European Writers Council (EWC): konferanse og årsmøte i Oslo

NFFO er medlem i European Writers Council (EWC), som er ei samanslutning av 50 skribentorganisasjonar frå 32 europeiske land oppretta i 1977. I høve årsmøtet til EWC blir det arrangert ein fagkonferanse som samlar ca. 60 delegatar frå dei forskjellige medlemslanda i tillegg til bokbransjen i vertslandet.

I år er det Noregs tur til å arrangere, og NFFO i lag med Forfatterforbundet, Norske barne- og ungdomsbokforfattere (NBU) og Den norske Forfatterforening (DnF) har utarbeidd program og ordna alt det praktiske i samråd med EWC sentralt.

Det vil vere ei mottakelse i Uranienborgvegen 2 og sjølve årsmøtet vil også vere her.

Fagkonferansen laurdag 24. mai frå kl. 13 vil skje på Nasjonalbiblioteket, og det vil det vere nokre få plassar for medlemmer. Er du interessert i temaa og vil gjerne få med deg konferansen, send epost til arrangement@nffo.no med nokre setningar om korfor, så vil du få raskt svar om det er plass. Styreleiar i NFFO, Marte Blikstad-Balas kjem til å delta i panelet "Discussion: In License we trust?" kl. 13:40.

Heile konferansen vil gå føre seg på engelsk.

Programmet. EWC’ Burning Issues on AI

The programme of the forum was developed by EWC together with the Norwegian hosts and will address issues of the present within the book sector about “Writers On The Storm”. The topics will be introduced by different experts in the form of inputs and discussions. There will be various opportunities to exchange ideas with the
experts, but also among the delegates of the member organisations.
Bring your most burning questions to the topics, and our experts in the field will answer them after their respective interventions, stimulating the debate and knowledge sharing among delegates.

Programme summarised
13:00-13:15 WELCOME
13:15-13.25 The EU AI Act – and now? A short introduction in EWC’ Burning Issues on AI
13:25-13:40 The Mímir project – a Norwegian initiative
13:40-14:25 Discussion: In License we trust? Practice, challenges, chances and risks.
14:25-14.40 Literary break
14:40-15:10 Coffee break
15:10-16:10 Breakout-sessions: The work for authors in Europe under the threat of AI.
16:10-16:20 Input: Learning to read authoritarian signals
16:20-17:20 Discussion: Constraints and censorship: how politics and big tech erode writers’ rights
17:20-17:35 Literary break
17:35-17:45 Closing Remarks

Programme detailed
13.00-13:15 / WELCOME
• Welcome speech by Miguel Ángel Serrano, EWC President.
• Welcome speech by the chair(wo)men of the host organisations.
• Introduction by Monika Pfundmeier, EWC Board member and moderator of the Burning Issues Forum.
13.15-13:25 / The EU AI Act – and now? An introduction in EWC’ Burning Issues on AI
The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) of the European Union entered into force on 1 August 2024. It
is the first regulatory framework on AI worldwide. What is the EWC doing now on the issue? Nina George, EWC
President of honor and Commissioner for Political Affairs, presents EWC’ Burning issues on the matter.
13.25-13:40 / Presentation: The Mímir project – a Norwegian initiative
The Mímir project, presented by Svein Arne Brygfjeld, aims to evaluate the importance and influence of
copyrighted material on the development and performance of generative large language models for Norwegian
languages and Norwegian conditions. This work involves 3 leading institutions: the National Library (NB), the
University of Oslo (UiO), and Norway's University of Science and Technology (NTNU/NorwAI). The ultimate goal
of the project is to establish knowledge that can form the basis for the design of a possible compensation
scheme for rightsholders where content from works under copyright is used to train AI. A basis that could be used
also in other countries. The presentation will focus on the overall principles of the project, the results so far, the
work ahead and the challenges they have had and will meet going forward.
13:40-14:25 / Discussion: In License we trust? Practice, challenges, chances and risks.
With Svein Arne Brygfjeld (Mímir Project, Norway), Jens J. Kramer (Syndikat, Germany), Ambre Morvan (SoA, UK),
Annemarie van Toorn (Auteursbond, The Netherlands), Marte Blikstad-Balas (Board member, NFFO, Norway)
and Alexander Løken (NBU, Norway). Moderation: Maïa Bensimon.
14.25-14:40 / Literary Break
Reading by Khaleda Froagh who is one of the Friby/ICORN authors living in Norway.

Spørsmål om arrangementet? Ta kontakt med Kristine Isaksen, 952 01 968 / arrangement@nffo.no