Miklós Sebők and Csaba Molnár gave a successful presentation at this year’s Comparative Agendas Project General Conference in Konstanz, Germany, where they received highly positive feedback. Additionally, Miklós Sebők showcased the latest features and models of the Babel Machine during a plenary session, highlighting its newest capabilities for classifying documents into specific public policy subtopics.
On 6 June 2025 poltextLAB organized a full-day Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) training for researchers of HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine (KOKI). The professional program, led by Miklós Sebők and Rebeka Kiss, aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the application of generative artificial intelligence in scientific research, with a particular focus on methodological foundations, ethical considerations, and the integration of GenAI into medical research processes. The full-day training was structured into three main blocks: The first part introduced participants to the fundamentals of generative artificial intelligence, including the functioning and limitations of large language models. The second block focused on the practice of prompt engineering, the selection of appropriate models, and cost comparisons. The final section centered on research applications, covering topic selection, literature analysis, and data analysis, while also addressing ethical and legal aspects such as data protection, intellectual property rights, and proper citation methods.
On May 30, 2025, Anna Takács gave a presentation titled “Crisis-Exploitation, Sticky Narratives or Fear-Mongering? A Research Agenda for the Comparative Study of Policy Crises and Illiberal Policy Frames” at the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, as part of the 30th Annual Conference of the Hungarian Political Science Association. Her talk was delivered in the panel “In the Shadow of Algorithms: Political Science in the Age of AI.” The presented paper examines the illiberal framing in parliamentary speeches on immigration and the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria, Germany, Hungary, and the United States.