Austria!
Please find details about the program and the application process here: caiml.org/dighum//summ...
Please find details about the program and the application process here: caiml.org/dighum//summ...
April 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We would like to remind you that the 5th ACM Europe Digital Humanism Summer School will take place from July 6th to 10th, at TU Wien, Austria!
Please find details about the program and the application process here: caiml.org/dighum//summ...
Please find details about the program and the application process here: caiml.org/dighum//summ...
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Final CfP: WebSci'26 Workshops & Tutorials
🗓 Deadline Jan 9
📍 Workshops Day: May 26 @tu-braunschweig.de
🎉 Theme: 20 Years of Web Science
Interdisciplinary proposals on Web, AI, society, methods & ethics welcome. websci26.org?page_id=79
@websciencetrust.bsky.social
#WebSci2026 #CFP #WebScience
🗓 Deadline Jan 9
📍 Workshops Day: May 26 @tu-braunschweig.de
🎉 Theme: 20 Years of Web Science
Interdisciplinary proposals on Web, AI, society, methods & ethics welcome. websci26.org?page_id=79
@websciencetrust.bsky.social
#WebSci2026 #CFP #WebScience
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Final CfP: WebSci'26 Workshops & Tutorials
🗓 Deadline Jan 9
📍 Workshops Day: May 26 @tu-braunschweig.de
🎉 Theme: 20 Years of Web Science
Interdisciplinary proposals on Web, AI, society, methods & ethics welcome. websci26.org?page_id=79
@websciencetrust.bsky.social
#WebSci2026 #CFP #WebScience
🗓 Deadline Jan 9
📍 Workshops Day: May 26 @tu-braunschweig.de
🎉 Theme: 20 Years of Web Science
Interdisciplinary proposals on Web, AI, society, methods & ethics welcome. websci26.org?page_id=79
@websciencetrust.bsky.social
#WebSci2026 #CFP #WebScience
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📣 #CallforParticipation — #WebSci’26
18th ACM #WebScience Conference, May 21–26, 2026
📍TU Braunschweig, Germany.
🌐 Theme: Managing Risks in the Era of Generative AI
📄 Paper submissions due today (Dec 17, AoE)
🛠️ Workshops & Tutorials: Jan 9, 2026
📌 Posters & PhD Symposium: Feb 18, 2026
🔗 websci26.org
18th ACM #WebScience Conference, May 21–26, 2026
📍TU Braunschweig, Germany.
🌐 Theme: Managing Risks in the Era of Generative AI
📄 Paper submissions due today (Dec 17, AoE)
🛠️ Workshops & Tutorials: Jan 9, 2026
📌 Posters & PhD Symposium: Feb 18, 2026
🔗 websci26.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
📣 #CallforParticipation — #WebSci’26
18th ACM #WebScience Conference, May 21–26, 2026
📍TU Braunschweig, Germany.
🌐 Theme: Managing Risks in the Era of Generative AI
📄 Paper submissions due today (Dec 17, AoE)
🛠️ Workshops & Tutorials: Jan 9, 2026
📌 Posters & PhD Symposium: Feb 18, 2026
🔗 websci26.org
18th ACM #WebScience Conference, May 21–26, 2026
📍TU Braunschweig, Germany.
🌐 Theme: Managing Risks in the Era of Generative AI
📄 Paper submissions due today (Dec 17, AoE)
🛠️ Workshops & Tutorials: Jan 9, 2026
📌 Posters & PhD Symposium: Feb 18, 2026
🔗 websci26.org
Brave Conversations Sri Lanka was a success!
Led by Anni Rowland-Campbell, Trustee of the Web Science Trust, with support from Dr. Oshani Seneviratne, Deputy Director of the Web Science Trust Network Labs, and Fernando Spadea, Computer Science PhD student at RPI.
Led by Anni Rowland-Campbell, Trustee of the Web Science Trust, with support from Dr. Oshani Seneviratne, Deputy Director of the Web Science Trust Network Labs, and Fernando Spadea, Computer Science PhD student at RPI.
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Brave Conversations Sri Lanka was a success!
Led by Anni Rowland-Campbell, Trustee of the Web Science Trust, with support from Dr. Oshani Seneviratne, Deputy Director of the Web Science Trust Network Labs, and Fernando Spadea, Computer Science PhD student at RPI.
Led by Anni Rowland-Campbell, Trustee of the Web Science Trust, with support from Dr. Oshani Seneviratne, Deputy Director of the Web Science Trust Network Labs, and Fernando Spadea, Computer Science PhD student at RPI.
Brave Conversations UCSC Colombo 2025: Helping to Create Smarter Humans
Facilitated by WST Trustee Anni Rowland-Campbell, WSTNet Deputy Chair Oshani Seneviratne, and RPI Web Science PhD student Fernando Spadea, they will discuss what it means to be smart in a digital world.
Facilitated by WST Trustee Anni Rowland-Campbell, WSTNet Deputy Chair Oshani Seneviratne, and RPI Web Science PhD student Fernando Spadea, they will discuss what it means to be smart in a digital world.
