{"id":1747,"date":"2026-10-19T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/factor\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:21:31","slug":"hardaker-trust-in-the-voids-following-the-trail-of-580000-of-public-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/factor\/2026\/10\/19\/hardaker-trust-in-the-voids-following-the-trail-of-580000-of-public-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardaker &#8211; Trust in the VoIDs: following the trail of \u00a3580,000 of public funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FACTOR is pleased to announce our Week 5 talk by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/linguistics\/about\/people\/claire-hardaker\">Professor Claire Hardaker<\/a> (FACTOR, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/linguistics\/\">LAEL<\/a>, DSAIL):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TITLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trust in the VoIDs: following the trail of \u00a3580,000 of public funds<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This talk explores what happens to trust and accountability when generative AI tools help decide who receives public funding. It draws on a recent bid for funding into AI-generated voice descriptions which was then screened out at the AI assessment stage before reaching a human, and asks whether Large Language Models can be relied on as reviewers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME &amp; PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>W05, 1100-1150, Tue 03rd Nov 2026<\/p>\n<p>In-person: Fylde Lecture Theatre 1<\/p>\n<p>All welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Find information on how to get to campus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/about-us\/maps-and-travel\/\">here<\/a>, and how to navigate campus buildings <a href=\"https:\/\/use.mazemap.com\/#v=1&amp;config=lancaster&amp;campusid=341&amp;zlevel=NaN&amp;center=-2.780714,54.009646&amp;zoom=14.3\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FACTOR is pleased to announce our Week 5 talk by Professor Claire Hardaker (FACTOR, LAEL, DSAIL): TITLE Trust in the VoIDs: following the trail of \u00a3580,000 of public funds ABSTRACT This talk explores what happens to trust and accountability when generative AI tools help decide who receives public funding. 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