Computers don't byte

Aflevering 1: Suzan Verberne: the future of chatbots is human

Published on 23 March 2026 - Created by Michiel van Poelgeest, Dimitra Kouimtzidou, Marcel Tichelaar

Professor Suzan Verberne talks about her research on search engines and chatbots. She explains the difference between search engines such as Google, and large language models like ChatGPT.

Furthermore, contrary to what many people think, Dutch as a language is much 'bigger' than you might expect. As a country we produce vast amounts of text. But will this help LLMs to adapt to local needs? Or do humans simply need to understand this technology better, in order to make full use of it?


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