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Tracking Causal Relations in the News: Data, Tools, and Models for the Analysis of Argumentative Statements in Online Media Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Online debates and debate spheres challenge our assumptions about democracy,
politics, journalism, trust, and truth in ways that make them a necessary object of study. In the present article, we argue that the study of online arguments can benefit from an interdisciplinary approach that combines computational methods for text analysis with conceptual models of opinion dynamics. The article thereby seeks to make a conceptual and ...
politics, journalism, trust, and truth in ways that make them a necessary object of study. In the present article, we argue that the study of online arguments can benefit from an interdisciplinary approach that combines computational methods for text analysis with conceptual models of opinion dynamics. The article thereby seeks to make a conceptual and ...
An Opinion Facilitator for Online News Media Vrije Universiteit Brussel
With more and more voices and opinions entering the public domain, a key challenge facing journalists and editors is maximizing the context of the information that is presented on news websites. In this paper, we argue that systems for exposing readers to the many aspects of societal debates should be grounded in methods and tools that can provide a fine-grained understanding of these debates. The present article thereby explores the conceptual ...
A tool for tracking the propagation of words on Reddit Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The data-driven study of cultural information diffusion in online (social) media is currently an active area of research. The availability of data from the web thereby generates new opportunities to examine how words propagate through online media and communities, as well as how these diffusion patterns are intertwined with the materiality and culture of social media platforms. In support of such efforts, this paper introduces an online tool ...
Building Social Media Observatories for Monitoring Online Opinion Dynamics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Social media house a trove of relevant information for the study of online opinion dynamics. However, harvesting and analyzing the sheer overload of data that is produced by these media poses immense challenges to journalists, researchers, activists, policy makers, and concerned citizens. To mitigate this situation, this article discusses the creation of (social) media observatories: platforms that enable users to capture the complexities of ...
Homo Roboticus Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Zijn robots slimmer dan mensen? Krijg je een robot als collega? Word jij halsoverkop verliefd op een robot? Krijgt de robot een license to kill? Is de robot wel een goede chirurg? Wat als atleten robots worden? Laat je een robot jouw grootmoeder in bed stoppen? Zullen huishoudrobots je vuile was niet buiten hangen?
Spitstechnologie doet onze leefwereld in sneltempo evolueren. De combinatie van robotica en artificiële intelligentie ...
Spitstechnologie doet onze leefwereld in sneltempo evolueren. De combinatie van robotica en artificiële intelligentie ...
Exploring the Creative Potential of Computational Construction Grammar Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Computational construction grammar aims to provide concrete processing models that operationalise construction grammar accounts of the different aspects of language. This paper discusses the computational mechanisms that allow construction grammar models to exhibit, to a certain extent, the creativity and inventiveness that is observed in human language use. It addresses two main types of language-related creativity. The first type concerns the ...
Meta-Layer Problem Solving for Computational Construction Grammar Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bearing the word “fluid” in its name, Fluid Construction Grammar (FCG) is known for its open-ended nature when it comes to formalising linguistic knowledge in the form of constructions. Yet, it is also flexible with respect to the processing of input that cannot be handled in the standard way. This paper presents a meta-layer architecture that is fully integrated into the FCG language processing framework, as well as a number of powerful and ...
Modelling pronominal gender agreement in Dutch Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Referential Uncertainty and Word Learning in High-Dimensional, Continuous Meaning Spaces Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper discusses lexicon word learning in high-dimensional
meaning spaces from the viewpoint of referential uncertainty. We investigate
various state-of-the-art Machine Learning algorithms and discuss the impact
of scaling, representation and meaning space structure. We demonstrate that
current Machine Learning techniques successfully deal
with high-dimensional meaning spaces. In particular, we show that ...
meaning spaces from the viewpoint of referential uncertainty. We investigate
various state-of-the-art Machine Learning algorithms and discuss the impact
of scaling, representation and meaning space structure. We demonstrate that
current Machine Learning techniques successfully deal
with high-dimensional meaning spaces. In particular, we show that ...