Objective:
HarilkAI is a project framed within the UPV/EHU Call for Collaborative Research Projects (2024). Its aim is to develop a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research in communication and the social sciences. Through the prototyping of tools based on AI language models, the project seeks to analyze the opportunities, tensions, and challenges posed by their integration in these fields.
The project is based on the development of open-source digital infrastructures to ensure the university’s technological sovereignty, as well as on the creation of a collaborative space within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication. Innovative methodologies will be explored to move beyond traditional frameworks in social and communication research, addressing key issues such as ethics, bias, authorship, and traceability.
HarilkAI will also pay special attention to the adaptation of AI tools for use in the Basque language, promoting their integration into university research and teaching. To this end, it relies on the collaboration of the IXA Taldea, a leading group in the development of language technologies for Basque.
The project is led by the InnoKLab research group, with the participation of Bitartez, Parte Hartuz, NOR Ikerketa Taldea, GAIT-CEIC, ADI, and the Ikuspegi Observatory, in addition to the technical support of the IXA Taldea.