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Forensic linguistics, Cybersecurity and Technology Research | Co-directed by @drclaire.bsky.social and Georgina Brown | https://www.linkedin.com/company/factor-lancaster/
We'll talk about how easy it is to clone someone's voice, our telltale linguistic habits, and how good ordinary people are at distinguishing human language from AI. On the last day, you'll have the chance to turn detective with your own high-profile fraud case to crack.
March 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
With that in mind, the world-leading FACTOR team is running a 3-day summer school to take you through the cutting-edge worlds of forensic linguistics, forensic speech science, and the ever-growing challenges that we now all face - the (mis) use of AI.
March 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🗣️ It's the last FACTOR talk of the academic year! Join us for Dr. Tharindu Ranasinghe's discussion of the challenges of offensive language detection in political discourse, including how human and machine moderators often disagree on what's considered offensive.
February 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Upcoming @_FACTOR_LU talk
🚨 What’s the (copy)right way? 🚨
Join us for a talk exploring the legal challenges around large speech & language models

💡 Key questions:
1️⃣ Does developing these models risk copyright infringement?
2️⃣ What’s the copyright status of their outputs?
January 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This talk explores how "creepypasta" and sites like r/nosleep reimagine reality with eerie, dreamlike qualities. Join us to discuss myths, simulacra, and the cybersecurity risks of online horror spaces.
January 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM