If you enjoyed Bot or Not online, guess what? We're upping the stakes and taking it on tour On Thu 11 Apr, Bot or Not: The Remix hits Morecambe as part of Campus in the City Pit your wits to see if you can tell AI v human speech and secure a place on the leaderboard

Dr Justin Lo is giving the last talk in our free series on Wednesday: Ep4: Say *** again? Disputed speech in forensic audio How do we handle poor quality recordings in criminal cases? What are the challenges of speech perception and disputed utterances in forensic audio? 1/2

I know I go on about how awesome linguistics is, but, have you ever actually met a linguist? Seriously You might be thinking, “I’d love to do an MSc in Forensic Linguistics and Speech Science but… I’ve never met a linguist before and you just never know…” 1/7

Every time a league table comes out, as academics, we struggle about what to do with the results, no matter whether they're good or bad Why? Well, league tables are far from perfect. Doesn't matter the league. Doesn't matter the table. It has problems. Guaranteed 1/13

Interested in how artificial intelligence and forensic linguistics intersect? Our forensic linguistics team (FACTOR (dormant account)) is co-organising the First International Conference on NLP and AI for Cyber Security 🗓️: 29-30 July 📌: Lancaster University 🔗: nlpaics.com

We're back with more Bot or Not, but this time, it's the Celebrity Edition Our student, Hope, wants to know if we're better at detecting spoofed speech when we're familiar with the speaker Think you've got top tier AI-detection skills? Try them out here: lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6o…

When that voicenote arrives from a loved one saying they've been arrested on holiday, they're in an awful prison, and they need money to get out... how do you know it's actually them? Once, our voice really was our password, but now we're in a new era of AI-assisted crime. 1/3

Deception detection is a critical area, but do we all lie in the same way? We're looking for British-English-speaking adults (18+) who are either neurotypical or have ADHD to take part in a short 10-15 min study. Your participation can make a difference! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dm…

This was the best day. Firstly, we got to officially unveil our newest FACTOR (dormant account) member - the one and only Isobelle Clarke. AND we got to do that at the absolute highlight event - the launch of the MSc in Forensic Linguistics & Speech Science. 🤩

✨UPCOMING TALK ✨ SPEAKER: Dr Sebastian Muth, LAEL TITLE: Language assistance at His Majesty’s Prisons (HMPs) TIME/DATE: 1500-1550, Thu 17th Oct 2024 PLACE: Bowland North SR2 REGISTER: lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4278915

1/4 🤖 Remember when we did Bot or Not: Text Edition? Guess what? With thanks to Hope McVean, @GeorgebrownLing and I have just launched the essential follow-up - Bot or Not: Audio Edition. 🤩 Can you distinguish between humans and AI just by listening? #AI #SpeechRecognition

Roundup of recent stories that will be interesting to forensic linguists and/or forensic speech scientists... 1) July: The National Crime Agency (NCA)'s painstaking analysis of the encrypted communications platform EncroChat as part of Operation Venetic: nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation…

Are you a second or third year student of linguistics or English language (or both)? Thinking about postgraduate study? Interested in doing (more) forensic linguistics? Then we might have a little event for you: lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4288666

“Engagement and impact in media and policy: being heard outside of the academic bubble” On Tue 5th Nov 11-12, Prof Claire Hardaker (dormant account) and I will be giving a talk Lancaster University on managing engagement and impact in academia, drawing on our own experiences. Open to all. lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/ev…

✨NEW EPISODE✨ S02E10: Bot or Not RATING: Universal Can you tell your real individual from your robot agent? In the ultimate game of Bot or Not, would you stake $26m of your own money on it? Part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Festival of Social Science 🤩 #LUFOSS #ESRCFestival

Do you think you’d know if AI was imitating a voice you hear all the time? 🤔🎙️ Join us for Hope McVean's upcoming talk at FACTOR (dormant account), where she explores whether familiarity really helps - or may even hinder - our ability to spot an AI spoof of someone we know well!

🎤 A reminder that Prof Claire Hardaker (dormant account) will be speaking alongside Dr William Dance at "Engagement & Impact in Media and Policy: Being Heard Outside of the Academic Bubble". We’ll discuss how academics can break out beyond the ivory tower to engage with media and policymakers. Join us! 📢

Curious about Emotional AI? Join Dr. Lena Podoletz (Lancaster University Law) as she dives into this emerging tech, which is used to not only guess at emotional states based on language, micro-expressions, and vocal tones, but also to detect and forecast criminal behaviour... 🚨

🗣️ Join us for an insightful talk by Greta Esposito, PhD student in Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni! In this talk, Greta will explore the crucial role of interpretation and translation in law enforcement and how sub-optimal language services can impact the criminal justice system. #ForensicLinguistics

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