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Brave Conversations UCSC Colombo 2025: Helping to Create Smarter Humans
Facilitated by WST Trustee Anni Rowland-Campbell, WSTNet Deputy Chair Oshani Seneviratne, and RPI Web Science PhD student Fernando Spadea, they will discuss what it means to be smart in a digital world.
Facilitated by WST Trustee Anni Rowland-Campbell, WSTNet Deputy Chair Oshani Seneviratne, and RPI Web Science PhD student Fernando Spadea, they will discuss what it means to be smart in a digital world.
🌐 The Fall 2025 kickoff meeting for the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet) took place yesterday and outlined plans for community growth.
October 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
🌐 The Fall 2025 kickoff meeting for the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet) took place yesterday and outlined plans for community growth.
Announcing the WebSciX 2025 community-building workshop on October 14-15, 2025, in Bengaluru, India, featuring a plenary panel discussion on Preserving Indian Knowledge Systems in the Age of AI!
Date: October 14–15, 2025
Venue: J N Tata Auditorium, IISc Bangalore
Register: tinyurl.com/yetu4tb4
Date: October 14–15, 2025
Venue: J N Tata Auditorium, IISc Bangalore
Register: tinyurl.com/yetu4tb4
Register Now – Symposium on Data for Public Good 2025 | IISc Bengaluru
Register for the Symposium on Data for Public Good 2025 today! Avail our early-bird offer. Certificates await all participants.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Announcing the WebSciX 2025 community-building workshop on October 14-15, 2025, in Bengaluru, India, featuring a plenary panel discussion on Preserving Indian Knowledge Systems in the Age of AI!
Date: October 14–15, 2025
Venue: J N Tata Auditorium, IISc Bangalore
Register: tinyurl.com/yetu4tb4
Date: October 14–15, 2025
Venue: J N Tata Auditorium, IISc Bangalore
Register: tinyurl.com/yetu4tb4
📢The Call for Papers is now open!
We invite submissions on a wide range of topics relating to #webscience.
👉 Full details: websci26.org?page_id=77
Spread the word and submit your work by Dec. 10!
#websci26 @websciencetrust
@TheOfficialACM
We invite submissions on a wide range of topics relating to #webscience.
👉 Full details: websci26.org?page_id=77
Spread the word and submit your work by Dec. 10!
#websci26 @websciencetrust
@TheOfficialACM
Call for Papers
Call for Papers - Web Science 2026 Important Dates December 10, 2025 Paper submission February 4, 2026 Notification February 28, 2026 Camera-ready versions due May 26-29, 2026, Conference dates About the Web Science Conference Web Science is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to understanding the complex and multiple impacts of the Web on society and vice …
websci26.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
📢The Call for Papers is now open!
We invite submissions on a wide range of topics relating to #webscience.
👉 Full details: websci26.org?page_id=77
Spread the word and submit your work by Dec. 10!
#websci26 @websciencetrust
@TheOfficialACM
We invite submissions on a wide range of topics relating to #webscience.
👉 Full details: websci26.org?page_id=77
Spread the word and submit your work by Dec. 10!
#websci26 @websciencetrust
@TheOfficialACM
📢 Save the Date: May 26-29, 2026! 📅
We’re excited to announce the 18th ACM #WebScience #Conference 2026 🎉
📍 TU Braunschweig 🇩🇪
➡️ websci26.org
Mark your calendars — we can’t wait to welcome you!
#WebSci26 @websciencetrust
@tuBraunschweig
@TheOfficialACM
We’re excited to announce the 18th ACM #WebScience #Conference 2026 🎉
📍 TU Braunschweig 🇩🇪
➡️ websci26.org
Mark your calendars — we can’t wait to welcome you!
#WebSci26 @websciencetrust
@tuBraunschweig
@TheOfficialACM
September 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
📢 Save the Date: May 26-29, 2026! 📅
We’re excited to announce the 18th ACM #WebScience #Conference 2026 🎉
📍 TU Braunschweig 🇩🇪
➡️ websci26.org
Mark your calendars — we can’t wait to welcome you!
#WebSci26 @websciencetrust
@tuBraunschweig
@TheOfficialACM
We’re excited to announce the 18th ACM #WebScience #Conference 2026 🎉
📍 TU Braunschweig 🇩🇪
➡️ websci26.org
Mark your calendars — we can’t wait to welcome you!
#WebSci26 @websciencetrust
@tuBraunschweig
@TheOfficialACM
Registration is now open for the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025 (WebSci’25), which will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, USA from May 20-23, 2025.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
WEBSCI'25
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April 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Registration is now open for the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025 (WebSci’25), which will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, USA from May 20-23, 2025.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
The Steering Committee of ACM WebSci is seeking statements of interest from organizations or consortia interested in hosting the 19th ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci 2027).
Please contact us ([email protected]) for more information
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Please contact us ([email protected]) for more information
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WebSci'27 Statement of Interest - Web Science Trust
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April 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Steering Committee of ACM WebSci is seeking statements of interest from organizations or consortia interested in hosting the 19th ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci 2027).
Please contact us ([email protected]) for more information
webscience.org/websci27-sta...
