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href="/en/cdn/169806/erc-wants-see-what-shapes-stories-ai-tells-us">ERC wants to see what shapes the stories AI tells us</a> </h2> <p class="field field-name-field-uib-lead field-type-text-long field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> Professor Jill Walker Rettberg receives an ERC Advanced Grant to see how narrative archetypes influence the future of artificial intelligence. </p> </div> </div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div id="node-169939" class="node node-uib-article node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-kicker field-type-text field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd">NEW HONORARY DOCTOR</div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-main-media field-type-file field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><div id="file-207267" class="file file-image file-image-jpeg"> <div class="content"> <a 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