Please contact us ([email protected]) for more information
webscience.org/websci27-sta...
Registration is now open for the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025 (WebSci’25), which will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, USA from May 20-23, 2025.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
WEBSCI'25
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March 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Registration is now open for the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025 (WebSci’25), which will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, USA from May 20-23, 2025.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April.
Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
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Friends, the 2025 ACM Web Science conference is coming up at #Rutgers this May. We have fantastic presenters and keynote speakers lined up. The schedule and registration just went live on www.websci25.org. Do come and join us! cc @websciencetrust.bsky.social @shugars.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Friends, the 2025 ACM Web Science conference is coming up at #Rutgers this May. We have fantastic presenters and keynote speakers lined up. The schedule and registration just went live on www.websci25.org. Do come and join us! cc @websciencetrust.bsky.social @shugars.bsky.social
Web Science Institute Director, Dame Wendy Hall, joined the BBC Newsnight panel to share her take on the UK Government's plans to use AI to modernise the Civil Service.
Watch the full episode on BBC iPlayer here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Watch the full episode on BBC iPlayer here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
March 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Web Science Institute Director, Dame Wendy Hall, joined the BBC Newsnight panel to share her take on the UK Government's plans to use AI to modernise the Civil Service.
Watch the full episode on BBC iPlayer here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Watch the full episode on BBC iPlayer here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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EMPOWER YOUR INNOVATION JOURNEY
Open call to #citizenscience projects and #industries:
Join our pilots to solve #innovation challenges through citizen science and the co-design of new business models.
More info on our eu-citizen.science platform:
eu-citizen.science/ecs_project/...
When: 1-15 April
Open call to #citizenscience projects and #industries:
Join our pilots to solve #innovation challenges through citizen science and the co-design of new business models.
More info on our eu-citizen.science platform:
eu-citizen.science/ecs_project/...
When: 1-15 April
March 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
EMPOWER YOUR INNOVATION JOURNEY
Open call to #citizenscience projects and #industries:
Join our pilots to solve #innovation challenges through citizen science and the co-design of new business models.
More info on our eu-citizen.science platform:
eu-citizen.science/ecs_project/...
When: 1-15 April
Open call to #citizenscience projects and #industries:
Join our pilots to solve #innovation challenges through citizen science and the co-design of new business models.
More info on our eu-citizen.science platform:
eu-citizen.science/ecs_project/...
When: 1-15 April
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Free Webinar: Data-Centric AI #8 – Optimizing AI for Sensitive Industries, Wed 19 March
Join Pierre-Carl Langlais (Pleias) & Elena Simperl as they discuss how small, optimized LLMs can be designed for regulated industries. 🔗 Register now!
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
Join Pierre-Carl Langlais (Pleias) & Elena Simperl as they discuss how small, optimized LLMs can be designed for regulated industries. 🔗 Register now!
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
Data-centric AI webinar #8: optimising AI for sensitive industries
Join us for a deep dive into how AI can be used for industries with strict data regulations at our Data-centric AI webinar!
theodi.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Free Webinar: Data-Centric AI #8 – Optimizing AI for Sensitive Industries, Wed 19 March
Join Pierre-Carl Langlais (Pleias) & Elena Simperl as they discuss how small, optimized LLMs can be designed for regulated industries. 🔗 Register now!
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
Join Pierre-Carl Langlais (Pleias) & Elena Simperl as they discuss how small, optimized LLMs can be designed for regulated industries. 🔗 Register now!
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
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🚨 UPCOMING EVENT: Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms, April 10-11 at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online. In collaboration with Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org & co-sponsored by the Knight Institute and @columbiaseas.bsky.social. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...
February 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🚨 UPCOMING EVENT: Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms, April 10-11 at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online. In collaboration with Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org & co-sponsored by the Knight Institute and @columbiaseas.bsky.social. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...
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IU's Observatory on Social Media defends citizens from online manipulation – the opposite of censorship
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IU's Observatory on Social Media defends citizens from online manipulation – the opposite of censorship
When thousands of fake accounts controlled by an unknown actor flood social media with some story, and platform algorithms amplify these messages, real...
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March 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
IU's Observatory on Social Media defends citizens from online manipulation – the opposite of censorship
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
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"Bringing Collections to Life" in our libraries the Stichting Internet Archive held a meeting in the beautiful WAAG in Amsterdam to find how to help
New foundational LLM model for a small language was demonstrated
Look at the fabulous room!
@stichtinginternetarchive.nl stichtinginternetarchive.nl
New foundational LLM model for a small language was demonstrated
Look at the fabulous room!
@stichtinginternetarchive.nl stichtinginternetarchive.nl
March 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Bringing Collections to Life" in our libraries the Stichting Internet Archive held a meeting in the beautiful WAAG in Amsterdam to find how to help
New foundational LLM model for a small language was demonstrated
Look at the fabulous room!
@stichtinginternetarchive.nl stichtinginternetarchive.nl
New foundational LLM model for a small language was demonstrated
Look at the fabulous room!
@stichtinginternetarchive.nl stichtinginternetarchive.nl